ssiem37

Tiger River - Bengal

it's a bad circuit board. I'm so annoyed b/c i've had the tub five years and three months. the warranty is only five years. :cuss

Is there any explanation (other than the heater's crapped out) for my water not being hot?

I'm contemplating switching from chlorine/silver ion to bromine, but want to hear the pros and cons of each. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

I decided to start with changing the filter and that seems to have eliminated my problem. Thanks for all the input.

how do I know if I have that?

OK..That's good. Now next I would either drain it(If the water is old) or close the two shut off valves so you can open the pump. If you have no shutoff`s then you will have to drain it. First off I do not know how many pumps you have. Usual configuration is A single two speed with an air blower. You may have a two speed that covers half the spa and another full speed for the other half. Anyways close the valves and get a big pair of channel locks or pipe wrench and loosen the lock nut on the suction side of the pump. This is the horizontal pipe going in the center of the pump(not the side or top). now at this point you can look and feel directly into the pump inlet for any foreign objects. Better would be (if you can) to remove the pump altogether and inspect it in the open. If you cant you can take some needle nose pliers or tweezers and dig around and see if there is something obstructing the impeller. The impeller has veins as well (small channels) so if you find small objects there may be more jammed into the channel`s and then you do need to remove the pump. This is not a 100 percent deduction..I have seen small objects clog an impeller that cannot be seen or felt from the opening. But now that the suction side is disconnected you might as well run water into it with a hose and rag or if you have one an drain flush tool. a drain flush you hook to your garden hose and as soon as you turn the water on it expands in the pipe and flushes water through 10-15 bucks at the hardware store. But if not a tightly wrapped rag around a garden hose will suffice. Its best to do this with another person to watch one end of the pipe while your at the other end. Thats enough for you for now. If it helps ..Great, if not I`ll keep an eye out on the post. Good luck. Wow, that's a lot of work for a guy who's not very mechanically inclined. The interesting thing is that when it's on, and running full power without the filter, the little ring that is around the filter basin sucks down and it runs fine. When I put the filter in, it seems to bob up and down. When it is bobbing, it makes this horrible squelching type noise and the jets slow down but then speed back up when it goes down. It's kind of like if you were to put a crimp in a garden hose....then let go.... ps. i think it's just one pump b/c it's either on or off. I don't even know where I would begin to access the equipment you described.

Ok, I did what several of you said. I took out the filter and it was 10 times stronger. I recently brought the filter in and ran it under water to try to clean it. and the filter itself is less than a year old. In the past, when I cleaned the filter with a hose, outside, I could see discoloration and the dirt leave the filter as I cleaned it. This filter looks brand new. I looked and there isn't debris (e.g. pine needles) in between the pleats. Suggestions?

Yes, and no. I change the filter regularly. Thanks.

I have a 5 year old Tiger River (Hotsprings) Bengal. The jets power have significantly decreased. Any suggestions? I'm thinking the pump is going bad.