A topside control panel for a bathing unit system is provided. The topsidecontrol panelcomprises a housing including a top surface and a bottom surface opposed tothe top surface anda display touch or presence-sensitive assembly positioned upon the top surfaceof the housing.The topside control panel also includes a circuit board assembly positionedupon the bottomsurface the housing. In some embodiments, the bottom surface may becircumscribed by abottom peripheral wall, which with the bottom surface defines a recess inwhich is positioned thecircuit board assembly. A back panel may be secured to the housing so as toenclose the secondrecess and form an enclosed space. The back panel may include a ventilationmemberconfigured for allowing air communication between the enclosed space and aspace external tothe topside control panel. In another aspect, a topside control panel having acover frameincluding a cut out or window area may be provided for receiving the displaytouch or presence-sensitive assembly when assembled with the housing and may allow forcustomizing theaesthetic appearance of the topside control panel by selecting cover frameshaving differentappearances.
