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    Hot Tub heating and cycle time question

    So in about 2 days it went from 76 to 100 f for 160gal. From what I can tell other hot tubs with heaters normally have a scondary pump that circulates the heat and to do normal filtering. My tub only has one, one speed pump, so everything is bubbling when it’s heating and filtering... and by...
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    Hot Tub heating and cycle time question

    Re: Hot Tub or maybe it’s a Spa questions I think it could be a "Friction Heater", a quick Google search pulls up a device that looks almost exactly like the red piece that is on the output of the pump...which is leaking a bit so off to Lowes to get a pipe wrench. Can't turn it by hand, but it...
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    Hot Tub heating and cycle time question

    Re: Hot Tub or maybe it’s a Spa questions It is a standalone, plastic shell. http://vomitcomet.net/images/bubbletub/controlboard.jpg http://vomitcomet.net/images/bubbletub/controllabel.jpg http://vomitcomet.net/images/bubbletub/pumplabel.jpg http://vomitcomet.net/images/bubbletub/controls.jpg...
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    Hot Tub heating and cycle time question

    Hi all, new to hot tubs, one came with the house we bought and just now starting to clean and power it up. I had a air lock that I was able to fix, but my next quandary is it doesn’t appear that there is a heater installed. It this typical? I can move water, jets work and even the control panel...
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    How to "store" hot tub

    Is that really a thing? Outside of borrowing a fork lift from work, I can't see this happening. (To be fair, I never tried lifting it before)
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    How to "store" hot tub

    Hi all, separate from our pool we have a freestanding hot tub. It's one of those plastic bases with the molded seats in it. So it came with the house and I know very little about it. I drained it till winter so it is empty for now. It has one of those thick insulated covers on top. We drained it...