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"LAING Spa Circulation Pump E5 (with Free Peak Products 3 Pack Connectors Terminals) - 74427 for Watkins: Hot Spring, Tiger River, Caldera Hot Tubs" from Amazon. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NLGMSKC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Anecdotally if feels cheap and light. And the three releases for the wire spring clips ARE (or should I say WERE) very cheap- all three broke off by the simple act of sliding them back with finger pressure. It was a chore, but I managed to use a tiny screwdriver to open the releases and get the wires firmly inserted. I actually have the OEM pump on order to keep around as a spare- If this had happened in the dead of winter I may not have the runway to wait for one to be delivered before everything froze and shattered...

Thanks for the confirmation! Replaced the pump, all looks good. Got the pump I could get in a hurry, which is physically smaller than the original If I had a longer runway (tub is needed this weekend!) I would've ordered the proper physical size pump.

Hi all, 2006 Hot Springs Sovereign II. Power and Ready (Red & Green) lights blinking. No water flowing through circulator. Reading online I found that this means the circulator is not running either because of an air lock, clogged/blocked line, or a bad pump. (The lights will apparently also flash with the circulator running, but not the heater, if the pressure switch goes bad- but the water is definitely not circulating). I removed the bottom hose from the circulator and water came out not only through the hose but through the pump also- which indicates to my inexperienced eyes that there is no air lock (at least not anymore) nor something clogging the lines. Re-installed the lines, powered back up...lights looked good for about 30 seconds, then back to blink-blink-blink. I used a non-contact electrical probe to verify that there is power going to the pump. All this leads me to believe (again, with no experience other than that gleaned via the interwebs) that the pump itself is bad. Does that sound correct, or am I missing something? Thanks!

Hi guys, I think I'm out of luck here, but figure I'd ask anyway. Is there any cover lifter on the market that can help with the first-half "flip", and then the subsequent "close" of that first half? I built a raised deck for my tub, and in order to not take up too much space, I made it almost exactly the same width of the tub. So it's pretty hairy to do the first flip, since it can't be done from the ground. If (as I expect) the answer is "no", has anybody figured out any techniques to aid in this? I'm thinking for the "close" motion, maybe some kind of leash/strap that attached to the cover on both sides, and then pull that from the front of the tub to pull the flap forward to close. Don't know how to hand the "open" portion,, though, aside from pushing it open with a broom handle or something like that. Thanks!