Repairing the aging Caldera Hot Tub … AGAIN #TBT
Posted By RichC on December 10, 2020
Well, it happened again. The stainless steel heater element pipe in our Caldera Hot Tub has failed again (last time was 2013). There must be some electrolysis accelerating the corrosion unless the stainless steel 
tubing is just that poor of quality? On the other hand, like the repair guy commented, your hot tub is far older that most. It was “listed as a 2002” according to Watson’s … so I’m calling this a Throwback Thursday #TBT post and thankful there are still parts.
This is our second hot tub, after the first one only lasting 7 years … but the original “cheaper one” was exposed to the elements, whereas this one was a better quality and has been sheltered a bit since 2008 (photo right- when we added the backporch in the fall of 2007). The Caldera spa sits under a roof and has some redwood surround protecting it a little bit (photos from summer 2020 below).
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