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  1. I'll fill it up again and take a look. Wouldn't I expect the water to continuously drain lower though than stay at the same level it gets to now?
  2. The plan was to replace it actually. Also The skimmer "door" doesn't slide very well anymore and often gets stuck. For some reason I thought I might be able to replace it from where I could access it, without having to get to the "outside" of the shell. The spa is raised from the ground so it's a bit higher than the pool equipment. It's entirely encased in stone pavers, so there's absolutely no way to tell if the ground is wet or not. Digging it out and replacing it would be quite a job. I don't do paver work, but my understanding is you usually can't pull them from the middle, got to come from an edge and work your way over. That's a huge job. There are jets, but they are below where the water level stops, so that's why I believe it is the skimmer as it's the only piece that is not fully submerged where the water stops.
  3. I'm the new owner of a visibly older in-ground hot tub, has pool pump and filter plumbing. It was fine for a few months until we started getting rapid water loss whenever it ran. I got some leak company to come out and they claimed to have found one of the jets was leaking and patched it up. They said it was a patch job and should be replaced soon. Turns out it's not this jet. The water level drops to the same spot every time at the bottom of the skimmer. I'm pretty sure the leak is there, probably bad gasket or just deteriorating plastic. I've contacted a handful of Spa repair companies and they either don't service my area (Tampa), or don't bother to call back. I'm looking at replacing this skimmer assembly myself, but I fear I may make things worse in the process. I've never owned a fiberglass hot tub before, so I'm not exactly confident in what I'm doing. I can see it's a Jacuzzi brand front access filter skimmer. It's got the Jacuzzi name right on it. I think this is the part: https://www.spaparts.com/en_us/front-access-filter-skimmer-9411-0467 I took the front cover off and attempted to remove all the screws. It seems they were screwed in with some caulking or some other material as some if it loosened up and came out, but the screws themselves would not come out. They just spin in place and I can't seem to pry them out. Also, they don't seem to lock back in if I try to tighten them. More spinning. I fear I may have ruined something here. Any advice on what I'm looking at or what I should be doing to correct this? Pic1 PIC2 PIC3
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