Small drain line after the SWG and before the hot tub heater

[samgman]

Any idea what this drain line is for? It's after the SWG on a bypass before the heater. Never noticed water coming from it until recently. It's a slight but steady stream while the pump is running fill a three gallon bucket in less than two hours.

Attaching three pics. It's next to the red valve handle.

The line normally run behind the heater but this morning I moved it to stop water from pooling in a shaded area.

 

[1poolman1]

Any idea what this drain line is for? It's after the SWG on a bypass before the heater. Never noticed water coming from it until recently. It's a slight but steady stream while the pump is running fill a three gallon bucket in less than two hours.

Attaching three pics. It's next to the red valve handle.

The line normally run behind the heater but this morning I moved it to stop water from pooling in a shaded area.

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That appears to be the injection site for an ozonator (venturi) that you don't seem to have. You can safely remove/plug it. For now, just pinch the line and keep it that way with a piece of wire, wire tie, etc.

 

[samgman]

Thank you! Apparently we do have an ozonator - Ozone Joe OJ-30MR - and somehow this line was unplugged.

Still somewhat new to this and haven’t seen ozonaters mentioned before.

I’ll pinch the line for now while I figure out how to reconnect it. There’s not an obvious port at the bottom, I think it deteriorated, so I’ll cut the power and remove the cover and get a better look.

Any idea of these are worth using? Looking at replacement parts online guessing it would take < $200 to fix.

 

[Jimrahbe]

Sam,

I suggest that your just remove your Ozonator all together..

All "magic", but no rabbit...

Thanks,

Jim R.