Install Gecko or Balboa Hot Tub Control Panel Replacement & Add New Spa Pack Topside Controller DIY

My old S Class Gecko hot tub control panel wasn't letting the water come up to temperature and stay hot, and I had already replaced all the sensors, so they were all brand new. I had also installed the 230v pump motor and recently did a wet end replacement. The heater would heat up, but the electrical controller would then shut it off when it reached a hi-temp sensor value of 118 degrees F.
I needed to replace the S series with the updated Y series. Although this spa pack works for the Gecko (and affiliated brands), it also works with the Balboa line. By the way, this would effectively be a heater replacement for Gecko OR Balboa.
Here's a link to the parts I've replaced in my Hot Tub (Good for Gecko or Balboa):
--Gecko Y Series In.Ye-5 Bundle: amzn.to/4ajTbkp
--Aqua Flo Master 230v Spa Pump: amzn.to/49h6gKB
--Aqua Flo (Wet End only): amzn.to/3TkuVrD
--In.K200-20P Topside Display: amzn.to/3vgfwR8
--Ratcheting screwdriver: amzn.to/4cjLmgq
(These affiliate links will take you to products that, if you purchase them, they will give me a commission which helps me make more videos. Thanks!)
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I also needed to do a hot tub topside control panel replacement, so this spa pack came with a new controller for that as well, and I show how to do that around 10:25 mark (see chapters below).
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I decided to just give up and pay over $500 USD for a brand new control panel, but the S Class controller is no longer manufactured, so I opted to purchase the more modern Gecko In.Ye-5-H4.0. This Y series controller replaces the S Class and also some other controllers, like the M Class and XE, as well as some Balboa systems. I have a 230v power supply, so this controller can easily run 120v/230v 2 speed Aqua Flo Master XP2 Pumps.
Chapters:
00:00 -Intro
00:13 -Hot tub control sensors
00:45 -Hot Tub Pump Wet End Replacement
01:10 -Removing old hot tub spa pack controller S class
02:51 -Removing Wires from Gecko spa pack
03:40 -Draining water for Hot tub control panel replacement
04:09 -Introducing the Y Class Gecko spa pack (model #:BDLYE5K200)
04:48 -Unboxing of Gecko Y Series In.ye-5
05:50 -DIY rewiring the Hot tub pump
07:38 -Installing hot tub pump
08:15 -Replacing new Y class hot tub controller Gecko and Balboa spa pack
10:25 -Topside control panel replacement (Gecko or Balboa)
11:05 -Wiring new Gecko Balboa hot tub control panel instructions
13:40 -Wire stripping and adding new terminals
18:55 -Refilling hot tub after Gecko Balboa spa pack controller replacement
20:35 -Checking to see if new hot tub works

[@JasonSipe16]

Here's a link to the parts I've replaced in my hot tub control panel:
--Gecko Y Series In.Ye-5 Bundle: amzn.to/4ajTbkp (good for Balboas, too!)
--Aqua Flo Master 230v Spa Pump: amzn.to/49h6gKB
--Aqua Flo (Wet End only): amzn.to/3TkuVrD
--In.K200-20P Topside Display: amzn.to/3vgfwR8
--Ratcheting screwdriver: amzn.to/4cjLmgq
(These affiliate links will take you to products that, if you purchase them, they will give me a commission which helps me make more videos. Thanks!)

[@user-ot6bv8dm4h]

I’m not gonna do a full unboxing cuz I kinda hate that! 😂

[@JasonSipe16]

😆