Balboa TP400-W Topside Control: Your Gateway to Ultimate Hot Tub Control

Introduction

As a dedicated hot tub enthusiast and spare parts supplier, I’m thrilled to introduce you to the Balboa TP400-W Topside Control. This sleek and efficient control panel is designed to elevate your hot tub experience, providing intuitive operation and precise management of your spa’s functions.

Product Overview

The Balboa TP400-W is a top-of-the-line topside control panel that combines functionality with user-friendly design. It’s the perfect upgrade for your existing hot tub or an excellent replacement for a worn-out control panel.

Key Features

1. Intuitive Interface: With its simple four-button configuration, you can easily adjust temperature, control jets, and manage lighting.
2. Clear Display: The serial standard style screen features 4 large digits in a horizontal line with scrolling text, ensuring easy readability day or night.
3. Versatile Compatibility: Works seamlessly with Balboa BP Series, including popular models like BP601, BP2100, and BP100.
4. Durable Construction: Built to withstand the harsh environment of your hot tub, ensuring longevity and reliable performance.

Detailed Specifications

To help you make an informed decision, I’ve compiled a comprehensive specifications table:

Specification	Detail
Type of Product	Topside control, touch panel or touch pad
Manufacturer	Balboa
Power	12 volts
Compatible With	Balboa BP Series (BP601, BP2100, BP100, etc.)
Button Configuration	WARM, COOL, LIGHT, and JETS
Connections	4 black plastic pins in a grid formation
Screen Type	Serial Standard style
Display	4 large digits in horizontal line with scrolling text
Length	210 mm
Height	63 mm
Additional	Overlay included

Documentation

• balboa user guide

Installation and Compatibility

The Balboa TP400-W is designed for easy installation, featuring a straightforward connection system with 4 black plastic pins in a grid formation. This makes it a breeze to replace your old control panel or upgrade your existing setup.

Its compatibility with the Balboa BP Series ensures that it will work seamlessly with a wide range of hot tub systems. Whether you have a BP601, BP2100, BP100, or another model in the BP series, this control panel is designed to integrate perfectly.

User Experience

I’ve found that the TP400-W truly enhances the hot tub experience. The four-button configuration (WARM, COOL, LIGHT, and JETS) provides intuitive control over all essential functions. You can easily adjust the water temperature, turn on the jets for a relaxing massage, or set the mood with the lighting controls.

The large, easy-to-read display ensures that you can monitor your hot tub’s status at a glance. The scrolling text feature provides additional information and guidance, making it simple to navigate through settings and understand your hot tub’s current state.

Durability and Design

Measuring 210 mm in length and 63 mm in height, the TP400-W boasts a sleek, modern design that will complement any hot tub setup. The included overlay not only enhances its appearance but also provides an additional layer of protection against moisture and wear.

Built to withstand the challenging environment of a hot tub, including exposure to water, chemicals, and temperature fluctuations, this control panel is designed for longevity and consistent performance.

Conclusion

The Balboa TP400-W Topside Control is more than just a replacement part – it’s an upgrade to your entire hot tub experience. With its user-friendly interface, clear display, and robust construction, it’s an investment in convenience and relaxation.

Upgrade your hot tub control system today and take the first step towards a more enjoyable and hassle-free spa experience!

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.