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Just an update on this. The hot tub is working again. I had removed the filters for a few days and I checked the temperature and ran the jets for a while each day. No error messages, and the temp changes accurately with the setting (went to 100 and back down to 80). I have no idea if anything I...

Thanks for that info, could be helpful. The problem does seem random. Today everything is fine, the temp is correct and water is circulating normally. The circ pump was replaced earlier this year so it’s not old. I will remove the filters and see if that prevents it. I’ll also try to remove the...

I'm not too sure what all of those mean but the chlorine level and pH are normal (measured by the color on the dipstick). I'm not using salt any more. See more detailed reply to rdaspaguy. Not sure what you mean about ozone. Thanks, Mark.

Thanks for the reply. We did use a Saltron Mini when we first moved in to this house in 2019. I thought that might be the cause of the heater failures so I stopped using it and switched to chlorine powder only a couple years ago. Sometimes when we were using the salt system, the pH would be high...

Here are some pics of my hot tub’s innards…

Hi. Ever since we moved in to this house in Plymouth MI in 2019, the Island Spas "Captiva" hot tub usually isn't working and needs repairs. It's a 2013 model, and the previous owner claimed he had no problems with it. But since 2019 we have had the heater replaced 5 times and the circ pump once...