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  1. Your on the right track, keep it simple. I've owned 2 hot tubs and a swim spa and every one over the years simply lost "extra" features like radios, remote controls, ozone generators, UV lights just because they were not robust and the cost to repair did not provide something beneficial. Most spas are actually simple devices made up of common components and most owners really never use all the features, 3 pumps, zillions of jets once the novelty wears off.
  2. So I am sure I know the answer but just wanted to confirm. Recently noticed a wet are outside the spa, did a little digging and found a plumbing leak. The tee has 3" flex hose and branches off to a 1" line, the leak appears to be at the reducer and hose joint. Other than cutting out and replacing the other possible solution I came up with is to 3D print a cover that would go around the end of the tee and hose and allow me to fill with epoxy. Worst case it cost me a refill of the spa. If I do remove the tee, I assume taking the entire line out from the tee back to the pump would be the best action vs attempting to insert the tee into the existing line with couplings etc to make up for the lost pipe length!
  3. So I can understand your situation, went through the new/used purchase decision last year after we sold our 06 swim spa. Looked at everything from new smaller basic spas up to some larger used spas. Ultimately with many hours of searching I came across a 6 month old Master Spa that I picked up for $8K ($14K new) moved it and everything so far is great. It was more than some of the new units but at 520 gallons it was the biggest we could find coming off a 2500 gal swim spa, Bottom line, talk to enough people and you will eventually find someone who has seen, heard, had an issue. They are all money pits and will eventually run out of warranty and need repairs. There is such a huge mark up in spas that if I can find a clean, functional unit and is only a couple years old I'll accept the risk of having to fix something down the road.
  4. I had to bleed a pump after changing the water this weekend. I looked for the generator but only found the UV light box but this did have a hose coming off and running over to what looks like an injector going into one of the main lines. Would the UV and ozonator be together? The only thing is that with all the foam I cant locate the line going to the specific jet where the bubbles used to come from. Probably need to take panels off other sides for more inspection.
  5. So after some discussion with the owner of the local pool supply she convinced me that the water test strips was a fair trade off vs the complexity of a more labor intensive test kit. So for now I'm testing more frequently and making smaller daily adjustments to keep the water clear and balanced. However, the white floaties continue, completed a water change again this last weekend and once everything was heated up I had to bleed two pumps and after running for 10 seconds the entire spa was full of the white particles. Whatever is causing this is lining the pipes and when run it breaks away. Eventually it filters out but wish I could figure out what is creating this. This spring when the local store re-opens I'll take a water sample to them for testing and see if that shows anything.
  6. Just noticed that no ozone bubbles were present last night, Master Spa tub, about 2 years old. What are the typ failure modes of these generators and is there a way to test unit or is it typ a throw away and replace item?.
  7. I've even found that if I scoop them out with the net it will cause some to dissolve, definitely not a hard material, almost a waxy material. As noted we never saw this with the prior swim spa, everything else is the same water, chemicals, etc. This has been going on from the first time we added water! Obviously first task is the tester to fine tune the water.
  8. So after I got rid of my H2X (2500 gal) swim spa last fall and picked up a LS900 (500 gal) spa I assumed my water problems would be minimal. First off I know I need to get a better water tester than the strips, that will be done this week. Here is what is going on. Just did a water change yesterday (well water) and along with the green water I start seeing small white flakes in the water. They are about the size of a grain of rice, some larger, but if you get a hold of one it will dissolve. Water balance is close (per test strips) but as noted will get a better kit to manage closer. Today I had to bleed two pump, with that done and pumps running it REALLY filled the spa full of floaties. So what is the best guess of what is creating/causing these?
  9. Let me modify the question. Understand the benifit of having the hard cover and will use this for the spring/winter/fall. During the summer, is there a better choice of a cover to use other than the foam cover, like a soft cover, that everybody can get on/off easier? Something to keep out the bugs/dirt/leaves, maybe some insulation value, but primarily for ease of use?
  10. Just brought home a 2006 H2X swim spa which was quite the adventure attempting to move a 3500# spa across town and into the back yard. I'm sure there will be many questions in the future but here's the first. Since the spa is 16' long the prior owner had 2 conventional 8x8 hard foam covers installed with the swinging cross bars to move then. I dont have them on the spa yet but it looks like when they are opened they will fold toward each end and be standing above the spa, they do not swing down to the ground. Since one of the covers was stollen when this spa was in storage prior to bringning home I'm wondering if maybe there is a better/different solution to providing a cover? I think we'll be using this more as a pool during the sumer time than a spa (too much water to heat) and not used during the winter at all. Ive had a conventional spa before so I know the advantage of having the hard covers but maybe some type of roll cover for use in the summer and then put the hard covers on in the fall/spring? Any thoughts?
  11. Considering a used Dimension 1 Amore Bay, 4450 lbs wet. This will be part of a deck/patio project so several small concrete projects involved. Is there a preference to supporting this unit? Would a full size solid, 4" thick slab or a parameter style pad say 12-18" wide (middle filled with rock) with 5-6" deep be any better? Seems to me the parameter style would support more and require less concrete? Any comments welcome!
  12. First post, lots of great information. New house and starting to make plans for the summer deck project. In our prior house we had a 8' spa and the kids used it more for a pool than a spa, in fact it was rarely used as a spa. We now live in Michigan so due to short season not intersted in a pool but thought a large spa or even some type of small boxed pool that we could integrate into the deck to splash in on thoes few hot summer days would be nice. Was looking at a couple of items from Dimension spas, one is a a exercise spa but understand that is around $15K. they also have a large 10' spa but again not sure I want/need all of the jets. Anyway, intersted to hear from everybody on any known products?
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