Recent content by ChrisPDX

You know, I can't explain it, it was quite awhile back and we didn't know what we were doing, and I may well be miss-attributing the cause (apologies, I realize this forum is about getting down to what's actually happening, much appreciated) ... but I recall it was difficult to keep the water...

I'd like to warn other noobs that water hardness is not a trivial issue to simply ignore. Our first hot tub about 20 years ago was a Sundance, and neither the manual nor our dealer mentioned a word about hardness or calcium, and so we never checked it. Turns out our municipal tap water is very...

Can you help me understand how one would use dowel rods to locate a leak ?

Quick question on your rehab of this spa: after removing the closed-cell insulation that was blown-in originally, in order to access and repair the cracks, what sort of insulation did you use to replace it? Looks like standard wall insulation. Nice work and thanks.