Jacuzzi Ozonator

[dpgtech]

some people can smell the ozone coming of the water, like a slightly sweet smell, otherwise you have to open front panel and look at the ozone, if you have cd there will be a little window on the front usually, that will glow light purple. or if you have uv usually u can see the bulb lit up.  that's the only way I know for sure.

[oldersparepairguy]

Hello DPGtech, I understabd what you were saying about the jet pumps being a seperate system the the circ pump heater system. But, do you think running the jet pumps could still help clear air out of the circ pump system??? Heres my theory, tell me if this sounds right. There are small lines, "freeze lines" that interconnect the two systems, and are designed to ensure some heated water flows through the jet pump when the jet pump is off for long periods of time. This ensures no ice can form inthe jet pumps in extreme cold weather. So maybe running the jet pump could help purge air fromthe circ pump lines. I've tried it, and it does seem to help. What do you think?

[Vinny]

Hello DPGtech, I understabd what you were saying about the jet pumps being a seperate system the the circ pump heater system. But, do you think running the jet pumps could still help clear air out of the circ pump system??? Heres my theory, tell me if this sounds right. There are small lines, "freeze lines" that interconnect the two systems, and are designed to ensure some heated water flows through the jet pump when the jet pump is off for long periods of time. This ensures no ice can form inthe jet pumps in extreme cold weather. So maybe running the jet pump could help purge air fromthe circ pump lines. I've tried it, and it does seem to help. What do you think?

This is exactly the way my tub's pumps look. There's a 1/2" line interconnecting all the pumps.

[dpgtech]

Certainly makes sense to me about helping to prevent freezing although I never really thought of them as freeze lines but as air releif lines, because we do not really ever freeze in my part of california.  I know the pumps and circ pump are inter connected with that tube but i have never been able to clear a circ pump air lock by running the jet pumps. i think because the line coming off the circ pump is after the discharge and the line coming off the jet pump is positioned so that there is not nearly enough pressure to push any air out of the circ pump.   i have only been able to do it by hose through the intake or actually pulling the intake line off of the circ pump.  not to say it's not possible, i just have never been able to do it.

[oldersparepairguy]

I guess it would depend on how badly the circ pump was air bound. I have used a garden hose as you described. Heres a trick I use when the garden hose is not handy. I always have some 3/4" poly line on the truck for repairs. I take a short hunk, hold one end in the filter inlet to the circ pump, then I hold the other end over a jet while the jet pump is on. Works great, and is somtimes easier than dragging around the long garden hose, especially here in the NewEngland winters when any hose left out by the customer is frozen solid.