Recent content by woodchopper

Great idea. Thanks for sharing !!

Thanks Chas !!  So far it looks like there wasn't any frost damage and the circulation pump and Wave mater are undamaged and ready to use. I'll know for sure after the electrician has everything hooked up. The weather is supposed to be decent this coming Saturday and I hope to have everything...

Well I worked on the tub today and ran into a few problems. I snaked out the hose from the pump from both sides. Didn't find any debris or anything that would make it drain slow. I removed to pump and was unable to remove the cover because I didn't have the right Allen wrench. When I was...

Thanks again for another informative post. Weather depending I'm going to try and do this Sunday. We're getting snow on Saturday. :o I've since found out my insurance  company is going to require the install if inspected so I'm going to pull a permit and hire a REAL electrician to hook...

Thanks for taking the time to write that informative post. I'm thinking now that it's been almost three years since I tried to start the tub the last time and I'm not sure how many lights were flashing but I think it was both. After reading your post I think the circ pump is clogged and it's...

  Thanks for the advice. I'll pick some of that filter cleaner up this weekend.

I've seen stuff to soak them with at the spa shops and I guess I'll buy some. Without question I wasn't cleaning them enough when the tub was running. Stupid beginners mistake on my part.

My spa worked fine right up to the time I drained it. I didn't have problems until the following year when I filled the tub and it wouldn't heat up and the display was flashing. Seems weird my problems might be traced to something as simple as dirty filters or components in the tub. I'll check...

It was a factory customer service person that said it was the heater and not the service guy at where I bought it. The heater had been improved three times since I bought the tub so I probably would have had problems with it eventually. I don't regret buying it but after reading your post my...

Before I try filling and starting it I'd like to clean as much as possible and replace as much tubing as I can. Would those diagrams you speak of show where the thermistors are and how to check if they need replacing ? I'll see what I can do about finding some breakdown diagrams.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question Spacepuppy. It was a factory Hot Springs customer service rep that told me it was probably a heater. When I went to where I bought it to buy the heater the service guy said HS had upgraded the heater three times since I bought the tub. Once the...

I did the same thing with mine and now after reading post here I see I should have winterized it to prevent damage to seals and such. Did you ever find out what was wrong since you first posted this ?

So glad I read this post. I'm hoping to get my spa running again and hope to use chlorine in the future.

  Hello, I've been reading this forum for a while and have learned a lot . Now I have a question about my Sovereign that has sit without being used for about seven years. Last year I tried filling it and using it and ran into a problem with it not turning on or heating the water. I called...