Balboa VL404 Touch Panel: The Ultimate Control for Your Hot Tub Experience

Product Overview

As an experienced hot tub enthusiast and parts supplier, I’m excited to introduce you to the Balboa VL404 Touch Panel. This versatile and user-friendly control panel is designed to enhance your hot tub experience, providing effortless control over your spa’s essential functions.

Key Features

Intuitive Touch Controls

The VL404 features a sleek touch panel interface with four essential buttons: SET/TEMP, BLOWER, JETS, and LIGHT. This simple layout ensures easy operation, even with wet hands.

Wide Compatibility

Compatible with a range of systems including GS500, GS500Z, GS501, GS501Z, Duplex control systems, and Touch Spas, this panel is a versatile choice for many hot tub models.

LED Display

The basic 3-digit LED screen provides clear, easy-to-read information about your hot tub’s status and settings.

Customizable Functionality

While designed for versatility, this panel is particularly well-suited for Canadian Spa models. It cleverly uses a single jets button to operate two pumps, maximizing functionality in a compact design.

Installation and Connectivity

The VL404 connects to your hot tub’s system using a standard telephone cord style connection, making installation a breeze. Its compact dimensions (187mm length x 83mm height) allow it to fit seamlessly into most hot tub designs.

Included Accessories

Each Balboa VL404 Touch Panel comes with an overlay included, ensuring a complete and ready-to-install package.

Specifications Table

Feature	Specification
Type	Topside control/touch panel
Manufacturer	Balboa
Power	12V
Compatible Systems	GS500, GS500Z, GS501, GS501Z, Duplex control systems, Touch Spas
Button Configuration	SET/TEMP, BLOWER, JETS, LIGHT
Connection Type	Telephone cord style
Display	LED, 3-digit
Length	187 mm
Height	83 mm

Documentation

• VL series
• cutout template

Why Choose the Balboa VL404?

1. Reliability: Balboa is a trusted name in hot tub components, known for producing high-quality, durable products.
2. Ease of Use: The simple four-button layout makes controlling your hot tub intuitive and straightforward.
3. Versatility: Whether you’re replacing a panel on a Canadian Spa or upgrading your current system, the VL404 is designed to meet a variety of needs.
4. Clear Display: The LED screen ensures you can always see your hot tub’s status, even in bright sunlight or low light conditions.
5. Easy Installation: With its standard connection type and included overlay, setting up your new VL404 is a hassle-free process.

Elevate Your Hot Tub Experience

Upgrading to the Balboa VL404 Touch Panel can breathe new life into your hot tub system. Its combination of user-friendly design, versatile compatibility, and reliable performance makes it an excellent choice for hot tub owners looking to enhance their spa experience.

Whether you’re replacing an old, worn-out panel or looking to upgrade your current setup, the VL404 offers the perfect blend of simplicity and functionality. Experience the difference that intuitive control can make in your relaxation routine.

Balboa BP Spa Packs

If you have a “BP” spa pack, you will find the name and model on the label, then you can use any of the “TP” range of topside controls, TP400, TP600 etc etc.

 

You can also use any of the “Spa Touch” graphical controllers on your Spa Pack. Spa Touch comes in versions 1-3 with 4 to be released very soon as well as the new “mini”.

 

The BP Spa Pack made things nice and easy so when you are replacing your topside control with one of these, it is straight forward enough.

 

Balboa VS & GS Spa Packs.

 

If you have an older hot tub that you are keeping alive with new parts, then the chances are you have an older spa pack in there too. This is where it gets a little more complicated in terms of compatibility.

 

Two of the popular models are the VS which stands for Value Series and was supplied to a lot of OEMs (manufacturers for hot tubs) to go into their tubs. Likewise, the GS (global series) was the same. Lots of different rebranded options, different names, but at the heart of things are these two packs.

 

What is key on these two models, is the combination of letters and numbers that make up the model number on the Spa Pack.

 

The VL range of topside controls was designed for both of these spa pack ranges; however, there are some “rules” we need to abide by in terms of compatibility.

 

VL Panels ending in D work with VS/GS systems ending in DZ

VL Panels ending in S work with VS/GS systems ending in SZ

The rest of the VL Panels work with VS/GS systems ending in Z (not SZ or DZ)

 

For example, a Spa Pack model VS501SZ would work nicely with a Topside that is model VL620S. However, that same topside control would not work with a spa pack model VS501Z. The connections are the same, it would plug in, but would not respond at all.

 

Another example, a Balboa GS500Z spa pack would work with the VL406T or the VL401 but would not work with the VL702S.

 

You get the patters. Topside ends in S or D, matches to Spa Pack ending in SZ (for S) or DZ (for D).

 

 

Balboa EL & GL Spa Packs

 

Before the birth of the BP range, the EL and GL Spa Packs did have some level of standardisation in terms of the topside controls.

 

All of the “ML” range of Balboa Topside Controls are designed to work with the EL and GL range of spa packs. They actually look very similar to the TP range, they just have a different type of connection to plug into the Spa Pack.