Balboa VL401 Touch Panel: Elevate Your Hot Tub Experience

Introducing the Balboa VL401 Touch Panel

As a dedicated hot tub enthusiast and spare parts specialist, I’m excited to introduce you to the Balboa VL401 Touch Panel. This sleek, user-friendly control panel is designed to enhance your spa experience, offering intuitive control over your hot tub’s key functions.

Key Features

Intuitive Interface

The VL401 boasts a simple yet effective button configuration, featuring JETS, LIGHT, COOL, and WARM controls. This layout ensures you can easily adjust your spa settings without any hassle.

Clear Display

Equipped with a basic 3-digit LCD screen, the VL401 provides clear, at-a-glance information about your hot tub’s status and settings.

Wide Compatibility

One of the standout features of the VL401 is its compatibility with a range of Balboa systems. It’s designed to work seamlessly with the Balboa Duplex range, including the Duplex Value system and M1 series, as well as the GS100, GS500, GS500Z, GS501, and GS501Z models.

Popular Choice for Leading Brands

If you own a Freeflow or Leisurerite Spa, you’ll be pleased to know that this touch panel is commonly found in these popular hot tub ranges.

Easy Installation

The VL401 features a telephone cord style connection, making it simple to install or replace. Its compact dimensions (160mm length x 57mm height) ensure it fits perfectly in most standard hot tub control panel housings.

Included Extras

To make your installation even easier, this touch panel comes with the overlay included. This means you’ll have everything you need to get your new control panel up and running quickly.

Technical Specifications

For those who love the details, here’s a comprehensive breakdown of the VL401’s specifications:

Specification	Detail
Type of Product	Topside control, touch panel or touch pad
Manufacturer	Balboa
Power	12 Volts
Button Configuration	JETS, LIGHT, COOL, WARM
Connections	Telephone cord style
Display	LCD, basic 3 digit style
Dimensions	Length: 160 mm, Height: 57 mm
Compatibility	Balboa Duplex range, M1 series, GS100, GS500, GS500Z, GS501, GS501Z
Common Applications	Freeflow and Leisurerite Spa range
Included Accessories	Overlay

Why Choose the Balboa VL401?

1. Reliability: Balboa is a trusted name in the hot tub industry, known for producing high-quality, durable components.
2. User-Friendly: The simple button layout and clear display make it easy for anyone to control their hot tub settings.
3. Versatility: Its wide compatibility range means it’s likely to work with your existing system, especially if you own a Freeflow or Leisurerite spa.
4. Easy Installation: With its standard connections and included overlay, replacing your old control panel is a breeze.

Upgrade Your Hot Tub Experience Today

Whether you’re replacing an old, worn-out control panel or looking to upgrade your hot tub’s functionality, the Balboa VL401 Touch Panel is an excellent choice. Its combination of simplicity, functionality, and compatibility makes it a standout option for hot tub owners.

Remember, a well-functioning control panel is crucial for getting the most out of your hot tub experience. Don’t let a faulty panel hold you back from enjoying your spa to its fullest potential.

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.