topside controller sumatran tiger river spa

[mackay]

Just bought a used sumatran tiger river spa topside control panel lights up when pluged in and displays temperature however I can not adjust the temp with the button, or turn on the light, or run the jets? any ideas? are the buttons themselves likely bad, i thought it strange that all buttons were unresponsive. Are there any replacement topside control panels I can use rather than the OEM piece (sine the price is about $400.00.

Could there be another culprit for this problem.

Thanks for any help.

Drew

[scoobywagon02]

Does it look like there is a little pad lock lit up in the control panel? The spa may be locked. I would download the owner's manual to rule it out.

[BullFrogSpasMN]

Of course make sure you confirm the topside control is not "locked" by referencing the "unlock" sequence in the owners manual

I think the last year of Tiger River was 2007 so a lot of them are obsolete, but here is a link to a site that specializes in Watkins parts, as you can see there are a couple of them still for sale which may be the panel you need but most are obsolete: http://www.backyardplus.com/control-panels-tiger-river-spas.php I have never seen someone make an aftermarket Watkins control top, especially for a brand that has been obsolete for 9+ years but you can certainly use Google to look around.  Good Luck!

[Tman122]

Of course make sure you confirm the topside control is not "locked" by referencing the "unlock" sequence in the owners manual

I think the last year of Tiger River was 2007 so a lot of them are obsolete, but here is a link to a site that specializes in Watkins parts, as you can see there are a couple of them still for sale which may be the panel you need but most are obsolete: http://www.backyardplus.com/control-panels-tiger-river-spas.php I have never seen someone make an aftermarket Watkins control top, especially for a brand that has been obsolete for 9+ years but you can certainly use Google to look around.  Good Luck!

And I wonder if an older HS topside would work if you needed a part? Or even controls and pumps for that matter? Do some research there's a lot of similarities in some of those. No offense HS guys, still overpriced.

[BullFrogSpasMN]

Of course make sure you confirm the topside control is not "locked" by referencing the "unlock" sequence in the owners manual

I think the last year of Tiger River was 2007 so a lot of them are obsolete, but here is a link to a site that specializes in Watkins parts, as you can see there are a couple of them still for sale which may be the panel you need but most are obsolete: http://www.backyardplus.com/control-panels-tiger-river-spas.php I have never seen someone make an aftermarket Watkins control top, especially for a brand that has been obsolete for 9+ years but you can certainly use Google to look around.  Good Luck!

And I wonder if an older HS topside would work if you needed a part? Or even controls and pumps for that matter? Do some research there's a lot of similarities in some of those. No offense HS guys, still overpriced.

The "Limelight Collection" they build has a topside that is very very close in size/form and shouldt "fit the hole" but because Watkins seems to have a lot of revisions on their main control boards I highly doubt the electronics will play nicely together...that panel is $320 from backyardplus: http://www.backyardplus.com/control-panels-limelight-spas.php but I would def. get a second opinion from someone who services/repair Hot Springs on a regular basis

[Tman122]

Of course make sure you confirm the topside control is not "locked" by referencing the "unlock" sequence in the owners manual

I think the last year of Tiger River was 2007 so a lot of them are obsolete, but here is a link to a site that specializes in Watkins parts, as you can see there are a couple of them still for sale which may be the panel you need but most are obsolete: http://www.backyardplus.com/control-panels-tiger-river-spas.php I have never seen someone make an aftermarket Watkins control top, especially for a brand that has been obsolete for 9+ years but you can certainly use Google to look around.  Good Luck!

And I wonder if an older HS topside would work if you needed a part? Or even controls and pumps for that matter? Do some research there's a lot of similarities in some of those. No offense HS guys, still overpriced.

The "Limelight Collection" they build has a topside that is very very close in size/form and shouldt "fit the hole" but because Watkins seems to have a lot of revisions on their main control boards I highly doubt the electronics will play nicely together...that panel is $320 from backyardplus: http://www.backyardplus.com/control-panels-limelight-spas.php but I would def. get a second opinion from someone who services/repair Hot Springs on a regular basis

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