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EZcyclone:
Ok so hears the deal.  I got this from a foreclosed home sale for a great deal.  I got it home and set up in the garage for testing and what not.  All the electronics work great and all, but there is a leak.  I figured I would let the leak go until it stopped and then find the leak by the level of the water.  Seems simple enough only problem is the entire tub drained out completely!  I would say it leaks between 2 and 3 inches a day, so not a slow leak by any means.  On problem is it's been so damn cold here I can't really do water testing as it would freeze even in my garage.  I figured it must be the bottom most suction port (it has three) as that's the lowest thing in the tub.  Either that or a line connecting that port to wherever it goes.  So after about dying getting the thing tilted up far enough I can dig away at the foam, I decided to check online and see if anyone has any plumbing diagrams for this tub.  I feel like it should be simple fix as it's indicated that it has to be a very low pipe or something.  It's freeze damage I'm sure, I figure it's a cracked PVC joint somewhere as I think that flexy hose is pretty robust, but who knows, maybe I'm way off base here. 

I'm thinking of building a set up that would hold the tub 3' off the ground and let me crawl around under it and see whats going on.  I would only need to put in a small mount of water as it's a low leak.

Ok, I'm at your mercy, any advice here?

Evan

Tman122:
Tip it up on it's side with the equipment side down. Lay a blanket on the concrete to prevent scratches. Dig out the wet foam. When you find the leaky part and cut it out make sure to clean the mating surfaces real good before you glue in new fittings.

EZcyclone:
There is no wet foam.  I let it drain and dry out for a month before I flipped it on it's side. 

Tman122:
Well then start with your low fittings and find them they will be close to the surface anyway. Hopefully the damage is obvious, it's not always.

Pers Onal:

--- Quote from: EZcyclone on January 13, 2014, 11:14:10 pm ---I'm thinking of building a set up that would hold the tub 3' off the ground and let me crawl around under it and see whats going on.

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--- Quote from: Tman122 on January 14, 2014, 04:38:06 am ---Tip it up on it's side with the equipment side down.

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Definitely tip it on it's side. I'm uncertain of being able to feasibly build at reasonable cost something that would hold the whole tub up 3 feet, with zero chance of it coming down on you and crushing something. Would likely not be as bad as a car coming down on you, but would probably send you to the emergency room and spoil your day.

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