Sailfish Bret

Actually, this spa has air control valves, 4 of them that, when turned on, inject air (areation) through the smaller directional jets. This is why I am so confused as to why any air would be introduced into the other, larger jets. If you're going to control air to some, why not have controls on all? Today, I've been able to check on a few other spas including the Relay and I have found that they do not, in fact, have any air introduced through any of the jets with the air control valves in the off position, including the larger jets with the dials fully open, which leads me to believe there's a plummbing issue with mine. I do appreciate all the information folks. The wife and I are enjoying our first spa. It gets much more use than our pool ever did.

Got it, thank you. I guess I was just finding it hard to believe that the only way to stop continious aeration was to turn off the flow of water to the jets. Are all spas that way or just a poor design by Watkins?

Thanks for the replies, so Dan The Spa Man, what you're saying is, air is supposed to be getting pushed through the larger dialed jets eventhough they are not connected to any air supply or air valves? Thanks again

Come on, someone has to have an opinion about this? Surly you can say whether or not your spa is aerated with injected air even with the air injecter dials shut off. I know I'm new on this board but I really could use some help understanding this. Bret

Guess I thought the Hot Spot spas from Watkins were a little more popular. So let me open it up and ask the question this way; in any brand spa, is aeration (air) being introduced continously or only when specific aeration control valves are turned on? I'm just trying to determine if there is something specifically wrong with the plumbing on mine. I have learned that agressive aeration will quickly cause the PH to rise which I assume will also reak havoc with TA at some point. Thank you again,

Good afternoon, I've been lurking around the site for a little while now. I bought a new Hot Spot Tempo about a year ago and the wife and I really are enjoying it. We use to have a 20,000 gal pool but get much more use out of this spa than we ever did the pool. I do have a question however: I've noticed with my Tempo that even with all 4 of the Venturi air valves turned completely off, air is still being injected into some, but not all of my larger 4" dial-controlled jets. In other words, on my spa, the only way to stop air from being injected into my tub is to turn each individual 4" jet off. It's been like this since it's first fill. Have any of you Tempo or Relay owners also experienced this? Is this normal for these spas? and finally, I read somewhere that excessive use of injected air into a spa can cause water quality issues. Can anyone provide some information about that? Thanks in advance, Sailfish Bret

Thanks Spatech, that is exactly what it's doing. Just seems to me that the water should filter anytime any of the pumps are on. If I am running just pump number 2, no surface filtering is taking place. Oh, and I agree, a salesman should know and understand the features of the spa's he/she sells.

I bought a Hot Spot Tempo a few months ago. So far I'm happy with it. However, it is my first ever spa. I originally negotiated the Relay for $5500 out the door; tax, steps, delivery, setup and cover lifter. My spa store provides a 4 month initial supply of chemicals. I say originally negotiated because I ended up buying the Hot Spot Tempo rather than the Relay. I did this for the following reasons: The Relay's pump configuration didn't allow for both the main corner seats to be on, along with the 4 dome jets for your feet, unless both pumps were running in high speed. Pump 1 runs one corner seat and pump 2 runs the other. On the Tempo, pump 2 runs both seats and the dome. The Tempo also has 6 additional jets that shoot directly at the bottoms of your feet when in the lounger. For this, I paid an additional grand. That said, my spa dealer extended the deal I had negotiated for the Relay to a friend of mine. Now for the one thing I don't like when it comes to both of these spas. You may want to think about this when running your pumps. For some unknown reason, on the 4th pump setting, which is the single stage number 2 pump all by itself, the water does not filter through the filter ring. Sorry, I don't know the technical name of the ring that sucks down around the filter allowing the water to pour into the filter canister. However, it only "sucks" down when the first pump is running. This to me seems like a design flaw. If anyone else knows of a reason for this, I'd appreciate hearing it. My dealer didn't even realize this happened until I showed him on one of his Relay's. Sorry for the long first post. Hope I didn't bore you too much. Good luck and happy soaking with your new Relay. Sailfish Bret