Hello,
I have a Hot Springs Grandee, it is somewhere north of 10 years old. This winter it began leaking out of one of the moto message corners. It froze at one point and stayed leak free until it thawed. Now, I have found ball bearings on the seat of the same corner where the leak appears to be. I understand that the leak could be anywhere, and may just be flowing downhill to that corner. However, is it possible that the leak was do to wherever the ball bearings came from? From a brief search here I learned there are ball bearings somewhere in the moto message., but I don't know where. Would someone explain where in the moto message the bearings are? I have taken the face plate off, but don't know where to go from there. Also, about the leak, could it be from the ball bearing issue? What is the best way to try to find the source of the leak. By disassembling the moto message to fix the ball bearing issue, would I likely find the source of the leak? For the overall condition of the hot tub, I don't believe it is worthwhile to pay for four people to come out to lift the tub onto blocks, and then pay a technician to fix it, and then pay again to have the tub lowered. I am very mechanically inclined, although pretty physically beat-up right now. I greatly appreciate all the help you can give me!
Thank you,
Chip