Jeff O Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hi all, I've been looking at posts on this for awhile now and everyone seems very helpful - hopefully you can help me too. I was recently gifted a Tiger River Bengal spa from friends, it came with a house they bought and they only used it twice in the last 5 years - they did say it leaked but weren't certain where as they didn't use it much and weren't inclined to investigate.... The shell itself looks in great shape. So yesterday, I decided to start seeing what I could locate and started fill thru the filter inlet like the instructions say and I let it run about as deep as the jet in the footwell in the bottom of the tub and just over the top of the seats... I could see I had water in the mechanical compartment but couldn't tell quite where it was coming in - though I could see movement in the water near the pipe that fed the footwell jet... (too much stuff in the way to get a clear line of sight, didn't help that I accidently sprayed the inside of that compartment with the hose).... so I thought ok, I'll turn the water off and see the level where it stops leaking and start looking to see what is at that level.... I made sure the drain valves were closed. So I was little surprised when I looked in the tub this morning and there was only a little water left in the bottom just below the level of the drain in the center of the tub... I'm guessing that is where at least one leak is - is there an o-ring or seal on the drain that could be bad? Or is it likely the drain pipe is cracked? I know from reading here the check valve is also prone to breaking and I hope that accounts for the water in my equipment compartment... Given the age of this tub, should I plan on just replacing all the seals around the jets and such? I'm not afraid of doing some digging to find leaks - just looking for advice before I start - thanks for being patient with the Newbie questions :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Spring Official Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 The drain in the bottom is also the heater return. It could be leaking all the way back to the equipment compartment. It could be leaking in the in-foam plumbing or in the equipment compartment. Be careful doing any in-foam digs or other spa work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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