Help please....Jetsetter acting funny!

[MostlyLurkingGal]

Figures with my luck, this forum would be down the night I have a problem!
Anyway...here's the scoop:
There is a slight gurgling noise that I never heard before, and bubbles are coming up from the floor where the hot water enters. Term told me awhile back that I don't have an ozonator in a '95 Jetsetter....so it's not that (unless one was installed aftermarket and wasn't working until today) but I imagine if it did have an ozonator, this is what it would look like....bubbles coming up. This hasn't happened before in the 3 months I have owned it. There was even a "new" smell  when I opened the cover.  I'm not even sure how to get the panel door off....I took off 2 screws, but can't seem to get it open. Should I turn the power off until I figure out what it is? THIS is when I hate being single....this and car problems!!!

[Chad]

MLG, is the smell kind of sweet and are the bubbles really small?

[MostlyLurkingGal]

yes and yes

[hottubdan]

It sounds like an ozonator, which could have been installed any time.  Why it has only started bubbling now is a mystery.

Don't worry about it.

There should be 4 screws to remove to get the door open.  Stick with it.

[Chad]

Sounds like you have an ozonator afterall. That's weird for it to just come on like that. Are bubbles constant or do they come and go? Can you hear something running when the main pumps and heater are off?

[Gomboman]

MLG, what a great X-mas gift. Maybe your ozone system was plugged and now came back to life. If it smells like fresh watermelon it's ozone. Get in the spa and take a light whiff.

[MostlyLurkingGal]

Thanks guys....I'm a little concerned because this hasn't happened before. I will try tomorrow to get the panel off....not sure what I will do once it's off tho...lol
The gurgling (that I have never heard before) and the bubbles are constant right now.
The hot tub was very quiet until this started sometime today.
Chad, Normally when the main pumps are off...the heater is on, so I don't really know how to answer that. If it is an ozonator, is it suppose to gurgle??
Anyway, I have to hit the sack......I sure appreciate the help, and I will check this thread first thing in the morning!

[MostlyLurkingGal]

Hey Gomboman...that's exactly what it smells like!!!!!

[Chad]

is it suppose to gurgle??

Yes.
Good night and good luck tommarrow.
Keep us posted.
Chad

[MostlyLurkingGal]

Thanks so much guys.....I was worried about going to sleep and leaving it on. I AM a bit concerned about the "gurgling"...but maybe by tomorrow it will stop working again and all will be silent...LOL

[Gomboman]

MLG, you might want to clean out your ozone system.

http://www.inlandhotspring.com/ozonecleaning.htm

[MostlyLurkingGal]

MLG, you might want to clean out your ozone system.

http://www.inlandhotspring.com/ozonecleaning.htm

Ohhh excellent link....thanks! Now after work tomorrow, when I figure out how to take my panel off, I now know what to look for!!
You guys are the best.....Thanks so so much!!!!!!!

[hottubdan]

Another trick is to add an enzyme product like Spa Perfect to the filter compartment with the jets off.

[Gomboman]

Another trick is to add an enzyme product like Spa Perfect to the filter compartment with the jets off.

hottubdan, I'm assuming you're talking about adding an enzyme product to reduce the gurgling noise? How exactly does that work?

[MostlyLurkingGal]

Still bubbles....still gurgling........