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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: Debo on September 21, 2014, 09:56:01 am

Title: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Debo on September 21, 2014, 09:56:01 am

So I recently purchased a used marquis mirage (2009). Yesterday while in the tub I noticed an oily brown substance coming out of somewhere an accumulating in a ring around the waterline. This morning I took the service panel off and saw the ozone tubing was full of this light brown/amber colored thick substance. It had accumulated in every coil and in the lowest coil it completely filled the luman of the tube. So I disconnected the tube and took the tubing out of the coils and filled the tube with white vinager in hopes of draining the gunk out. So my question is will I be able to dry out the tubes or will some vinager get sucked into the ozone and ruin it?

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Jacuzzi Jim on September 21, 2014, 10:01:52 am

 I would just go to lowes/HD and buy new tubing, it's cheap. You will also need a couple of check valves.  I doubt it was the source or your scum line though. 

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Debo on September 21, 2014, 10:04:47 am

Quote from: Jacuzzi Jim on September 21, 2014, 10:01:52 am

I would just go to lowes/HD and buy new tubing, it's cheap. You will also need a couple of check valves.  I doubt it was the source or your scum line though.

Sorry for my ignorance but what is a check valve? And I just notice the sticker inside the tub says it's a 2010! Lol!

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Jacuzzi Jim on September 21, 2014, 10:14:42 am

 There should have been 1 or 2 little check valves inline coming from the ozone?   

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Debo on September 21, 2014, 11:04:33 am

Yes there was one! Unfortunately for me, I don't have the strength to pull it off (being a small female :) but I did manage to get the gunk out and (after internet searches) did a 16oz vinager flush. Who knew you were suppose to do that periodically?? Obviously not the previous owners lol!

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Isaac-1 on September 21, 2014, 10:58:54 pm

Thanks for bringing this up, it reminded me to do a vinegar flush on mine, it had not been cleaned since I installed a new ozonator in Feb, and it was about 3/4 clogged up at the injector when I cleaned it today.

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Spoiledrotten on September 24, 2014, 03:58:32 am

I need to do the vinegar flush, too!

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Isaac-1 on September 24, 2014, 10:21:11 am

While we are on the topic of ozonators, the tubing for mine felt gummy/sticky when I did the vinegar treatment last weekend is this normal?  The ononator was just installed this spring, it is a Del brand ozonator and I used the tubing than came with it.

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: Debo on September 24, 2014, 09:32:45 pm

So glad I helped a couple of people remember to do the vinegar flush! Now I need to see if I can change my name on here cause I GOTTA TUB!! Lol

Title: Re: Help! Ozone tubing blocked with brown gunk!
Post by: libertyforall on October 20, 2014, 01:20:47 pm

On a side note, Del Ozone says they manufacture the Hotspring Freshwater III system, FYI, the Del branded ones can be had for 1/3 the cost.  ;)