AdamD10
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16 hours ago, CanadianSpaTech said:
Ok you need to use a spoon.. yes a spoon and dig away the yellow foam. Don't worry about replacing it when the repair is finished. Remove as much as you need to find the leak. You need to see the leak and trace where it is coming from then we can advise you from there. Let us know
From your earlier photos and description I was under the impression the water was coming up through the hole in the T handle where the red clip is.
Brilliant, thanks. I’ll do this later and report back 👍🏻
Ah no, nothing come out of there, all from underneath. See video here.
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On 8/25/2021 at 12:20 PM, CanadianSpaTech said:
Starting at the pump and working back you have a 45 degree pump union glued into the gate valve, The gate valve is glued into a 2" x 2" x 2" T fitting. You have soft plumbing on the far side of the T fitting and it can be cut where the soft plumbing goes into the T fitting. You will likely have to use a 2" coupler to add in a piece of 2" plumbing to reattach it back into the T fitting. Anytime you cut something you end up 1.5-2" short. Sometimes you get lucky and have enough slack in the soft plumbing to be able to reattach it but you will likely not so you have to use a coupler and a 3" bit of 2" soft hose. NOW the difficult part... where does the other "leg" of the T fitting go to... You can't cut rigid plumbing FITTINGS and reattach a new piece. You have to go to soft hose to soft hose to the pump union and replace everything that is a rigid fitting in between. On the pump side new union then new Gate valve then new T fitting straight through to Soft plumbing. You need to dig out the last side of the T Fitting and see where it goes and if you can get to a spot with soft plumbing that you can cut add a 2" coupler and a 3" piece of soft hose to rejoin the soft plumbing back into rigid pipe and rebuild it all. If that last "leg" of the T fitting goes directly into the pump return fitting in the foot well you will be replacing that as well.
You have to do all this AND get it all to line up so the pump union can sit flush up against the pump face so it doesn't leak. I attach the pump union first and work from there dry fitting everything first so you know it's flush up against the pump face.
Side note.. you might have a straight section of 2" rigid plumbing that goes into the T fitting instead of soft plumbing and it could be cut and a coupler used just like with soft plumbing... cut it and add a coupler to the straight rigid pipe and use soft on the other side of the coupler to go into the T fitting. It doesn't have to be rigid pipe.
Dig out that foam and see where it goes. Post more pics and we can go from there.
You can buy a serviceable gate valve that can be taken apart if ever needed in the future and if they had of used one you would not be in this situation. It has o-rings that can wear out but are cheap to replace ...but that would be to easy... and we all know nothing is easy...ever. Would love to take an spa engineer/designer out for a day and say here you fix it.
I won’t lie, you’ve lost me here! Sorry for being slow but I’m an accountant so hot tub plumbing is not my forte, Ha.
The leak is coming from the area with the arrow pointing at it. The circled area is the foam that i think I need to remove to understand the underlying issue, is it ok to just rip it off? Will that need to be replaced? What is it for?
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22 hours ago, CanadianSpaTech said:
@RDspaguy I prefer Diva 💋 .... and it's NEVER my fault
Want more drama... There is a 678% chance you will have to tip the spa on it's side and take the bottom off the make the full repair.
That's what she said... I'll let myself out
Bush fix $30... full repair by a Tech if you have to have movers in to stand up the tub and lay it back down again post repair... $1000 + But that's CDN $ so...
Luckily there is no fixed bottom, just a based which it sits on. However, tipping it on its side is an issue as it is quite an old, round spa with a fairly weak facade (see picture). It was a real effort to get it out of the seller’s garden and into ours! The only time I want the thing moved again is when it has given up the ghost and it is going to the tip to be replaced by a shiny new one!
Bush fix sounds great, full repair by a tech sounds horrible, whichever currency we’re talking. Ultimately, it is a 15 year old (albeit in very good condition for age) hot tub so we need to be careful how much we spend on repairs. May have to try the bodge fix first of all!
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7 hours ago, RDspaguy said:
He's Canadian, and a bit of a drama queen as well. It's not his fault... 🤣
Seriously, the issue is where that other pipe that disappears into the foam goes. It might be simple, or it might be a nightmare. No way to tell without digging it out.
Or, you know, you can try the epoxy band-aid. I personally wouldn't waste the time and effort, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist and follow the motto "do it right or do it again". And I HATE to do it again...
Ha. He has provided excellent advice, although it is well out oF my diy skill set!
Is it ok to just remove that bit of foam in order to see what the issue is underneath? Presumably so as how else to fix it?!
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8 hours ago, CanadianSpaTech said:
Yep, That T fitting scares me where does it go and what other rigid plumbing is attached to it we can't see. As we say in Canada...might snowball
Why does it scare you? I’m scared now!!
Another couple of pictures to show how it is all plumbed in. Let me know if you need any more.
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5 hours ago, AdamD10 said:
Do you think it’s just the t valve that needs replacing? I’m very new to any sort of plumbing like this so am really unsure of the best approach! I’ll take another couple of pics in the morning to show what else it is connected to.
A couple more pictures to show the inside and how the plumbing is set up. I don’t know where to start!
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2 hours ago, CanadianSpaTech said:
Yep, That T fitting scares me where does it go and what other rigid plumbing is attached to it we can't see. As we say in Canada...might snowball
Do you think it’s just the t valve that needs replacing? I’m very new to any sort of plumbing like this so am really unsure of the best approach! I’ll take another couple of pics in the morning to show what else it is connected to.
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As the title says, and I need help!
Pictures added to show where the leak is from. Looks like a gate valve but no idea what to do to diagnose or fix as it is very tight down there and hard to manoeuvre.
Help!
Leaking gate valve in hot tub
in Portable Hot Tubs & Spas
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Definitely inserted it, can you not play it? See below screenshot of uploaded video!