hampy_251

So, for anyone interested, I wound up buying a 2 1/4" plug with a 1" relief plug (if that's the proper terminology) and my pal milled it down to an almost exact fit. I pried open the crack with a jeweler's screwdriver and primed and cemented it and then immediately primed/cemented the plug and slid it in. Fit almost perfect. I replaced the 1" relief plug and it's fitting perfectly. Yes, the volcano is on 100% but who uses the volcano at under 100%?? Thanks to everyone for your input.

Aaah, I didnt know about the winterizing plug.... I was just using a plumbing pressure test plug from the hardware store. I'll look for the winterizing plug as a temporary fix so I can at least use the spa until I can get all the PVC fixed up. Thanks so much for your detailed answer.

Hello folks. Im in a bit of a problem. I really dont know how to fix this pvc port in my Coast. The adjustment knob for the volcano jet blew off a while back and I had a Seal Test plug in there for a while. I can no longer use the seal test anymore and I just want to seal this port off but I dont really know how. It's an odd size so the 2" pvc plug doesnt slide in snugly. I feel like if I use a bunch of silicone, it'll eventually blow out from pressure. Hell, I cant even tell how the adjustment knob was even attached. Does anyone have advice?

Wow, I already had a login. I don't remember posting before. So, I have a 2004 Coast Spa. The heating elements went out and I was unable to find a dual element to replace it with. The serviceman just put in a new tube and a much more efficient single element and it seems to be doing just fine. Better than fine really - it only took about 7 hours to heat this 400gal tub from 62 degrees. Anyway, the issue now is that it doesn't seem to respect the high limit anymore and will sometimes heat up to 111. Let me start a little further back... it was routinely heating to 111 or 112 and I'd have to open the cover and let it cool before I got in. The serviceman suggested that I look for a switch at the bottom of the filter reservoir. I flipped a switch down there and it seemed to bein heating properly. I was pretty pleased. It worked at 101 and 102 just fine - heating up to 102 and maintaining the temp all night. Then, I bumped it to 103 and went back outside 30 minutes later and it was 111 again. What the hell? I'm beginning to wonder if the serviceman didn't wire something incorrectly and so the spa heats every time the pumps come on (rather than the pumps coming on every time it heats). The only further information I have is that the insulation was rat eaten so I heavily reinsulated. But I don't know why that'd cause it to overheat. Any advice?

Hello everyone, Having a bit of trouble. I've got a big Coast spa. Got a screaming deal on it - 8 seater, two 2 stage pumps, etc. etc. It's one from 2003-2004 that had the motor recall (which I'm currently trying to take advantage of with Coast). My problem is this: motor 2 was burning fuses. It would fire up and run just fine or it would buzz before burning a fuse. I left is sit for several months just using pump 1. The other day, I finally got a new capacitor put on and, lo and behold, the motor fired right up (and blew a pound of algae into the water). However, it only runs stage two. Stage one doesn't click, buzz, pop or make any indication that it's attempting to activate. So, my question is: is it possible that I plugged the capacitor in backwards or something? I didn't think it's run at all if I mis-wired it. The replacement is, of course, an exact match for the old one. Or, is the pump simply too old or has been sitting too long? It just surprised me that stage 2 pumped powerfully but stage 1 wont make a sound.