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- 11/21/2011 - Spa and Hot tub Maintenance
- 9/15/2011 - C5 Spa Controls in the News
- 7/7/2011 - Summer Heat
- 4/1/2011 - Spa Pump Replacement
- 3/18/2011 - Saving your Spa Pump Motor
- 3/2/2011 - Spa Heater "Dry Fire" Explained
- 3/2/2011 - Spa Heater Problems
- 2/23/2011 - What Size Pump Do I Have on my Pool Or Spa?
- 2/23/2011 - How to Troubleshoot a Hot Tub Heater
- 2/23/2011 - What Your Hot Tub is Trying To Tell You
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11-21-2011 - Spa and Hot tub Maintenance
What is spa and hot tub maintenance and why is it so important?
Lets answer the second part of this question first.
Spa Maintenance is important because it protects your spa and saves you money. Spa Parts Supply is a sister company of River City Pool & Spa, a full service s
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9-15-2011 - C5 Spa Controls in the News
CONSUMERS IN TODAY'S ECONOMY ARE LOOKING TO REFURBISH THEIR
EXISTING SPAS BEFORE BUYING NEW... SPA SERVICE EXPERTS LOOK TO UNITED SPAS FOR NEW RETROFITTING OPTIONS.
New topside control from United Spas retrofits into any older hot tub. Having one affordable control that does it all is put
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7-7-2011 - Summer Heat
Why some spas seem to over-heat during hot summer months.
Todays portable spas are made with heat retentive materials, from the shell to the insulation to all facets of the construction. They are designed to be as energy efficient as possible during the cold months when most people use t
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4-1-2011 - Spa Pump Replacement
What to know before replacing your spa pump.
Scenario:
Your old pump is not working, you have it checked and they tell you the pump is shot.
You go online and order a new pump, put it in your spa, and it doesn’t work or it makes a weird noise then stops.
Did you get a defective
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3-18-2011 - Saving your Spa Pump Motor
As most of you know, the motor of your spa pump is very expensive. Normally the majority of the cost of the complete pump, is the electric motor. In this post, I will explain how you can prevent expensive spa pump motor replacement with just a quick look at your spa pump or pumps, when servicin
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3-2-2011 - Spa Heater "Dry Fire" Explained
Spa Heater "DRY FIRE"
My service tech said I "dry fired" my heater. What does that mean?
A spa heater dry fire is caused when the condition exists where not enough water is flowing through the heater vessel to keep the heater element cooled.
Spa heater elements are electric heating elem
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3-2-2011 - Spa Heater Problems
The most common call we get from customers is, my spa won't heat.
Though there are many reasons a spa will stop heating, the most common cause of spa heater problems, is the filter.
A dirty or worn out filter cartridge can cause the system to;
1.Discontinue heating, but continue to run
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2-23-2011 - What Size Pump Do I Have on my Pool Or Spa?
First all you have to locate the motor tag. Many manufacturers of pump motors, i.e.; A,O, Smith, GE, Century, Franklin, etc. Place a spec tag on the motor. In recent years we have seen a discontinuation of the HP rating being included on these tags. Instead we find a large tag separate from the
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2-23-2011 - How to Troubleshoot a Hot Tub Heater
I have been asked this question by so many customers. Why won't my hot tub heat up? I have talked people through this process over the phone and have sent them a list of information on how to test the spa heater themselves. I do not normally recommend that an end user try to troubleshoot th
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2-23-2011 - What Your Hot Tub is Trying To Tell You
You walk out to use your spa or hot tub and immediately you know something is wrong. Either the water is cold, which makes for a less than enjoyable soak or nothing is working at all. The spa appears dead.
If you have a digital system in your spa or hot tub with a digital upper control,
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