PatrickR

If you read through the thread a couple of us gave our solutions to the leaks. My repair has been working for more then a year now.

Okay gents found a new leak over the last month or so. I thought it leaking fittings, nope. Opened up the power unit and found this. Cleaned it up and reinstalled filling right now. Has anyone else come across this? My guess is heating cooling cycles opened it up to leaking over time I've had running since last July. Take care

There is no valve. It is one elbow fitting at the bottom going to another at the top, with a crappy plastic pipe. It has nothing to do with water circulation, my hypothesis is that on the higher end units with WIFI that it was water level sensor location.

Still no leaking and working like a champ. Gonna consider this a permanent repair.

Look through this thread it will explain what to do. You have seal up the two fittings that are broken and leaking. As far as the water in the liner I tipped mine up until the air inlet was at the lowest point and emptied as much water as I could out.

You also need to remove the plastic housing at the top of this picture and this hole fill with sealant and puth housing back on. The two are attached by a cheap hose that is brittle and breaks. The second picture shows the broken hose.

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Mine is still working no leaks. So Bestway has a material quality control issue with these spa's

I used a garden hose washer on one of mine and does not leak.

All good filled up the tub Saturday no leaks of water or air. Heated up to operating temp and soaking in it now.

I plugged both fittings. There is no way to attach the tubing back. These fittings serve no purpose on this model liner and so the manufacturer just put tubing from the top to the bottom.

It's been two weeks and no leakage.

No I did not the hose serves no purpose it's not connected to any other hoses in the liner.

So far so good I caulked both fittings, and let dry. Air'd the liner back up and it is holding air again. Gonna let it sit dry for a few days to make sure it holds air.

Hi I have a Saluspa Barbados pirchased in Jan 2022 had a similar failure last month. Your post was most helpful that opening goes up to a fitting above the outlet. Bestway used a incorrect material hose that cracks and breaks. Mine just crumbled when I fished it out of the liner. I'm sealing both ends with caulking and then reinflate to see if it leaks.