Top Side Controls - The Problems and Things to Do!

The topside control panel of the spa is used on hot tubs, portable spas, jetted tubs. Almost every spa uses a display panel to allow the users to control the functions of a typical spa easily that include pumps, heater, blower and lights.
 

And that is all the Balboa topside controls is a control panel that acts just like a remote control for your hot tub, wired into your spa controller, which is a brain of the spa system. The Balboa top side controls panel is a convenient way to turn things on and off and view equipment status lights and water temperature.

 

Balboa top side controls typically consist of a small LCD or LED screen, touch pad membranes and LED indicator lights that are topped with a pretty overlay. Balboa top side controls can either be digital, analog or a combination of both. These are made for air control systems as well as digital control systems for spas.

 

Top side controls work with a particular spa system control boards only. Top side controls work only with a particular make and model of the spa control for which they were designed. Talking more specifically, many top side controls work only with the circuit boards that possess a particular chip version that is printed on the spa control circuit board main chip label.
 

However, top side control panels aren't easy to test. The best way to check if a top side control is bad or not, is to plug in another one and see if it works or not. How to reduce the risk on the spa owner? Let's have a look:

 

Problem: There is no display on top side control panel

 

Things You Need to Do:

 

• Reset the spa controller, power down and restart
• Check if there is condensation under the display glass
• Verify if the cable is compressed or any other visible damage is there or not
• Clean both ends of the plug-in cable connections
• Verify the power at the transformer on control circuit board
• Check power at fuse on spa control circuit board
• Verify if the top side control number is working with the spa control chip version
• Examine the circuit board for any damage and rectify the power output
• Replace the Balboa top side controls

Problem: Incorrect Display on the Spa Control Panel

 

Things You Need to Do:

 

• The problem is indicated by error messages or error codes
• If there is flickering display it indicates low voltage from the transformer
• If partial display is the issue then there might be dirty contacts or moisture
• Lights flashing or blinking occurs when a system reset is required
• Make sure to check that the topside control number is working correctly with the spa control chip version
• Inspect the circuit board for any damage and appropriate power output
• If nothing works, replace the top side controls

Problem: The Spa side control panel buttons aren't working properly

 

Things You Need to Do:

 

• Take a look if there is moisture under glass or on contacts
• Verify if the cable is in good condition and free from rodent damage, crimps or melting
• Make sure to clean the plug-in cable connections at both ends
• Check the membrane or touch pad buttons are working properly or not
• Examine the circuit board for damage and appropriate power output
• Finally, if nothing works replace the top side controls

Conclusion:

 

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