Please advise for Hot Tub Jets

[1_Patriotic_Guy]

Subject: Please advise for Hot Tub

I bought a 1992 Hot Tub and restored it to use, rebuilding the cabinet, installing shut-off valves for maintenance without draining the tub, and replaced a broken heating element. It has a 2 speed motor that runs on 110volts and a heater that runs on 220volts. The pump runs on low speed any time the thermostat calls for heat or high speed if user selected at a switch on the upper console.

Initially the jets provided pressure sufficient for my wife, but eventually the motor quit working. I swapped it out with a new motor of the same specs. I took the old motor apart and found the complex contacts that determine the motor speed had corroded.

Unfortunately, while the new motor is similar, I can't get the same Jet pressure anymore. Close but not good enough for my wife. What are my options?

[jim]

[Edwin Pawlowski]

There is a motor and there is a pump. No matter how well the motor turns, it does not mean anything if the pump is crap. Do some testing to find out if the pump is working properly

[1_Patriotic_Guy]

[John Grabowski]

I agree that you may have a pump problem. It is also possible to take the old motor to a repair shop and have it repaired or rebuilt.