Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: MostlyLurkingGal on October 07, 2006, 01:02:53 pm
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Ok, I know if I have to ask this question, I probably shouldn't even own a hot tub, but......
I bought my 2005 Jetsetter used, so I am learning things on my own, and I want to drain it today and start fresh. I went to where you hook up the hose to drain it (hot tub is inside, so can't just "let it go") and as I'm unscrewing the cap, water is coming out and getting stronger as I go. So I retighten and I try to turn what I assume is the open/close valve to the right...but I can't budge it, and I don't know if it is open or closed. The position of it is.... / <---that angle. Seems you have to be pretty stronge to move it, or there is a secret I dont know about?
Any help?
Thanks, Jo
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When the lever is in the vertical position, it is turned off. When it is horizontal, the water will flow.
When you refill the spa, be sure to unscrew the gray filter cap and shove the hose all the way down the standpipe. This will prevent getting an airlock in the plumbing.
I hope this answered your question. :)
Termy
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Thanks Termy...I was hoping you would reply. Actually, you have me more confused than before. When I first filled it a few weeks ago, I just filled the tub and turned it on...no hose down filter. Oops? I used the filter cartridge on the end of the hose...does that go down the drain filter too? Man, I'm sorry, but now I am lost. Sigh.........
So, does water always come out the drain at first...before you can screw on the hose? I'm afraid to take that cap off now!
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If the little toggle lever is straight up and down, the water flow should be cut off. The lever is tapered similiar to a teardrop. The small end of the teardrop should be pointing up towards the ceiling. If it is, then there should be no water flow and you can unscrew the cap with no leakage.
Regarding the hose placement on refill, it's just a good idea to do it the way I described to eliminate any potential for an airlock.
Give me a couple of minutes and I'll draw some diagrams and post them for you.
Back in a minute!
Termy
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OMGosh ty Termy.....it IS in the locked position...but water is coming out when I unscrew, so I'm not sure what to do next.
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(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/EastTexasSpa/Drainbabydrain.jpg)
I went and looked at one of the spas and the small end of the lever was down. Try that.
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OK OK...so I AM blonde.... ;D :P
Thanks for the detailed graphics! My lever does not look like that....is not teardrop shape....just a straight piece of plastic that I assume you grab hold of and turn until horizontal. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong lever....but it's just right of the drain outlet. The thing is...it is vertical now and water is coming out when I start to unscrew the cap.
I guess I will just wait to drain until I buy a pump....
I can see now, that when it involves cars or hot tubs....it would be nice to have a man around to help.
Totally frustrated, but thanks for trying to help!
Jo
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If it's vertical, just a little water should come out. If it's horizontal, it should really gush.
I realize it is hard to get down there and see. It is a little booger.
Sorry I couldn't help more. If you were here in Longview, I'd come help you. :-[
Termy
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Thanks Termy.....I know you would come help if you could...
I am just in this alittle over my head.....but I will figure it out over time.
Thanks again!! :)
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Why don't you open the cap and turn the valve until the water stops coming out? You should only have to move the lever 90 degrees. For mine, when the lever is in-line with the pipe it is open. When the lever is perpendicular to the pipe it is closed. Maybe yours is slightly different.
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"Why don't you open the cap and turn the valve until the water stops coming out? "
I couldn't get the lever to budge....Anyway, got a pump...drained the tub, cleaned it and the filters, and am now refilling it. Seems to have the same slight green tint to the water as when I dumped it....sigh
Does some water just look that way? The tub is a pearl/white color, so maybe that's just the way it's gonna be? Gosh I wish I knew what I was doing! LOL!!
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My lever is on top not on the side (is it different with an Envoy)? :-?
Does your water look like this or more green? I always think mine has a tint to it too, but it is 'normal' for us, so I just go with it.
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/imnosupermom/P1010042.jpg)
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Fresh fill...nothing added yet
(http://www.frontiernet.net/~jremenih/DSC00008.JPG)
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What kind of water do you have and how does it test out of the tap? Mine is city and it tests perfect. I think you have a tad bit more color to it than mine, but they seem the same tint, so I think it more than likely is just how water looks in that color of tub... maybe? I dunno. :)
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What kind of water do you have and how does it test out of the tap?
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Brookenstein, All I have are Bioguards 4-way test strips to test, and everything reads in the low range before I add anything.
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but they seem the same tint, so I think it more than likely is just how water looks in that color of tub...
Brook and MustlyLurkingGal
I notice you both have the same shell colour
Think about all the different choices in white paint and all the under lying tones in them. It could be the your shell has a slight hint of greenish blue in it and makes the water appear tinted
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but they seem the same tint, so I think it more than likely is just how water looks in that color of tub...
Brook and MustlyLurkingGal
I notice you both have the same shell colour
Think about all the different choices in white paint and all the under lying tones in them. It could be the your shell has a slight hint of greenish blue in it and makes the water appear tinted
That's gotta be it....I bet other people with darker colored spas have the same water color, but they just can't see it....least that's what I'm going to go with.
Until someone can tell me differently, I'm just not going to worry about it!
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but they seem the same tint, so I think it more than likely is just how water looks in that color of tub...
Brook and MustlyLurkingGal
I notice you both have the same shell colour
Think about all the different choices in white paint and all the under lying tones in them. It could be the your shell has a slight hint of greenish blue in it and makes the water appear tinted
That's gotta be it....I bet other people with darker colored spas have the same water color, but they just can't see it....least that's what I'm going to go with.
Until someone can tell me differently, I'm just not going to worry about it!
I have same tub with the "Sand" interior color (same as yours?). My water looks like yours. If I take out some water and put it in a clear glass and put a piece of white paper behind the glass the water is crystal clear. So I think it is the color of the interior.