Hi TFPers,
My '07 Jacuzzi J480 has started to leak.
I suspect it's from a jet, but can't see any visible signs anywhere to point me to the jet responsible.
One of my main pumps has a leak, prominent when it's running (sprays water off the driveshaft like a tap just slightly open), maybe that's the culprit, but I can't help thinking the water loss is too great for such a 'slight' leak.
The main pumps are 7 years old, the circ pump is 2 years old, as is the heater element.
A friend of mine has told me to remove all the jets from the water side of the tub (after draining) and seal them all using hot tub sealant. He says this will fix it for a couple of seasons.
But I can't help thinking that, to seal all / any jets properly, I'd have to remove them all from the back side, pushing them back into the tub to reveal the sealing face that sits against the tub, then put sealant on this face.
My tub has many, many jets!
And I'd have to remove most of the foam insulation to get to them all.
This seems to be a whole load of pain to me, and my wife thinks the tub is so old it should be traded in and replaced, to avoid these constant repairs I'm having to carry out. Any time / money spent on it would be wasted in her mind.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks - D
My '07 Jacuzzi J480 has started to leak.
I suspect it's from a jet, but can't see any visible signs anywhere to point me to the jet responsible.
One of my main pumps has a leak, prominent when it's running (sprays water off the driveshaft like a tap just slightly open), maybe that's the culprit, but I can't help thinking the water loss is too great for such a 'slight' leak.
The main pumps are 7 years old, the circ pump is 2 years old, as is the heater element.
A friend of mine has told me to remove all the jets from the water side of the tub (after draining) and seal them all using hot tub sealant. He says this will fix it for a couple of seasons.
But I can't help thinking that, to seal all / any jets properly, I'd have to remove them all from the back side, pushing them back into the tub to reveal the sealing face that sits against the tub, then put sealant on this face.
My tub has many, many jets!
And I'd have to remove most of the foam insulation to get to them all.
This seems to be a whole load of pain to me, and my wife thinks the tub is so old it should be traded in and replaced, to avoid these constant repairs I'm having to carry out. Any time / money spent on it would be wasted in her mind.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks - D