# \#balboa

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## [Balboa-Binding: port to OH5 and implement improvements](https://community.openhab.org/t/balboa-binding-port-to-oh5-and-implement-improvements/170296)

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**Author:** [@binderth](https://community.openhab.org/u/binderth)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/balboa-binding-port-to-oh5-and-implement-improvements/170296 "2026-09-23T13:25:10Z")

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I’m running a Balboa-based hot tub and using the Balboa-Binding as uploaded AddOn org.openhab.binding.balboa-3.2.0-SNAPSHOT.jar works - in theory. What I’m experiencing are outages of the binding not able to retrieve in…

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## [Balboa based Whirlpools: old jar won't load into list of extensions](https://community.openhab.org/t/balboa-based-whirlpools-old-jar-wont-load-into-list-of-extensions/169208)

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**Author:** [@binderth](https://community.openhab.org/u/binderth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/balboa-based-whirlpools-old-jar-wont-load-into-list-of-extensions/169208 "2026-05-04T13:49:53Z")

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I’m running vanilla OH5.1.4 on docker. As I tried to refactor my installation I just dropped the org.openhab.binding.balboa-3.2.0-SNAPSHOT.jar from that Balboa Binding thread into the AddOns folder, but the binding won’…

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## [Openhab 4 / Balboa](https://community.openhab.org/t/openhab-4-balboa/153596)

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**Author:** [@stiplady](https://community.openhab.org/u/stiplady)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/openhab-4-balboa/153596 "2024-11-24T20:46:09Z")

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@locke @clinophobic Did either of you have any luck with getting the binding working with OH4? I lost the SD card due to corruption, and when I rebuilt I set it up with OH4 instead of 3 before later realising that this b…

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## [Balboa Spa Whirlpool: Control Unit not responding](https://community.openhab.org/t/balboa-spa-whirlpool-control-unit-not-responding/151930)

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**Author:** [@binderth](https://community.openhab.org/u/binderth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/balboa-spa-whirlpool-control-unit-not-responding/151930 "2023-12-10T13:41:06Z")

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I’m using a Balboa Control Unit based whirlpool/spa. Since two weeks, the control unit is completely unresponsive. There’s of course no WiFi, but also the touchpad at the pool is unresponsive and it doesn’t comsume any p…

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## [Issue with Balboa Binding resetting Target Temperature](https://community.openhab.org/t/issue-with-balboa-binding-resetting-target-temperature/116704)

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**Author:** [@ThomasBrodkorb](https://community.openhab.org/u/ThomasBrodkorb)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/issue-with-balboa-binding-resetting-target-temperature/116704 "2022-07-29T09:55:56Z")

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I am a bit confused by the binding/whatever: I try to set the TargetTemperature to 30°C, but it keeps jumping back to 38°C: Whenever I set the TargetTemp rule based if (TargetTemp \> LowTemp) { logInfo("Whirlpool…