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The bubbles being there or not being there has no bearing on whether your ozonator is working. .
Spatech t.u.o, I understand that the prescence of bubbles may not be a 100% gurantee that an ozinator is working, however, if there are no bubbles, doesn't that mean that there is definately somehting wrong with the ozone system?
The presence of bubbles, or the absense thereof, indicates that the hydraulics are woking, or in this case, not working, it has nothing to do with the ozone. The problem here is either insufficient draw or a blockage. This has nothing to do with the ozonator itself. It could be a "kinked" line running to the injector port either in the EQ area or possibly even in the foam. If the flow is restricted by a bend in the clear plastic plumbing the warm temperatures soften the plastic line and it kinks.This is a relativley new spa and has not had time to accumulate mineral build up.
Would it be more accurate to say, if there are no bubbles, then there is no ozone entering the tub?
yes and it would also be accurate to say that the presence of bubbles does not in any way tell you whether your ozonator is working because you could watch the bubbles flow and while watching you could unplug the ozonator and you would see no difference in the appearance of the bubbles. Absense of bubbles indicates your ozone plumbing has an issue. The best way to know your ozonator is working is to make sure you hear the buzz (a good barometer) and you can smell the ozone often if you ar familiar with the smell (same smell you get after a strong lightening storm).
if I unplug the ozinator, bubbles would still be produced?I thought that the bubles were produced by the 03 converting back to 02? IF there were no 03 being produced, then ther would be no bubbles.If the ozonater is not producing the bubbles, what is?