GDuke

The same thing has happened to us yesterday. After 2 summers of very light use we set the tub up yesterday and the water was pouring from the bottom of the pump. I'm furious that I've bought something that the company knows I'll likely need to throw away after a very short period of time. I have the Paris model. After some googling and advice from a very friendly fella on a Facebook hot tub group, It turns out that the issue was the non return valves in the blower unit. I've fixed it. Not sure how long it will last but it's working at the moment. I'm not suggesting anyone should or shouldn't try it but it's working for me at the moment. Unplug the pump and disconnect from the hot tub. Remove the base from the pump unit. Remove the blower unit. (the large diameter pipe into your unit) Remove both ends by taking out the screws and expose the non return valves. The rubber seal on mine at the water end had perished and you can't buy a new replacement, so take the one from the bottom and swap it for the other. Now for the Blue Peter bit. I used two latex balloons (90p per pack from the card shop) stretched over the plunger. Cut of the ends of the balloons. Pierce holes around the balloon and about an inch from the cut edge so you can stretch it over the spigoted end of the plunger/valve. Slightly stretch the spring to make sure of a good seal. (I've been told that even if they fail then no water can get to the electrical parts). Put everything back together and cross your fingers and toes. Took me about twenty minutes to do. I've bought a set of a, b, c and water pump seals from ebay for £9.95 so at the end of the season and prior to putting it together next year I'll replace all the seals and might need to do this fix again but for now it's all good. I might make a video at that point too but for now I don't want to strip it again to show pictures etc. Hope this helps someone too Oh and lazy spa sort your **** out and consider the environment. Not everything should be disposable.