Jetted bath tub has stopped working. Motor hums but no water comes out. Bathtub filled with water 2inches above jets. Any help would be appreciated.
I had this same problem on my tub, which uses a GE motor. I looked at the motor, and on one end (the end opposite where the water comes out) there is a hole in the middle. In that hole is the head of the shaft, which has a regular screw tip. Turning this turns the motor. I filled the tub, inserted a slotted regular screwdriver and turned it about 10 times clockwise, then 10 times counterclockwise. You should see the whole motor turn. Doing this loosened it up, and then it started.
Once it started, all kinds or residue came out, which was probably why it had stopped working. I hadn't used it for a while.
After getting it running I'm going to run some cleaning solution through it, and make sure I run it more often to prevent this in the future.
I'm not a professional, just a guy trying to fix his own tub. So take my advise with that grain of salt.
On second look, this didn't fix my problem, as there is now some water leaking. Did I break it? Was it already leaking? I don't know.
ok, last comment - it could be that my motor leaks, which would mean that it had no water which is why it wouldn't run. Turning the shaft would fill it with water, and allow it to run. Maybe the leak is the initial problem, but in any case it is now beyond doing it myself, so I'm going to call someone.
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Look on the back of the motor there should be a shaft that you can try to turn to spin free because something inside the pump is blocking it. rate me if this is helpful.
Call a Professional Service they can test it.
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JEtted tub that was never used. Bought from bank foreclosure. Tub was installed in 2007. Water comes in cold not hot and motor doesn't turn on.
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