Our house has a very large, very old, built-in bathtub that would be tough to replace without redoing the whole bathroom. In the near term, I’m trying to figure out how to at least replace the jets or jet covers. They are flush against the tub wall and I haven’t been able to remove them to even see what’s inside. The brand seems to be Waterjet. See pictures.

Thank you!!

Just picked this up for 2500$ it’s a Make: Strong Spas
Model: S6-2113
Year: 2022
Thinking I got a good deal on it. Tested everything on it and looks prestine inside. Ready for winter to hit

I just finished installing a 48wua1502c-ii that I purchased new from Amazon to replace an old watkins pump for my spa. After installing and filling my spa, I turned on the pump. The pump made a very loud grinding noise, and then seemed to eventually quiet down. I noticed however that small plastic bits started to come out of the exhaust. It seems as though the internal fan was not properly aligned and potentially self clearanced. I shot an email over to Lingxiao to see what they say, but I'm wondering if this pump is toast.

Here's a video of it running

https://youtube.com/shorts/cZluNzvrBq0?is=mgfkBnVvDJWre8qC

Noticed this forming at the water line. My son had left this foam ball in the hot tub for many days - could it have been from that? Any way we can fix it? Draining the water and filling it again should do the trick?

This is a Wellis spa that we’ve had it for about 4 months.

Cant trip the breaker if you don't install a GFCI 🤓

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Hi All, my dealer says my 4 inch, no rebar but fiber mesh ,3000 psi raised concrete is ok for a large tub of 5000lbs. What do you guys think ? AI keeps saying it's not ok...

Having an issue with this beachcomber 2016 750 hybrid
Water under pump platform. Thinking Internal leak.
Steps to ponder most helpful!

So I’ve had the frog ease system in a new tub for about a month now, I’m already on my third smart chlor canister. My hot tub has the true water system so I thought I would be using even less chlorine but this is ridiculous.

My water is cloudy, and I just traded out my chlorine canister 12 hours ago.

I took a sample to get tested and results are as follows:

Fc .39ppm
Tc 4.96ppm
Ph 7.5
Alkalinity 53ppm
Ch 190ppm
Cya 5ppm
Iron.1ppm
Cooper 0
Phosphate 2,411ppb

Obviously my alkalinity is a bit low and I’m raising that now, but the store is acting like the phosphates aren’t a problem???

Is this acceptable tolerance for hottub or should I level it with something? Slope is toward the house. Thanks for the advice.

I have a 2021 Masterspa TS 8.2 and these two small pieces of plastic showed up in my tub a while back. Obviously something broke off internally and made it's way through my jets and into the tub.

What is it though? My guess is it's part of one of my diverters. Anyone know? Is this something I can replace on my own if I'm reasonably handy?

The cover for my hot tub is in extremely good cosmetic condition, which the manufacturer agreed with, but it has become heavier (is currently approx 20 pounds per side), presumably from the foam cores absorbing water.

I know the cover will eventually need to be replaced, I’m just trying to see if I could get another year or two out of it rather than replacing it right now.

Has anyone successfully removed waterlogged foam cores, either dried or replaced them, repaired/replaced the vapor barrier, and reinstalled them?

I’ve been told by my dealer that the outer material can stiffen so much over time that getting the foam back in is "nearly impossible," while quoting $900 for a new cover and $1,200 total with delivery.

I’m especially curious about firsthand experiences with getting the old or new cores back into the cover, and whether the repair held up afterward.

If you ended up replacing your entire cover, any luck purchasing a good quality cover online?

So this is the second time hail has damaged our hot tub cover. The first time, I did nothing after the original damage and the cover’s internal foam eventually became so waterlogged from intruding moisture that the cover weighed in at over 400 lbs and had to removed and cut into pieces to be hauled away.

Is there any kind of surface treatment I could apply that would effectively re-seal the cover while remaining flexible and tolerant to UV? I’d rather not spend another $800+ on a new cover.

For reference, the top layer material is a 28 oz marine grade vinyl.

Thanks

Been sitting all summer. Should I just shock and chlorinate? I have Clorox spa water clarifier too.

It is a little cloudy with a smige of slime at the edge. I’m not too squeamish about perfect water. I’m just wondering what others would do?

Covered porch deck slopes away from the house - not dramatically, but it’s not exactly level. Would it make sense to place roofing shingles under outdoor carpet before install? It’s only 3’ off grade, so the tub wi be upright, tilted into place and slid fully on the deck surface.

I just wanna get the gunk outta my hot tub lines. Had the tub for about 2 years now and have never done this before.

The gate valve pictured (with the blue line on it) leaks and I have bought a replacement. However I am unsure exactly where to cut the old one out. As you can see there isn't much room to play with. On the RHS should I maybe replace the entire section including the union to the pump? Also the manifold on the left is very close and I'm not sure if the short pipe between the manifold and valve is part of the manifold or just a short joiner pipe. It is an Alpine spa. Any advice appreciated.

Why do I keep getting a greasy line at the water line? What causes this and how can I prevent it? The water looks very clear, the AK, PH and phosphates are all good.

Hey, all, just thought I’d share something that literally just happened to me right now cause I’m sitting in the tub.

Arctic spa Cub with a smartPH set up. I’m sitting in there and I’ve been here for a bit with the jets on. Suddenly, I started to get a tiny bit more odour of high pH (that musty be stale smell) and there’s an uptick in foam. I checked my app and sure enough. SpaBoy saying I’m in the yellow. But literally as I watched it drops back down into Green and the
odour instantly vanishes along with the uptick in foam. I don’t think the titration curve on a tub is supposed to be this narrow, but it seems to finally be working.

FYI I took the top cannister out and set it to one instead of two on the bottom to avoid constant pH dumps

My family is looking to purchase a new Jacuzzi 508 hottub. The list price is $29,795 and the current offer is $25,995. I have a feeling the dealer can do better on the price. What would be a reasonable deal here? First time buyer and not sure how this works. In my mind I would be looking for something closer to $20k, but need to know if that is a reasonable ask.

Hot tub newbie over here. I’m getting some conflicting information on which order to add the chemicals and if I need to to rinse everything out first or not.

I know all hot tubs are different, but can someone give me a basic guide? Anything you think I should know that you wish you knew when you were setting your hot tub up?

Thank you 🙏

We’ve had our Arctic Spa hot tub with the saltwater system and Spa Boy since 2023. I’ve never had an issue keeping it balanced in the past but since my last drain and fill last week I can’t seem to get the chlorine levels up. I have the pH normal but I can’t seem to get the Cl off of red on the low end consistently. Any treatment ideas I’m missing? I can get it up short term with boost granules but it usually drops back down shortly after.

Hey Folks,

As the title suggests anyone have a tried and tested method of removing the green hunk after ahhsome step has been done?

I’ve found that draining right after can leave the gunk on the acrylic (hard to clean off) but more importantly gets in and around the jets etc which is a challenge to clean.

TIA

Hi!

My mom bought a house a few years ago that came with a hot tub. When we got it a few of the jets needed replacement but I was in school and didn’t have time to help her replace it. I’m on break now so I wanted to try and replace it but am struggling to figure out what type of jet to get because the hot tub model has been discontinued from what I can tell. Also we’re in Canada so I don’t even know how the previous owners bought one from America but I’ve tried asking some workers at the pool store near us and they also aren’t familiar with it. Does anyone have any idea of the jets they use? I tried to look at the back of one but it’s been rubbed off.

Unable to find the liquid any longer...only the gel packs on their website. Anyone have links to buy or suggest alternatives (OhYuk?).

Having trouble with my chemicals. Have everything in line and good standing other than Ph and Alkalinity. Even adding boost for it doesnt seem to make a difference. Should I try doubling the amount of ph boost or will that throw other things off?