JSanders

OK, so whomever the original poster on this is, if you ever find yourself in the Baltimore area, let me know. I have a beer or five for you. I was able to get the jets apart. The blue tubing on the inside pretty much just ripped away. I think years of the chemicals have just eaten through the rubber. Once I pulled the one end off, I pushed the threaded end back a good inch or two. I was able to use a pair of needle nose pliers to pull the hose out through the threaded end opening. I made it a point to keep all of the hose components. One post on here said the length of the hose you should cut is 9 inches. When I measured the length of the hose that remained on the threaded end, as well as the part that was on the jet head, plus the middle tube, the total length was 8.5 inches. From Amazon I bought the smallest zip ties I could find: ($5) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VMLH4ZS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I also bought the replacement hose: ($10) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HJHDZ4H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I was able to get the hose over the threaded end and zip tie it with the plastic clip in place. I trimmed off the remainder of zip tie. Put back into collar, turn a bit to avoid the two rails, and push the hose out the other end. I then attached that end to the big head and made sure the two pegs lined up. Pushing that back in and pulling on the threaded part while also making sure it aligned in the tracks. Also made sure both ends were zip tied. Did this four times. Screwed all 4 jets in. Got new manifolds from the spa dealer (mine were missing the black O-ring). Got the manifold hooked up. Filled the tub. Turned on jets... One set worked, other didn't. Scratched head. Remembered about a post where someone had jets that were brand new, but the air pressure just wasn't high enough to move the jets. Turned a couple of dials on my tub... SUCCESS! The local HotSprings store sells these jets for $130 after tax apiece, times 4 jets would have been $520 USD. I would add that if anyone ends up having a salt cell go bad, I highly recommend the Hot Tub Wizard. He has a cell that instead of being $900 (what dealer quoted) is $200. You can replace it yourself. The best news? He provides a cheat sheet of how to keep your tub going for decades by not having to buy the chemicals through the dealer (dealer charges me $17 for the salt, which I need every time I empty the tub. He points out where you can get it for $2). Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread. $15 and your knowledge saved me quite a lot.

How were you able to get the original hose off of both internal ends of the assembly? I have a 2016 Grandee and while one end pulls away easily, the other end (that screws into the tub) seems to be locked together. Thanks -