Hot tub keeps tripping the breaker?
Usually it's a shorted pump motor or a grounded heater element — both we fix, same-day.
from $189 · $69 diagnostic credited to your repair
Your GFCI is doing its job
Hot tubs run on a GFCI breaker — a safety device that constantly compares the power going out to the power coming back. The instant a tiny amount of current “leaks” to ground, it cuts the power. Near a tub full of water, that's exactly what you want it to do.
So a tripping breaker almost never means the breaker itself is bad. It means something inside the tub is leaking current to ground. The two usual culprits: pump motor windings that have shorted after water got past a failing shaft seal, and a heater element that has cracked and grounded out against the water it heats.
Which one it is changes the fix and the price — so the job is to isolate each circuit and find the leak, not to keep flipping the breaker back on. On most Balboa- and Gecko-based spa packs we can test the heater and each pump independently to pinpoint the fault fast.
We'll confirm which for $69 — credited to the repair
A few clues point one way or the other. We verify it for certain at the diagnostic.
Likely the pump if…
- It trips the instant the pump or jets kick on
- You've seen water or rust around the pump's wet end
- The motor was humming, grinding or leaking beforehand
- It holds power until a specific speed engages
Likely the heater if…
- It trips a minute or two after the heater starts
- The water was lukewarm or not heating before it quit
- It runs fine with the heater disabled
- You've had FLO, OH or HL codes recently
Find the leak, replace the part, restore power safely
Isolate
We power down and test each circuit — pump, heater, ozone, board — to find exactly what's leaking to ground.
Flat quote
Once we know the faulty part, you get the exact price — before any work — with the $69 diagnostic credited.
Replace
We swap the shorted motor, element or component with the right part, often the same day.
Verify
We confirm the GFCI holds under load and the tub heats and circulates before we leave.
Most breaker-trip repairs are completed same-day across Palm Beach County.
Don't keep resetting a tripping breaker
A GFCI trips because current is leaking to ground — right next to water. Repeatedly flipping it back on risks electric shock and can fry the control board. Leave the breaker off and let a licensed tech find the fault. Florida spa wiring follows NEC 680; a persistent trip is a wiring/equipment fault to diagnose, not override.
Flat-rate, published up front
The exact figure depends on which part is leaking to ground — confirmed at your $69 diagnostic.
Not quite your symptom?
Won't heat at all
A burned-out element or a tripped high-limit sensor.
PumpPump hums but won't spin
A dead start capacitor or a seized motor bearing.
PumpPump is leaking
A worn shaft seal — often the cause behind a trip.
HeaterFLO flow error
The flow switch can't confirm water past the heater.
Answers before you call
The GFCI trips when it senses current leaking to ground — almost always a heater element that has grounded out or pump motor windings shorting. It's doing its job; the fix is finding which part is leaking.
No. A tripping GFCI is warning you of a ground fault near water. Repeated resets risk shock and can damage the control board. Leave it off and call us.
Yes — at the $69 diagnostic we isolate each component to find the leak to ground. The fee is credited 100% to the repair.
From $189 for a heater element up to a complete heater assembly or pump motor replacement. You get the flat price before we start.
Same-day across most of Palm Beach County, with a real arrival window — not a vague “sometime today.”
Leave it off — we'll find the fault today.
Flat-rate from $189. Same-day. $69 diagnostic credited to your repair.
Tell us what's tripping — we'll call you back within the hour
No spam, no call center. Just a local, licensed tech who'll find the ground fault and tell you the price before the work.
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We'll call you back within the hour. Hot tub out cold right now? Call us at (561) 555-0143.