Last Updated on October 19, 2021
It’s been a wonderful day so far, so you decide to end it relaxing in your hot tub. However, as you remove the hot tub cover and turn on the jets, you suddenly realize that your hot tub jets are not working.
Jets in your hot tub is what separates it from being a plain big bathtub to a luxurious water spa.
To fix hot tub jets not working properly, you need to follow these troubleshooting steps. After resolving your issue, you should be able to relax in your tub with the jets on soon enough.
But before we dive into our guide on how to fix how tub jets not working, let’s find out why it happened in the first place.
Most Common Reasons Why Hot Tub Jets Not Working
If your hot tub jets are suddenly not working and you’ve just happened to use it yesterday without you changing anything on your hot tub or its settings, then it’s understandable why you’re scrambling to find out what happened.
Here are some of the most common reasons why one or more of your hot tub jets are not working properly.
- Clogged hot tub filter
- Electrical fault
- Blockage on one of the hot tub jets
- The water level is too low
- The hot tub pump is not working
- Hot tub jets’ switch is turned off
- Due to scale buildup
- Hot tub airlock
First, Turn Off the Power.
Before you start doing any troubleshooting steps to fix your hot tub jets, you must power off your hot tub at the breaker box for safety purposes. Also, do not attempt any of the steps mentioned in this guide, if you’re not confident that you can do them properly.
One of my Hot Tub’s Jets Isn’t Working Fix
If the other jets in your tub are working and only one is not, then the most common cause of this is a blockage in that particular jet or a fault on your hot tub jet settings.
When something is blocking your hot tub jet from working, NEVER poke the pipe with a screwdriver. It might be tempting and seems to be an easy solution to your current issue, but there’s a good chance you’ll create more problems when you accidentally puncture a hole in one of your hot tub’s pipes.
Replacing hot tub jets are pretty straightforward, and you can easily get a replacement from Amazon. Just follow the user manual that comes with the product that you are purchasing.
None of my Hot Tub Jets Are Working Fix
When all of your hot tub jets are not working, the first thing you should check is your hot tub settings. Hot tubs can be complicated for some owners, and the most common reasons why the jets won’t turn on is because they really are not turned on and it’s just a simple user error.
You may have accidentally switched the jets off or put your tub on a different mode, if that’s the case, all you have to do is change it back to its usual settings.
If you’ve just used your hot tub and did not drain the water and refilled it recently, then you might be experiencing an electrical fault in your tub. An obvious sign for hot tub electrical problems is an error code on your control panel display screen.
There’s only one way you can do if your hot tub has an electrical issue that’s causing your hot tub jets to now work at all, and that’s to turn your hot tub off and on again. If doing that several times don’t fix the issue, you might have to call a hot tub professional or service engineer to help you diagnose and fix your hot tub problem.
Another reason why the jets of your hot tub may not be working is due to an airlock in its system. This means an air pocket forms in your pump, and instead of it pushing water out, it just sits there full of air.
To fix the hot tub airlock, you need to turn on your hot tub system but turn the heat as low as possible. Ensure that all jets are open, and wait until you see the air bubble up. You might have to leave your hot tub running until the airlock is pushed out of its system.
If that option does not work, then you can either call someone to assist you with more knowledge and experience on these types of things, or you can try doing this method.
- Untighten the discharge pipe to bleed the air from the system. Do not remove the coupling completely.
- Turn on the pump while the coupling is loose, listen if a pocket of air will be pumped out.
- You can turn off the pump once you see the system discharge water.
- Tighten the coupling and get ready to use your hot tub again.
For those hot tub owners who have been using their tubs for quite a while now, you may start noticing that your jet nozzles are becoming hard to adjust due to scale buildup. And the reason why your hot tub jets are not working is because of calcium carbonate settling into the opening of your jet nozzles.
- SpaGuard Spa Stain & Scale Control - 1 Quart
- Prevents scale formation and cloudy water due to high calcium levels
- Removes some scale buildup on spa surface
- Removes relatively fresh metal stains from spa surfaces
The good news is if the buildup is not that severe, you can simply make use of a hot tub scale remover and be done with it.
- Unique formula super-cleans the inside of Spa and tub plumbing systems
- Removes oily residues and deposits quickly and easily
- Regular use heps prevent deposits from forming on the heating system
- No harsh chemicals!
Now, If you’re dealing with heavy scale buildup, then your best bet will be to completely drain and clean your hot tub.
For you to get all the hot tub scale wherever they might be, you should use a line flush product, like the SeaKlear Spa System Flush, to remove any buildup out of your tub’s plumbing.