The story of the new spa equipment is a sad one. I unfortunately wired the first shipment of a new controller box incorrectly and blew out all the 110 volt connections by sending 220 to them. I sent everything back to the manufacturer and it languished for some time. I believe that the owner was reluctant to tell me that I had ruined it all. I said fix it and I’ll pay for it. So he put in a new control board and sent it back to me.
I did not get the peripherals back though. So I called and asked and he said sorry they are completely broken too. So I ordered another water purifier system but a larger on because I noticed the first one I bought was limited to treating spas of 500 gallons or less. Mine is 1000 gallons.
The new water purifier arrived while I was out of town so I just started to put the system back together. I called the dealer because the new one came with many pieces that the other one did not. Turned out they allowed multiple ways to attach the instrument. I had some of the items from the first install and support told me I could use the original ones that are already installed.
First I connected the water pipes on the spa to the heater connections on the control box. These are 3″ connections and I had a lot of trouble aligning them with the old pipes. It turned out I had to remove the former boards that held the box and install new lower ones. Then I was able to make the connections.
![Pipes aligned and connected](https://i0.wp.com/blog.twinsprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_5386.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&quality=89&ssl=1)
I used some of the included brackets to attach the ozone purifier to the spa piping which was convenient but it was unclear how they were supposed to attach. So I drilled some holes into the brackets and screwed short pieces of board on to hang the instrument from.
![Purifier attached to plumbing](https://i0.wp.com/blog.twinsprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_5388.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&quality=89&ssl=1)
Notice the purifier label reads right side up but unfortunately the connection for the ozone was on the left side the unit. I did not think about the issue with the old installation but I called about the proper position for the venturi piece and it should be in the water line before the purifier, I had to hang the unit upside down which apparently does not matter to the operation of the purifier.
![Purifier installed upside down](https://i0.wp.com/blog.twinsprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_5441.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&quality=89&ssl=1)
The error that I made in the wiring the first time was a lack of observation. Instead of noticing how the system was wired, I followed an installation diagram. In the erroneous wiring I connected White to Red, Black to White and Red to Black. Couldn’t have been more wrong. By observing the actual wiring the second time around the wire colors match.
![Incorrect wiring ruined the system](https://i0.wp.com/blog.twinsprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_3405.jpeg?resize=640%2C480&quality=89&ssl=1)
![Will not repeat that error](https://i0.wp.com/blog.twinsprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_5473.jpeg?resize=157%2C209&quality=89&ssl=1)
I closed up the bottom of the control box but I can’t complete the installation. Unfortunately I realized I had sent in the electronic control panel too and since it was also destroyed I had to order a new panel as well and now wait for that to arrive. One step at a time apparently.