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grahamcrac
The tub was given to me and I want make repairs, but don't have a digrams to show where the missing pluming goes or the electrical wirring.
Answer
I rebuilt an older jacuzzi with the help from the folks over at http://spababes.com/
They may not be able to locate diagrams, but they're pretty knowledgeable.
As for power & plumbing, remember it functions like a closed water system.
You'll have two drains. One at the bottom of the tub, and one at the filter point. The filter point is generally near the surface of the water. Underneath the skirt, those two tubes should join up and lead to the pump intake. From the pump intake it should flow over the heater element, and then back out the pump assembly to the either the jet manifold, or to the jets directly.
If a manifold, then you run a flex tube pipe for water straight over to the jet assembly.
If a straight line, then your jets will hook up in series. Take the pipe for the heated water out of the pump assembly, and to the first jet. Then follow out of that jet with another pipe over to the next jet. continue doing that until you've plumbed all the jets. Make sure to cap the last one in the line.
I'm going to assume you have a ventri valve to get air into the jets. It will be a smaller flex tube typically leading down from where the controls are. Simply hook that up into the air inlet for the manifold, or feed it through the jets like you do in a series system.
As for electrical, some pictures would be nice, but generally speaking you'll want 220v 50amp circuit for a hot tub that size. you MUST have a good ground, and some way to get GFCI (ground fault circuit interuption) You might want to consider getting an electrician to do this for you. If you want to do it yourself, research the codes. If it's an outdoor tub, most laws require the cable to be burried in conduit 18 to 24" down.
After that, it's a matter of hooking up the two hot lines to the places marked on the control box, ground and neutral.
Good luck!
I rebuilt an older jacuzzi with the help from the folks over at http://spababes.com/
They may not be able to locate diagrams, but they're pretty knowledgeable.
As for power & plumbing, remember it functions like a closed water system.
You'll have two drains. One at the bottom of the tub, and one at the filter point. The filter point is generally near the surface of the water. Underneath the skirt, those two tubes should join up and lead to the pump intake. From the pump intake it should flow over the heater element, and then back out the pump assembly to the either the jet manifold, or to the jets directly.
If a manifold, then you run a flex tube pipe for water straight over to the jet assembly.
If a straight line, then your jets will hook up in series. Take the pipe for the heated water out of the pump assembly, and to the first jet. Then follow out of that jet with another pipe over to the next jet. continue doing that until you've plumbed all the jets. Make sure to cap the last one in the line.
I'm going to assume you have a ventri valve to get air into the jets. It will be a smaller flex tube typically leading down from where the controls are. Simply hook that up into the air inlet for the manifold, or feed it through the jets like you do in a series system.
As for electrical, some pictures would be nice, but generally speaking you'll want 220v 50amp circuit for a hot tub that size. you MUST have a good ground, and some way to get GFCI (ground fault circuit interuption) You might want to consider getting an electrician to do this for you. If you want to do it yourself, research the codes. If it's an outdoor tub, most laws require the cable to be burried in conduit 18 to 24" down.
After that, it's a matter of hooking up the two hot lines to the places marked on the control box, ground and neutral.
Good luck!
Hot tub conversion!?!?! Air to electronic.?
John
I have a 1990's Marquis spa, and the heater went out this winter. I was told that I can convert my old air system to a digital system for under 500 bucks. So, I looked and yes you can. But I don't understand the air system. I do not see an air pump, like in some electric systems I have seen before. This is a pneumatic tub, but where is the pneumatics supplied from? It looks as if air lines come off the pump motors to a manifold that controls air to the jets. Is this right? (Air jets do work in the tub btw) So in my cartoon bubble, if the pumps supply the jets with air, then you don't need an air pump correct, since the pumps are still good? I'm sure when its installed i'll find out, but I would like to know so i'm not buying something I don't need when they do it.
Answer
Electronic Jacuzzi Parts and not like air systems found in Bathtub parts or early hot tub parts found to be on hot tubs made in the 1980's or early 1990's.
Electronic control packs have a circuit board inside the control box compared to the air control box that have Air Switches inside the box.
Electronic Spa Packs are easy to repair down the road when they break because most stores like www.uspartscenter.com will have replacement parts for your circuit board.
The same can be true for an Air Switch Spa Pack, parts are readily available at http://www.uspartscenter.com and are easy enough for an handy homeowner to make the repairs for them self.
Electronic Jacuzzi Parts and not like air systems found in Bathtub parts or early hot tub parts found to be on hot tubs made in the 1980's or early 1990's.
Electronic control packs have a circuit board inside the control box compared to the air control box that have Air Switches inside the box.
Electronic Spa Packs are easy to repair down the road when they break because most stores like www.uspartscenter.com will have replacement parts for your circuit board.
The same can be true for an Air Switch Spa Pack, parts are readily available at http://www.uspartscenter.com and are easy enough for an handy homeowner to make the repairs for them self.
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