JFletcher
Senior Member
- Location
- Williamsburg, VA
Has anyone done a fair amount of these installs? What pitfalls/problems have you run across?
Reason I ask, we did one today. It looked new on the outside, but upon pulling the skirting, we could tell it wasnt. Problems found: bonds from pumps/heaters loose/missing/cut from bonding bus on the ctrl panel, fragile/broken plumbing fittings. iow, it took a LOT more time to make sure it was correct vs a new spa.
Last week or so I posted about customer supplied second-hand chandeliers, and how far you go on those, now it's spas. This one was probably well past its warranty period. We hooked it up, verified all of the controls/lights/pumps/heater worked, and were done, recommending to the HO that a spa guy fix the broken fittings and give it a once-over and do the initial pool chemistry.
Reason I ask, we did one today. It looked new on the outside, but upon pulling the skirting, we could tell it wasnt. Problems found: bonds from pumps/heaters loose/missing/cut from bonding bus on the ctrl panel, fragile/broken plumbing fittings. iow, it took a LOT more time to make sure it was correct vs a new spa.
Last week or so I posted about customer supplied second-hand chandeliers, and how far you go on those, now it's spas. This one was probably well past its warranty period. We hooked it up, verified all of the controls/lights/pumps/heater worked, and were done, recommending to the HO that a spa guy fix the broken fittings and give it a once-over and do the initial pool chemistry.