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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: NJDave on October 18, 2005, 12:36:09 am

Title: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: NJDave on October 18, 2005, 12:36:09 am

How is this for water features? Customer called me to service this tub for him. He called with a no heat problem. When I turned on the pump. The diverter valve on this Master Spa blew up and 10 feet of water shot into the sky.  Pretty Wild(http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6346/10009461lq.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: bob5820 on October 18, 2005, 05:15:20 am

Obviously the rubber duck was up to no good.

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: windsurfdog on October 18, 2005, 09:13:18 am

Looks like MS finally developed an answer to HS BellaFontana..... ;D

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: NJDave on October 18, 2005, 09:19:13 am

Hey Bob,
Thanks, for the tips on posting photos. That little duck is caught in the rapids. This was the first time, I ever saw a geyser like this one. Two seconds after turning on the pumps, it erupted. Mount St. Helens in Cherrry Hill, New Jersey.I ran to grab the disc camera in the truck to snap this one.  Dave.

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: tonyp on October 18, 2005, 09:22:25 am

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Looks like MS finally developed an answer to HS BellaFontana..... ;D

It's a 10HP version!!! Now is that BHP or  :)

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: NJDave on October 18, 2005, 09:23:16 am

Your right. That will have the engineers over at HS scrambling to top that one.

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: windsurfdog on October 18, 2005, 09:23:56 am

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It's a 10HP version!!! Now is that BHP or  :)

LMAO.....actually I think that is "broken" HP..... ;D

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: spaman-- on October 18, 2005, 09:26:39 am

Better put that cap back on!

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: Dr. Spa™ Ret. on October 18, 2005, 10:00:54 am

You sure that's not the bench jet?

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: windsurfdog on October 18, 2005, 10:40:43 am

Ol' NJ may have stroked that spa one too many times..... :o

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: salesdvl on October 18, 2005, 10:41:47 am

I had the same thing happen in my showroom once.  I was showing a customer how to use the diverter to change the jets and BOOM.   :o   :o

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: stuart on October 18, 2005, 10:49:47 am

I went on a repair to that same series and was leaning over the diverter when one of my guys turned it on!!

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: salesdvl on October 18, 2005, 11:13:30 am

I bet he was thinkin'   "Boy, thats gonna leave a mark"

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: stuart on October 18, 2005, 11:30:20 am

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I bet he was thinkin'   "Boy, thats gonna leave a mark"

It did....one on me one on his employee record

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: Mendocino101 on October 18, 2005, 11:59:04 am

anyone know  what year spa that is.....

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: East_TX_Spa on October 18, 2005, 12:11:51 pm

It looks kinda nekkid under there!

Terminator

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: windsurfdog on October 18, 2005, 12:28:54 pm

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It looks kinda nekkid under there!

Glad to see you know the proper southern pronunciation.... ;)

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: NJDave on October 18, 2005, 11:58:14 pm

The customer said the spa was 5 years old. A real gusher. I have seen this happen once before. But, not with this much pressure. The height of that water stayed up high, while I ran to the truck, to grab the camera and snap a shot, before it flooded out New Jersey anymore.

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: Guzz on October 19, 2005, 02:33:15 pm

Great Picture, it also looks like the spa is not up to electrical code as it is placed too close to the compressor and electrical shut off box.

Title: Re: How is this for Water Features?
Post by: NJDave on October 19, 2005, 07:04:19 pm

Good Eye Guzz,
Your right. the disconnect and compressor are only about 3 feet away, not good with that geyser erupting next to it. Dave.