One thing that makes this good is that Spa Guy failed on the first attempt. So did I. I thought I did something wrong which is why I searched for this video. Then I saw his problem and he just tried again so I went back and tried again. Sucess!
I replaced both my gaskets after watching your excellent instructional video, however, I had a helluva time trying to line up the heater union and keep the gasket in place to get the collar into place. There was hardly any space for play. The gasket kept falling out and I had to start all over again, over and over. I was going out of my mind! Then I called a plumber friend of mine who let me in on a little plumber trick. He said just smear a little petroleum jelly in the groove that the gasket lays in and it will hold the gasket in place. VOILA! SUCCESS!
so glad I came across your video. Went to spa store to get half nut that was leaking. Asked if it needed a seal. Told nope. Installed it and even tho I felt that it needed a seal/gasket I believed the experts. WRONG!. H2o poured out of split nut. I will order a kit on monday. Thanks!
Thank you for the video. It made it an easy fix for me to replace gaskets and O-rings. I found it quite helpful that you covered how things go as planned. It helped to know that I should easily unscrew my heater so I could remove one of the gaskets.
I just used my hot tub after two years and a week later it’s empty. Opened the panel and saw it leaking on both side from this union gasket area. This was perfect to see
💯Really appreciate understanding these O rings and gasket locations as well as how and why to use the slice valves or gate valves. I am repairing a leak in roto molded 2 person hot tub by myself. Hot tub service here on Prince Edward Island with Island hot tubs and pools is horrible! The frustration in discussions with them, lack of confidence in their ability to figure out where the leak is, has motivated me to go to youtube and search out all hot tub repair eager people. I found the leak! The service person that dropped by didn't even notice it was 6 inches from his nose when he poked his head in where the one door panel was to visually take a look! He wants over 120 dollars for poking around and wasting my time! Imagine! Anyway, it was the spa light gasket that was cracked. I have to go buy a pair of those handy filter pliers wrench even though I already figured out how to remove the nut by using a narrow adjustable clamp. The RTV silicone is curing, a 24 hour minimum to wait, 72 is better, before I continue to fill up the rest of the hot tub. I am counting on that being the only leak because I did the pro tip of draining the water slowly and noting when the drips I was catching outside the hot tub would stop. The dripping stopped just below the highest layer of jets. I didn't notice that the light was at the same level so I thought it was one or more of the jets. It explains why then the dripping stopped once the water was below the spa light. This has been a very good learning experience. The more I do things myself the better off things are because I understand how to fix it the next time. Thanks to all the youtube channels that are so helpful to help us learn.! I wanted to check in with this video to understand more about what that area of the hot tub is about. Many thanks and if you do catch this thread, I was wondering what you or anyone in the community here has done to replace the spray foam that I took out from around all the jets? I saved all the bits. They are all dry, which is what I found suspicious because it is was a jet then the spray foam would have been soaked. I did NOT find any higher up area spray foam that was wet and there is NO foam around the spa light, only the white residue from the drying up from the leak. Do I put some in a garbage bag, the spray foam bits, and stuff it back into the roto molded cavity around the plumbing to try to reinstate the integrity of the plumbing? Or do I use rockwool and figure out a vapour barrier situation, which was what the garbage bag suggestion might address. Cheers from East Canada.🇨🇦
Thanks for the video, changed my water today and upon starting the pumps noticed a significant leak, took the panel off and went ahead and tightened the ring on the heater and it stopped. Looks like it was put on loose. Ordered a few gaskets to replace in 5 months (when its time for water change)
I like that you show problems in your video because that's what happens in the real world. I like the suggestion of loosening the pipe where the reducer is and taking out that section. What size O ring did you need for that?
Thank you for this video! Will this method work if the pump side tube is a glued PVC piece? Sorry, I have a pic but can’t send. Looks like the collar has a screw, so might be able to take it apart that way
Thank you so much, I was able to get one side fixed and went to change out the other side and my Legend series spa has an extra black screw in nut at the end of the the flexible pipe going into the heater🤦♀️ help I fix one thing and another thing seems to break
This is a great video. I was able to replace the gasket to the right of the heater, but on the left side, the pipe disappears into the spray foam so I don't have a union to the left of the leaking union. This prohibits me from getting the pipe off to replace the gasket. Should I also disconnect the union to the right (will this give me enough movement to move the pipe and replace the gasket)? or can I do something like plumber's tape to stop the leak instead of replacing the gasket? What are my options?
Thanks for the helpful video. I replaced my gaskets and hand tightened. After circulation pump when on it leaked so I tightened down the fittings more. When jets pump when on it leaked again. Tightened fittings again. Leaks stopped. Question: can the fitting be tightened too tight, could that be a problem?
I lnow this is really old and not really exactly related, but i have a american standard everclean whirlpool tub with ez heat 100 safe t ez install heater. Been installed for 10yrs and now its leaking. Thought it may have been a joint that wasnt primed or something so i sealed the ports but one and put a ship vac, turned it on, primed the joints, glued them, shut the vac off, glued the joints. In doing so, i noticed the unions/couplings on the heater are cracked. They look like a two piece, not with screws like this one, but like one side goes on one side of the heater lip and the other side w the threads clips on to that. Cant seem to find those anywhere. Any idea how i can replace these unions?
Thank you awesome and mostly very clear explanation! The gaskets I removed had a type of grease on them , in a comment below you say it’s not necessary , correct?
I have replace the seal and union screw. Made sure evrything allign. I have lose my balboa panel to make sure it aligned. I tryed to clean all the thread et heater flenge. I see no crack. And it still leak. I'm at the point that i'll cut the slice valve and replace evything. I suspect and issue with the thread of the pipe. It feel good to the toutch however i can't see all arond it because of space issue. Any advise? Some told me to try teflon or electric tape but that does not work as the symtem is designed to work on the fact that the seal get press.
Thanks SPA GUY. Made it very easy. Related question now that the drip is gone. It caused corrosion on the circ pump and the big pump, but now it's all dry, just a bit ugly. But the spa breaker still keeps tripping whenever I try either pump, or even the light by itself. (it trips faster for the pumps than the light) Faulty breaker? Do you have a vid for troubleshooting that?
Here in NYC metropolitan area, I have tried DIY on a leak in my heater pipe connections, have an old (1999) rarely used 4 person Jacuzzi and have to order parts from their designated company in Plant City FL....last year, I replaced Nut Splits: 2" and O Rings, 2" gaskets, and when leakage didn't end, I just gave up trying to stop the steady leak last season....turned it on for first time today, and wow, water gushed out when jets are open- ... I hand tighten the nut splits, both are tight, I thread them manually. I can't figure this one out ..... Your thoughts, Spa Guy? Thanks.
This is exactly what I need, I’m refilling my tub and it’s leaking on the left side also. I will replace both at the same time. Are the gaskets the same size for all hotub heaters?
I have an arctic spa tub. 3 years ago, I replaced the gecko board because the 220v relay overheated and burned through the cct board. I replaced the pump the next year. I use the tub every morning. Now I have a problem where the tub shuts down on its own sometime during the day and the display is stuck on 59 deg. and I cannot press any button to restart the tub. The only way to get the tub to operate properly again is to shut off the cct breaker and turn it back on again. Can you give me advice on what to check. I am an electronic tech but without the diagram to refer to, it's pretty hard to diagnose the problem.
What size gasket did you use on the heater union? I measured the thread part of mine, from end to end it measures 3" wide. The left side of my heater union is glued unlike yours in the video. It's for a Leisure Bay Spas, the heater says Ener-G-Smart equipment package. On the heater cover it also says Genius Xtreme tech Spa processor G3 pack 3 pump system LB501S
That is called a 2" gasket but the union measures 3".. hottubpartsofamerica.com/2x-hot-tub-spa-2-heater-or-pump-union-gasket-balboa-gecko-acc-video-how-to/
After watching this video and getting the necessary gaskets, I just replaced them. However, the union joint is still leaking. Nothing looks cracked or broken, there's no garbage or junk that's affecting sealing. It just will not stop dripping. Any advice on what to do? Thanks!
Justin if you replaced the gasket and cleaned the edge of the heater tube and it is really tight but still leaks it is usually a misalignment issue meaning the plumbing is not flat to the heater flange.. Loosen the base of the pack with the heater tube in it and then tighten until the leak stops and screw the pack back down.. That usually solves it.. also don't be afraid to really tighten down on the nut, I use oil filter pliers..
Could this leak cause 3 dots to blink on your control panel? Whenever I turn on my jets on one side of the tub they run for a couple seconds and then kick off and the 3 lights blink. I opened up my tub and realized I my union nuts are leaking but before I get into repairing them I’d like to know if it’ll fix the jet problem.
Thanks for the video-makes perfect sense on everything. Crazy thing is ... I have a Sundance Cameo Spa and the union suddenly started leaking around the pipe between the union and the pipe just as you talk of. Figured it was a O-ring gone bad so I first tried the stop leak route with no success. Donated 400 gallons of water to the local fishes and changed the O-ring which didn't look too bad but it WAS 15 years old. Put everything back together and found it drips at the rate of about once every 2 secs. Only drips when the pump is off. Immediately stops when the pump is running. Tried cranking down on the union but no bueno. REALLY don't want to donate another 400 gals of water but no shutoff valves... Thoughts?
Normally if it only drips with the pump not running it is a suction side leak.. You need to inspect it and you may find it is a crack in the plumbing or a glue joint.. If it is a suction side glue joint leak you can usually start the pump up and put glue around the joint and the suction will pull the glue in and seal it up.. Thanks, Spa Guy
Turned out it was a cracked pipe. Couldn't see it without tearing everything out, so I rebuilt the whole PVC manifold at the suction side back to the flex pipe... Thanks!
Roy the whole point of these videos is for you to go to my website and buy stuff and the pliers are no exception.. here is the link.. Thanks, Spa Guy hottubpartsofamerica.com/search.php?search_query=pliers
I bought new O rings from your store, I have split nuts too, but it still leaks, is there anything I can use to stop the leak like a grease or something?
John If it is leaking around the heater union usually a gasket does it.. No grease needed.. Make sure the flange on the heater tube is not bent is one thing the other make sure they union and the heater flange line up flat if they are in a bind you have to really tighten the nut tight to stop the leak.. The last thing is look for a crack in the union sometimes they get cracked.. Spa Guy
damn hot north american hot tub industry for using cheap plastic on the union split bolt. Its a critical piece that handles heat + water + chemicals USE METAL . when it leaks it causes everything else to fail.
For $3 Canadian lol(2 replacement gaskets) I was able to service my tub thanks to your advice. Much appreciated and now subscribed !
One thing that makes this good is that Spa Guy failed on the first attempt. So did I. I thought I did something wrong which is why I searched for this video. Then I saw his problem and he just tried again so I went back and tried again. Sucess!
I replaced both my gaskets after watching your excellent instructional video, however, I had a helluva time trying to line up the heater union and keep the gasket in place to get the collar into place. There was hardly any space for play. The gasket kept falling out and I had to start all over again, over and over. I was going out of my mind! Then I called a plumber friend of mine who let me in on a little plumber trick. He said just smear a little petroleum jelly in the groove that the gasket lays in and it will hold the gasket in place. VOILA! SUCCESS!
Petroleum jelly will destroy your gaskets and o rings!!! Use SILICONE grease for plumbing - specialty item.
Purchased a emergency pump union from the Spa Guy and it worked GREAT !! Nobody explains how to repair a spa/hot Tub better then the SPA GUY
Thank You Ralph!!
so glad I came across your video. Went to spa store to get half nut that was leaking. Asked if it needed a seal. Told nope. Installed it and even tho I felt that it needed a seal/gasket I believed the experts. WRONG!. H2o poured out of split nut. I will order a kit on monday. Thanks!
Thank you for the video. It made it an easy fix for me to replace gaskets and O-rings. I found it quite helpful that you covered how things go as planned. It helped to know that I should easily unscrew my heater so I could remove one of the gaskets.
Awesome Glad we could help..
I just used my hot tub after two years and a week later it’s empty. Opened the panel and saw it leaking on both side from this union gasket area. This was perfect to see
Very helpful video, thanks for sharing. You saved me like $200 😊
Easily changed it in 30 mins
💯Really appreciate understanding these O rings and gasket locations as well as how and why to use the slice valves or gate valves. I am repairing a leak in roto molded 2 person hot tub by myself. Hot tub service here on Prince Edward Island with Island hot tubs and pools is horrible! The frustration in discussions with them, lack of confidence in their ability to figure out where the leak is, has motivated me to go to youtube and search out all hot tub repair eager people.
I found the leak! The service person that dropped by didn't even notice it was 6 inches from his nose when he poked his head in where the one door panel was to visually take a look! He wants over 120 dollars for poking around and wasting my time! Imagine! Anyway, it was the spa light gasket that was cracked. I have to go buy a pair of those handy filter pliers wrench even though I already figured out how to remove the nut by using a narrow adjustable clamp. The RTV silicone is curing, a 24 hour minimum to wait, 72 is better, before I continue to fill up the rest of the hot tub. I am counting on that being the only leak because I did the pro tip of draining the water slowly and noting when the drips I was catching outside the hot tub would stop. The dripping stopped just below the highest layer of jets. I didn't notice that the light was at the same level so I thought it was one or more of the jets. It explains why then the dripping stopped once the water was below the spa light.
This has been a very good learning experience. The more I do things myself the better off things are because I understand how to fix it the next time. Thanks to all the youtube channels that are so helpful to help us learn.!
I wanted to check in with this video to understand more about what that area of the hot tub is about.
Many thanks and if you do catch this thread, I was wondering what you or anyone in the community here has done to replace the spray foam that I took out from around all the jets? I saved all the bits. They are all dry, which is what I found suspicious because it is was a jet then the spray foam would have been soaked. I did NOT find any higher up area spray foam that was wet and there is NO foam around the spa light, only the white residue from the drying up from the leak. Do I put some in a garbage bag, the spray foam bits, and stuff it back into the roto molded cavity around the plumbing to try to reinstate the integrity of the plumbing? Or do I use rockwool and figure out a vapour barrier situation, which was what the garbage bag suggestion might address. Cheers from East Canada.🇨🇦
Thanks for the video, changed my water today and upon starting the pumps noticed a significant leak, took the panel off and went ahead and tightened the ring on the heater and it stopped. Looks like it was put on loose. Ordered a few gaskets to replace in 5 months (when its time for water change)
Thank you so much for that! Very helpful video!
bloody love your work!!! I'm fixing stuff my Local spa 'expert' can't!
Great video - it worked...!!! I fixed it for $12 dollars...!!! WOW...!!!
I like that you show problems in your video because that's what happens in the real world. I like the suggestion of loosening the pipe where the reducer is and taking out that section. What size O ring did you need for that?
Great video! Exactly the problem I needed to fix.
Great video - thanks! Helped me out of a bind in a hurry.
Nice video! Very helpful. Thanks!
Thank you for the video. Made the job easy for me.
Thank you!
amazing thank you so much
Thank you
Great job for sharing... Awesome bro
Thanks for the help!
Thanks spa guy
Thank you for this video! Will this method work if the pump side tube is a glued PVC piece?
Sorry, I have a pic but can’t send. Looks like the collar has a screw, so might be able to take it apart that way
Thank you so much, I was able to get one side fixed and went to change out the other side and my Legend series spa has an extra black screw in nut at the end of the the flexible pipe going into the heater🤦♀️ help I fix one thing and another thing seems to break
This is a great video. I was able to replace the gasket to the right of the heater, but on the left side, the pipe disappears into the spray foam so I don't have a union to the left of the leaking union. This prohibits me from getting the pipe off to replace the gasket. Should I also disconnect the union to the right (will this give me enough movement to move the pipe and replace the gasket)? or can I do something like plumber's tape to stop the leak instead of replacing the gasket? What are my options?
Thanks for the helpful video. I replaced my gaskets and hand tightened. After circulation pump when on it leaked so I tightened down the fittings more. When jets pump when on it leaked again. Tightened fittings again. Leaks stopped. Question: can the fitting be tightened too tight, could that be a problem?
I lnow this is really old and not really exactly related, but i have a american standard everclean whirlpool tub with ez heat 100 safe t ez install heater. Been installed for 10yrs and now its leaking. Thought it may have been a joint that wasnt primed or something so i sealed the ports but one and put a ship vac, turned it on, primed the joints, glued them, shut the vac off, glued the joints. In doing so, i noticed the unions/couplings on the heater are cracked. They look like a two piece, not with screws like this one, but like one side goes on one side of the heater lip and the other side w the threads clips on to that. Cant seem to find those anywhere. Any idea how i can replace these unions?
What should I do if the plastic part that attaches to the heater tube cracked?
Thank you awesome and mostly very clear explanation! The gaskets I removed had a type of grease on them , in a comment below you say it’s not necessary , correct?
No Grease..
Very helpful video thank you!!
I have replace the seal and union screw. Made sure evrything allign. I have lose my balboa panel to make sure it aligned. I tryed to clean all the thread et heater flenge. I see no crack. And it still leak. I'm at the point that i'll cut the slice valve and replace evything. I suspect and issue with the thread of the pipe. It feel good to the toutch however i can't see all arond it because of space issue. Any advise?
Some told me to try teflon or electric tape but that does not work as the symtem is designed to work on the fact that the seal get press.
KING
Thanks SPA GUY. Made it very easy. Related question now that the drip is gone. It caused corrosion on the circ pump and the big pump, but now it's all dry, just a bit ugly. But the spa breaker still keeps tripping whenever I try either pump, or even the light by itself. (it trips faster for the pumps than the light) Faulty breaker? Do you have a vid for troubleshooting that?
I have many GFCI trip videos search GFCI and Spa Guy
Here in NYC metropolitan area, I have tried DIY on a leak in my heater pipe connections, have an old (1999) rarely used 4 person Jacuzzi and have to order parts from their designated company in Plant City FL....last year, I replaced Nut Splits: 2" and O Rings, 2" gaskets, and when leakage didn't end, I just gave up trying to stop the steady leak last season....turned it on for first time today, and wow, water gushed out when jets are open- ... I hand tighten the nut splits, both are tight, I thread them manually. I can't figure this one out ..... Your thoughts, Spa Guy? Thanks.
Thank you.
Any info in how to replace a split heater union collar??
Hello sir.im just wanna ask.if we installed a heater like that.which is the one first the heater going yo the pump and yo the jacuzzi.tnx
This is exactly what I need, I’m refilling my tub and it’s leaking on the left side also. I will replace both at the same time.
Are the gaskets the same size for all hotub heaters?
For most yes if you have Balboa or Gecko..
@@SpaGuy artesian
great video
your ever thought of silicone lube plus helps them buggers stay in place
I have an arctic spa tub. 3 years ago, I replaced the gecko board because the 220v relay overheated and burned through the cct board. I replaced the pump the next year. I use the tub every morning. Now I have a problem where the tub shuts down on its own sometime during the day and the display is stuck on 59 deg. and I cannot press any button to restart the tub. The only way to get the tub to operate properly again is to shut off the cct breaker and turn it back on again. Can you give me advice on what to check. I am an electronic tech but without the diagram to refer to, it's pretty hard to diagnose the problem.
I bought ribbed gaskets and flat gaskets not knowing which I needed. Waiting to disassemble to see what's there. Which type should be used?
On the heater a ribbed gasket with a 2 1/2" center to center rib if it is a 2" heater..
What size gasket did you use on the heater union? I measured the thread part of mine, from end to end it measures 3" wide. The left side of my heater union is glued unlike yours in the video. It's for a Leisure Bay Spas, the heater says Ener-G-Smart equipment package. On the heater cover it also says Genius Xtreme tech Spa processor G3 pack 3 pump system LB501S
That is called a 2" gasket but the union measures 3".. hottubpartsofamerica.com/2x-hot-tub-spa-2-heater-or-pump-union-gasket-balboa-gecko-acc-video-how-to/
@@SpaGuy thanks for the info, I'll place an order tonight.
After watching this video and getting the necessary gaskets, I just replaced them. However, the union joint is still leaking. Nothing looks cracked or broken, there's no garbage or junk that's affecting sealing. It just will not stop dripping. Any advice on what to do? Thanks!
Justin if you replaced the gasket and cleaned the edge of the heater tube and it is really tight but still leaks it is usually a misalignment issue meaning the plumbing is not flat to the heater flange.. Loosen the base of the pack with the heater tube in it and then tighten until the leak stops and screw the pack back down.. That usually solves it.. also don't be afraid to really tighten down on the nut, I use oil filter pliers..
Where do you buy those 2" white plastic split rings
I don't have them in white I have them in black.. hottubpartsofamerica.com/2x-2-split-nut-kit-for-heater-union-with-gaskets-video-how-to/
Could this leak cause 3 dots to blink on your control panel? Whenever I turn on my jets on one side of the tub they run for a couple seconds and then kick off and the 3 lights blink. I opened up my tub and realized I my union nuts are leaking but before I get into repairing them I’d like to know if it’ll fix the jet problem.
Not it can't and the pump is not stopping because of the 3 dots the 3 dots are because the pump is stopping..
Thanks for the video-makes perfect sense on everything. Crazy thing is ... I have a Sundance Cameo Spa and the union suddenly started leaking around the pipe between the union and the pipe just as you talk of. Figured it was a O-ring gone bad so I first tried the stop leak route with no success. Donated 400 gallons of water to the local fishes and changed the O-ring which didn't look too bad but it WAS 15 years old. Put everything back together and found it drips at the rate of about once every 2 secs. Only drips when the pump is off. Immediately stops when the pump is running. Tried cranking down on the union but no bueno. REALLY don't want to donate another 400 gals of water but no shutoff valves... Thoughts?
Normally if it only drips with the pump not running it is a suction side leak.. You need to inspect it and you may find it is a crack in the plumbing or a glue joint.. If it is a suction side glue joint leak you can usually start the pump up and put glue around the joint and the suction will pull the glue in and seal it up.. Thanks, Spa Guy
Turned out it was a cracked pipe. Couldn't see it without tearing everything out, so I rebuilt the whole PVC manifold at the suction side back to the flex pipe...
Thanks!
Where did you buy the jumbo pliers ? Searched the net but cannot find.
Roy the whole point of these videos is for you to go to my website and buy stuff and the pliers are no exception.. here is the link.. Thanks, Spa Guy hottubpartsofamerica.com/search.php?search_query=pliers
What part number is the seal & gasket? Thanks
hottubpartsofamerica.com/2x-hot-tub-spa-2-heater-or-pump-union-gasket-balboa-gecko-acc-video-how-to/
I bought new O rings from your store, I have split nuts too, but it still leaks, is there anything I can use to stop the leak like a grease or something?
John If it is leaking around the heater union usually a gasket does it.. No grease needed.. Make sure the flange on the heater tube is not bent is one thing the other make sure they union and the heater flange line up flat if they are in a bind you have to really tighten the nut tight to stop the leak.. The last thing is look for a crack in the union sometimes they get cracked.. Spa Guy
Must I drain my spa if I dont have the valves to stop the water?
If you don't want all the water in the tub to drain out on you you all have to drain it first yes..
Where can I get the gasket and o rings, I went to two places and didnt have any
www.hottubpartsofamerica.com
Where do you get the gaskets?
Here is my site Steven the link is also in the video hottubpartsofamerica.com/o-rings-gaskets/hot-tub-gaskets-and-o-rings/
everything seems as tight as can be gaskets etc in the heating unit. yet there is still a very slow ANNOYING leak (inflatable tub)
damn hot north american hot tub industry for using cheap plastic on the union split bolt. Its a critical piece that handles heat + water + chemicals USE METAL . when it leaks it causes everything else to fail.
Thank you!!