I’ve spent a few days researching how to replace my air switch / timer box with something remote control. Water got in the air switch line and it hasn’t worked right since. I’ve looked for replacement breakers, maybe some contactors with wifi etc. I don’t need a timer function, just on and off for my spa pump and blower. I believe they each run on a 220v 20amp circuit. The pictures below are the old box with timer and air switch, and the breakers that precede that box, which I believe is a quad plex arrangement. I’m open to replacing the breakers or the box.
I’m a novice with this stuff so any guidance you have is appreciated in advance. I actually spoke with intermatic and their rep told me they don’t have any single boxes that can control 2 220v circuits, which seems insane to me since the original is an intermatic product.
It’s not clear what you’re looking for, since you said “remote control”, then “I only want manual switching”.
Remote (to me, today) implies something with timer capability (which is part of what drives the use of such things).
What are you trying to solve? What is your definition of “remote control”? Do you just want your switch farther away than it currently is? Because I wouldn’t consider that remote control, just a relocation. Given that it’s 220 (and 2 legs!), I’d hire an electrician to do it all at once - replace the box, move the switch, etc.
To clarify: the pump and blower are controlled by an air switch. That is, the unit pictured has a 4 position switch and 15 meters away, at the actual spa, is a bulb that when pressed activates the air switch on the control unit. The bulb is connected to the switch by a plastic tube that goes underground between the two.
The tube is shot. Replacing it can be a pain. I’m trying to replace the control unit with something that uses wi-fi or other signal to turn on spa and blower from the spa. Right now, because the current air switch is bad, if I want to turn it on, I have to go outside the fence, around the corner to turn on the breakers, and then do it again to turn it off. The timer doesn’t matter because we never use a timer to turn it on or off.
Hopefully that makes it clearer?