The Spa Thermaguard TM
The latest in spa freeze protection.

Do you live in a cold weather climate?
AND
Do you own a full foam spa, or a spa with a vented equipment compartment?

You need the SPA-THERMAGUARD TM. !!!!!

As a Service manager of a major spa company I have seen full foam and vented equipment designed spas freeze for the following reasons:

1. Main circulation pump motor's starting circuit malfunction.
2. Burned pump relay contacts unable to supply power to the pump.
3. Coil on pump relay unable to actuate relay switching.
4. Thermostat relay fails to actuate pump relay.
5. Thermostat switch inoperable, causing pump not to come on.
6. Filter/heat timer malfunctions; unable to run pump.
7. Burned connections on any of the pump related wiring. (Very common on older spas)
8. GFCI breaker tripped to off position because the blower check valve allowed water to reach the blower motor.
9. GFCI breaker tripped to off position because the small circulation pump motor got wet in the motor windings.
10. GFCI breaker tripped to off position because the ozonator check valve allowed water into the ozonator.
11. GFCI breaker tripped to off position because of an electrical ground leak in the heater element.
12. GFCI breaker tripped to off because water splashed down onto the control box.
13. GFCI breaker tripped because a relay coil was shorting out to ground.
14. A piece of clothing sucked into the pump volute, causing the pump to stop.
15. A build up of hair on the impeller causing the pump to stop.
16. The impeller snapped loose from the pump motor. The motor runs but no water flows.
17. Bearings locked up on pump motor due to age.
18. GFCI Breaker Tripped to off position due to pump seal leaking on the pump motor creating a ground fault. This happens after seven to ten years on almost every pump.
19. Pump air switch malfunction.
20. Spa owner failed to turn on the spa properly.
21. Improper size of wire connected to spa, caused the GFCI breaker to trip off.
22. The GFCI breaker had a manufacturing defect, and tripped for no reason.
23. Customer set the spa timer to leave the spa off for too long during the winter cold. The pump freezes before the timer was set to turn it on.
24. Renters who do not know anything about spas were allowed to operate the spa, and left the breaker off.
25. Wire connection to pump was defective. Wire was smashed at the factory, and was eventually broken.
26. Bearings defective on a new pump motor, caused the pump to stop.
27. Logic on circuit board went out, leaving the spa inoperable.
28. Circuit board transformer had a ground fault, tripped the GFCI breaker.
29. Water in the electrical conduit soaked the wires causing the GFCI breaker to trip to the off position.
30. GFCI breaker installed improperly. Neutral connected to Neutral bar in panel, instead of to the GFCI breaker neutral lug.
31. Electrician put in the wrong amperage size of breaker. 30 amps instead of 50 amps.
32. The pump just plain got old and wore out. They do not run forever.
33. The spa was set to run thermostatically and started the pump every six minutes for approximately 8 months. Brand new pump motor burned out in eight months. 10 times per hour times 24 hours 240 starts per day, X 30 days X 8 months = 57,600 starts. I saw this about ten times in two years. Thermostatic driven spas do not work in Colorado or in any cold weather state in the winter.
34. The electric heater element quit operating.
35. The relay or contactor that powers the heater element quit operating.
36. The wires on the heater connection burned and disconnected. This happens quite often on older Equipment Packs with the AMP connectors on the heater wires.
37. Thermostat would not switch on to operate the heater.
38. Filter clogged causing pressure loss and shut off the pressure switch that controls the heater.
39. Air switch got wet, tripped GFCI breaker to off position.
40. Light in spa got wet trips GFCI
41. 2 pole breaker installed on the same pole inside the main electrical load center (electric panel). This does not allow a 240 volt heater to operate, but will allow the 115 volt pump to run. while the temperature of the water drops.
42. Heater element dry well leaked on the electrical components and caused the GFCI to trip.
43. The transformer on the main circuit board quit working.
44. Defective fuse in control box.
45. Slight electrical leak to ground caused by thin motor winding insulation grounding out to frame of motor caused GFCI to trip

There are many more reasons, I wish I had kept a log. If anything stops your vented spa in the winter, you have to get help to it right away, When the cold air rushes in to the vulnerable equipment and pipes, it makes a terrible mess out of your equipment. Water expands as it freezes. It breaks your spa. ( You do not need a Spa-Thermaguard on a Haven or Emerald Spa). If you are considering purchasing a full foam, please for your sake, don't? If you have one please install the Spa-Thermaguard TM.

To my thinking, having a GFCI Breaker on a spa is a wonderful idea. If it saves one life it is worth all of the trouble. Now it is required by law to install one on all new spas, and I recommend having one installed on all spas in the breaker panel. If you notice, there are 16 new reasons for the spa to shut off. They are all related to the GFCI being so sensitive and disconnecting the main power to the spa.
I predict thousands more spas freezing every year in Colorado alone because of the GFCI. The GFCI saves lives, but it does not save spas.

We are fast approaching the years when these GFCI freezes will start to happen at a tremendous rate. This is because of the equipment on the spas sold after the GFCI law went into effect (1/1/94) starts to get older and has more grounding problems.

Unless you live in an area where it never snows, you need the Spa Thermaguard TM. ; or never leave your spa for even a few hours in the winter. As time goes on the above list of causes for your spa to freeze becomes more and more active.

There are several levels of the Spa ThermaguardTM. to handle many situations.
The Standard Spa-Thermaguard TM consists of a kit that you install yourself, or have your local spa service company install it for you.

If anyone has any questions or needs technical assistance, contact us at the phone number supplied in your SPA-THERMAGUARD TM instructions. Free help is available Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mountain Time.
The unit has a three year warranty against manufacturing defects, and a 60 day unconditional money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied with the product, just send it back in original condition within 60 days for a full refund (excluding installatin charges and shipping).