Steve19

I moved into a house with an '80's style hot tub. It had no heat, and I traced the problem to a shorted heater. I like the tub, and the older electro-mechanical control box seems rock solid even if it doesn't have the features of today's digital controls. Unfortunately, the heater does not seem to screw in and out. Attached is a picture of the end of it. There are no screws and the end does not seem to rotate. It's like the legendary sword in the stone. There is no pulling it out. Anybody have a suggestion, and do they even make elements like this anymore? For what it's worth, the brand was Fountain Valley Spas, and the control box was a "Len Gordon" type -- Model FF-30-1AL. I was hoping to find a $50 element somewhere. Not sure I would want to try to adapt a modern tube-style element. The pump is below the current element, and there is very little room to maneuver.