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  1. You can use standard 2-inch schedule 40 PVC plumbing fittings for repairs. Just watch out for the cellular-core 'PVC' pipe at big-box retailers. Cell-core will not handle the temperatures or pressures in a hot tub. Use the purple primer. Oatey makes a pool/spa chemical resistant glue. It's called Rain-n-shine. The glue itself is blue. I used the stuff when I had to make repairs to my new-to-me '07 hot tub.
  2. I would start with checking the fittings at the pump and check the pump shaft seal (between the pump and motor). You said you moved to a different house with this tub. Was it subjected to temperatures below freezing during the move?
  3. I am guessing this is a 120-volt plug-in Dreammaker tub. I own a 2006 Eclipse and have seen that issue. Sn code means 1 or both probes are either out of range or disconnected. Check the 4-pin connector that connects the sensors to the controller as I have seen bad connections there. With the GFI unplugged, unplug and reconnect the sensors. If this doesn't work, replace the sensors. They are located in the 1-1/2" 90 fitting just above the pump and can be replaced without draining the tub (On the '06 Eclipse). OH mean overheat. You can cause it after filling the tub with hot or cold water and power is interrupted briefly during initial heat-up. If this happens, shut the tub off for 30 minutes and restart. A pocket of hot (over 104) forms at the sensors directly above the pump and trips the OH condition. Don't ask me how I know about that one. I cheat during the winter on refill. I fill it when cold tap water enough to cover the foot wells then switch to hot water from my washer connection until water is luke-warm from the hose. Switch back to cold water until full. Water is usually 65-75 instead of 45-50 and cuts reheat time to 12 hours instead of 24.
  4. I have a Dreammaker Eclipse from '06. Go to their website, http://dreammakerspas.com/owners/ I believe your model is in the '2011-2012 DMS Owner's Manual, English' The basic 4-button topside control is simple and explained in the pdf I hope this helps
  5. Well, my pump motor replacement on my '06 Dreammaker Eclipse didn't go as planned in mid-December. The start switch in the motor was getting stuck in 'run' position and was overheating. The complete pump/motor assembly was $300 from factory. The motor was an Emerson 1.5HP SPL rated motor. SPL = we lied about the ratings. It actually is a 1.0 HP motor. The pump was made by Flo-Master. I ordered a new 1.0 HP Emerson pump motor and a new shaft seal kit. Broke the wet end down, went great until removal of the impeller. No go, broke it trying to remove it. The impeller was seized to the motor shaft. I am now a week into no hot tub and wife not too happy. I ordered a new impeller. Based off the number on the impeller, it is a true 1.0-HP pump. I ended up using a reciprocating saw, cutting off the old motor shaft in order to reuse the wet end. A few days later, the new impeller arrived. A design change/revision vs the old impeller. The snout of the impeller that goes over the motor shaft is 1" longer than the old one. The motor shaft is no longer in the water inside the wet end of the pump. The snout extends through the seal and between the motor and wet end. IF this motor fails or if the wet end leaks, I should have no issues I went through. Bottom line: I spent about $190 to rebuild this pump instead of $325 but had a few issues along the way. The wife is happy, sort of an early Christmas gift. It was Dec 22 when we were able to get back in the hot tub.
  6. HomePC - I am fortunate to be close to 2 motor repair shops, both being 5 minutes apart. The repair shop I took my pump to had it repaired in about 4 hours from the time I dropped it off. I can't complain about the price or the turnaround time. I am an electrician by trade and have seen the quality of motors decline as a whole. But, I am gun-shy of AOSmith/Century motors after seeing first-hand early failures. My company has a mall as a customer and 28 roof-top A/C units (30 to 60 ton) and a minimum of 4 1-hp 3-phase 480 Volt condenser fan motors on each unit, all equipment dating to 1998. The original GE motors are dying after 15 years of service (usually shaft-end bearing failure which puts the rotors into the windings - boom). They can't get the motors made by GE (discontinued) and been replacing with AOSmith. Average service life is just outside the warranty of 1 year. They had one fail 2 weeks after installation...... AOSmith lost my vote. BTW, Dayton and Baldor are excellent motors but pricy.
  7. I just did this over the weekend. Loosen the water lines on the pump after draining the hot tub. Lift the tub up and prop it on 2 4x4's. Reach under with a 7/16" socket & ratchet and hold the nuts by the motor with a 7/16" wrench. My pump wasn't leaking, the motor's sleeve bearing on the bell end went bad and locked up the motor on start-up.
  8. IMO, I have seen more failures of the AO Smith as an entire brand when compared to GE or Emerson. Emerson brand is now Nidec/U.S. Motors. They have been acquisitioned by Nidec around 2007. I just had the single-speed Emerson pump motor repaired in my Dreammaker Eclipse (from 2006). It had sleeve bearings on the bell end and ball bearings on the shaft end. The sleeve bearing started to wear out and motor was locking up. $104 for a new bell end with sleeve bearings and complete checkout. (Cheaper than a $300 pump/motor)
  9. john2049 - a little late info for you. 56 on the topside controller is actually sb = standby mode. I have the owner's manual i downloaded from Dreammaker. I had recently purchased a used 2006 Eclipse. Previous owner said it wouldn't stop running and it leaked. The pump runs until it reaches temperature setting (they obviously didn't know, no manual). Leak, discharge line from pump had obviously broken at some point, probably frozen, and was hack-repaired with a fitting designed for a household drain line, with has no pressure. I was able to replace the hack repairs and now have a hot tub that runs properly with no leaks. I replaced the jet nozzles and also replaced the styrofoam panels in the cover as they were broken. All of this was for $600 including wiring, chemicals and the hot tub.
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