We have used the spa a lot this winter. The kids love going out with me to swim and jump in.
My granddaughter and I were enjoying the high jets in the spa. The jets on high create a strong current to exercise against. But all of a sudden the tub turned off. I thought the jet just needed to rest but the next day the water had obviously been leaking.
I opened the equipment side and saw the culprit was a clamped Fernco connector that had loosened. It seemed as if the pipes had also separated a bit and by the time I opened the clamp and made sure it was snug on the bottom pipe and then retightened it about half the water had leaked out of the spa.
I had been disappointed that the water was so cloudy and no treatment seemed to be clearing it up. So I decided since the weather would be in the 40’s the next few days to drain it all the way. I used a sump pump to drain most of the water.
It is connected to a garden hose and runs a steady stream of water out onto the nearby shrubs and tree.
After the tub was emptied it had to be scrubbed clean again.
It took a full day and night to heat the water back up again. I used a lot of electricity. But the sparkling new water was worth it.
We were able to get right back to enjoying the tub in winter.
