KeithFranklin Posted November 20, 2009 Report Posted November 20, 2009 We had a Sundance Cameo freeze last winter. It requires major leak repair and then new foam insulation put in. Would you replace or repair? Quote
JAMES THE HOT TUB GUY Posted November 20, 2009 Report Posted November 20, 2009 We had a Sundance Cameo freeze last winter. It requires major leak repair and then new foam insulation put in. Would you replace or repair? That all depends on what it is going to cost to repair. Have you had a service tech come out and give you a estimate? Quote
KeithFranklin Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Posted November 21, 2009 We had a Sundance Cameo freeze last winter. It requires major leak repair and then new foam insulation put in. Would you replace or repair? That all depends on what it is going to cost to repair. Have you had a service tech come out and give you a estimate? About $600 to fix the known leaks and replace the known parts that have leaks. After fixing those refill and then if more leaks they would need to rip more of the foam insulation away and repeat. Thats the issue how many leaks are there. Then when it is all done when will we need to replace other parts because the tub is now 8 years old. Quote
Roger Posted November 21, 2009 Report Posted November 21, 2009 About $600 to fix the known leaks and replace the known parts that have leaks. After fixing those refill and then if more leaks they would need to rip more of the foam insulation away and repeat. Thats the issue how many leaks are there. Then when it is all done when will we need to replace other parts because the tub is now 8 years old. Lets assume you have to have a tech 3 times for 600. Thats 1800 bucks. A new Cameo is 8-9 grand and should last 12-18 years. For 1800 bucks you should have 4-10 years left. Quote
JAMES THE HOT TUB GUY Posted November 21, 2009 Report Posted November 21, 2009 About $600 to fix the known leaks and replace the known parts that have leaks. After fixing those refill and then if more leaks they would need to rip more of the foam insulation away and repeat. Thats the issue how many leaks are there. Then when it is all done when will we need to replace other parts because the tub is now 8 years old. Lets assume you have to have a tech 3 times for 600. Thats 1800 bucks. A new Cameo is 8-9 grand and should last 12-18 years. For 1800 bucks you should have 4-10 years left. What part of the country are you in? i am in georgia and i have not seen any pipe freeze and bust in the foam. Quote
KeithFranklin Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Posted November 21, 2009 About $600 to fix the known leaks and replace the known parts that have leaks. After fixing those refill and then if more leaks they would need to rip more of the foam insulation away and repeat. Thats the issue how many leaks are there. Then when it is all done when will we need to replace other parts because the tub is now 8 years old. Lets assume you have to have a tech 3 times for 600. Thats 1800 bucks. A new Cameo is 8-9 grand and should last 12-18 years. For 1800 bucks you should have 4-10 years left. What part of the country are you in? i am in georgia and i have not seen any pipe freeze and bust in the foam. Chicago area. Was absolutly the most brutal time of the year last years winter. Pump died and the noises the tub was making was horrible. We made a stupid decision to shut it off and hope. That caused it to freeze up. The pump was replaced in the spring and then we refilled but hat terrible leaking. We pulled out the foam from one area and found several leaks. We havent done anything since then. Quote
linD43 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Posted November 23, 2009 Chicago area. Was absolutly the most brutal time of the year last years winter. Pump died and the noises the tub was making was horrible. We made a stupid decision to shut it off and hope. That caused it to freeze up. The pump was replaced in the spring and then we refilled but hat terrible leaking. We pulled out the foam from one area and found several leaks. We havent done anything since then. Though now I am starting to sound like a 'Fix-a-Leak' salesperson ... For $13 I would throw in a bottle and see what happens before you have the tech come out. (You're lucky, techs wanted $1200 minimum to fix my tub!) Of course if the leaks you see are big cracks then this won't work (claims to work for holes as big as 1/8") but if they are numerous small cracks then you might get lucky. Even if it doesn't fix ALL the leaks perhaps it will limit you to just one Tech visit. After all, you've already replaced the pump. $600 is a whole lot cheaper than a new tub if everything else was working OK. linda ... who is draining her tub today. Quote
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