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I own a Sundance Tacoma Spa, a very compact triangular 3-person unit. I have been very happy with it. But lately it has begun to get "watchdog errors" which typically mean bad temperature sensor or flow sensor. When that happens the heating shuts off. I have two problems: I live in a very cold climate, and I will be traveling for a few weeks. I don't have time to figure out the reason for the watchdog error, probably requiring ordering parts. So I have decided to "winterize" my spa -- which means draining ALL of the water. The issue that I'm having is that I need to remove the drain plug(s) on the pump (according to the user manual). But, due to the compact nature of the Tacoma, the drain plug(s) seem to be nearly totally inaccessible. I can reach my arm all the way into the cabinet of of the spa and feel what I think is a drain plug on the pump, but there's no way that I could possibly remove it, let alone put it back. I am wondering if anyone has ever "winterized" a Sundance Tacoma spa and if so, how the heck did you deal with the drain plug? Many thanks, Amature
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I bought a house in Walnut Creek, California with a 2006 Jacuzzi J-325 hot tub. I wanted to shut it down for the winter so I drained the tub. The instructions then say to pull the smaller drain plug off the pump to let an additional gallon of water out. Well, I finally found that drain plug but it is down under some larger pipes and there is no way to get a grip on it. It is not coming off. The larger (white) plumbing pipes are secured to the pump by round grey fittings but I couldn't make them budge either. First question is, do I really need to drain the water from the pump? The temp gets to 38 degrees regularly and maybe gets to 32 once or twice a winter. Second question, is there any way I can use my shop vac to suck the water out from one of the jets or something? Any help is appreciated!