Patent ID: 7158909
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A method for testing a spa system which includes a spa tub for holding water, an electronic controller system which controls the spa system functions, a plurality of controlled devices controlled by the controller system including a pump for recirculating water in the tub, and a heater for heating water, wherein said spa system has a spa configuration comprising an installed set of controlled devices, the method comprising: selecting a spa configuration from a set of a plurality of spa configurations stored in an electronic memory; exercising the plurality of controlled devices during a testing regime, wherein said exercising the plurality of controlled devices during a testing regime comprises running a test script stored in an electronic memory in dependence on said spa configuration; monitoring an electrical current drawn by the spa system; determining whether the electrical current drawn by the spa system during the testing regime is consistent with an expected current profile.