I have a 35-year-old CalSpa on my back patio, cost me $3000 in 1988. Maybe a decade ago it developed a small leak, not in the equipment section. I could pull off two other panels and pull out some sprayed-in foam but could not isolate/identify a leak area. There are about 6 to 8 small cracks in the shell, so maybe one or more of those is the cause of the leakage. The 4th side is 8 inches from the house wall, so inaccessible.
So I've been adding "Fix a Leak" 3 or 3 times a year, and it DOES work. This week I drained the spa, hand sanded the cracks, and used JB Weld Marine Epoxy in an attempt to seal those. After letting the marine epoxy set 24 hours, I added water, sodium bromide, and am observing....