How to find and repair Hot Tub leak
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2016
- If you are willing to put in the time you can find the leak, This is an older hot tub and there was not a lot of foam insulation so it was fairly easy to find. 1" couplings and a short piece of hose, $4.00 and an afternoon. you can get parts from amazon but a bit more expensive.
Parts And Materials Used:
1 " PVC Sch. 40 Couplings:
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1" ID High Pressure Braided Clear Flexible PVC Tubing:
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PVC Regular Cement and Purple Primer:
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Great Stuff Expanding Foam:
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Tools Used:
Plastic Pipe and Tubing Cutter:
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Film Gear Used:
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Great Job! I have to find a leak in my own hot tub and this should help me a lot.
Hi Ron. Wow! I am totally impressed. I wish you lived near me to fix my leak. When I put water in my hot tub, it leaks all the way to the bottom! I really wish I could figure out where it is leaking. Thanks! I love handymen.
You can do it just be careful, thanks for watching.
Great video , good job .
yeah,nobody dwells on lifting and tilting a complete hot tub.
Wow, great job!!!! I have hope for mine!! Thanks!!
You can do it! take your time and stay positive remember its broke anyhow (:
@@channelron3593 its a pipe, not the shell....yikes, right near the electrical box.... still need to work on it...thank you!!
@@paulacarrasco99 how did it go?
exactly what I needed to fix it...... Thanks....
Glad that I could help, was a pain to find. thanks for watching
Like the video! Wondering when do you typically see leaks starting, years 7,8,9..etc? Are there some brands worse then other for leaking? Keep it up!
I will be doing a fold out couch shortley.
OK I will share my 2 cent fix. The flex line into one of the PVC elbows was dripping. I cleaned the joint out with a thin straight edge screwdriver, it had some foam around it. I cleaned it a little bit down into the flex where it was leaking. Then I wrapped it with teflon tape, and carefully shoved the tape into the joint where it was leaking. I did this a few times, pushing the tape into the joint. No leak. I'll hit it with some silicone after it dries. OK 10 cents of silicone, the 12 cent fix. Necessity is the mother of invention I had to think about this one.
Not bad will have to try that idea! Thanks for watching.
@@channelron3593thanks, I am subscribing and need to go back and check out some of your other videos.
Hi , good video. What are the two kinds of glue you used? One was purple colored and one was cream colored? And what kind of foam did you use at the end? Please let me know.Thank you!
the purple is a primer, and the other is just pvc cement, I use it on plumbing around the house, got it a lowes, the foam is great stuff also from lowes. hope this helps.
was that just a standard pvc coupler? Great video I often wondered about using great stuff if ever have to repair a leak . Thanks for sharing.
Yes it was, got it from lowes and great stuff worked fine as well.
You mentioned that maybe freezing caused the leak? I have a dreammaker and it has no access panels. It is one piece with open bottom. Leaks all the way to bottom. Happend right after -40 degrees we had in Denver then 65 a couple of days later.
Ya it dose not take much to freeze up.
What about a tub that is solid plastic- can I cut away sections in a last ditch effort to find leak? Or, will it be structurally unsound after cutting off sides? This whole tub thing has been nothing but a hassle, IMO. Considering zaw saw to cut it up and throw out in sections.
Sure as long as you are not cutting in the tub you should be fine.
How hard was it to tip it up and balance it? We have one about that size
Not bad with two people, I put some saw houses up against it just for safety. once it was up it balance pretty well.
@@channelron3593 My tub is heavy as hell even with the water drained out of it.
I thought you just had to worry about connections. Scary that the tubing would deteriorate that much!
Nothing last forever, still going until the next leak (: Thanks for watching.
Hi Ron just wondering how long your repair worked ?
Still running Strong.
How long do I've to wait to turn the hot tub on after gluing the pipe it's hot weather here right now
you dont its dry, your good.
People love giving away hot tubs with little leaks like this
Got a leak where the pipes
Thanks for watching.
Rob, don't be offended but primer is a compound used to clean and break down impurities on the surface of the pvc. That being said its clearly not dry before you added your glue and it breaks that chemical down too. That is the wrong glue - Oatey rain or shine blue glue is great sold at home depot next to the stuff that you used, put that on, and wipe it off to clean your pipes and its a much better primer..
I've seen 30 year experience plumbers do the same thing and uts because its not vital pressurized lines and they are in a hurry.
Apply to both pieces and twist them until they lock up. That will hold 150 psi. Any other technique or product will make you learn the hard way if your putting your name on your work.
I do tub repair for a living to support a family of 6. Your leak detection technique is remarkable and I will use that technique sometime.
Not offended, nicely said and thank you for the input!
never showed the leak wtf????
2:01 he found the leak and fixed it
Billy probably stopped watching at the 2 minute mark.