Fix A Leak Pool Leak Sealer - 8 oz

Let me start by saying that I has serious doubts about how effective this product was going to be. It seemed too good to be true, but it got a lot of positive feedback and it is not that expensive, so what the heck. It stopped the leak in my hot tub in one day! I waited a week before reviewing the product because I wanted to be sure the leak had actually stopped. Sure enough, the water level has not dropped at all. I was losing close to 2 inches a day before I used this. The process was so simple. I took off the water filter, poured the product into the tub near a suction point and let the tub run. The product gets sucked into the pipes, finds the leak, seals it and that's it! I have some product residue remaining that is sitting at the bottom of my tub, so I'm going to drain, let the tub sit dry for about a week to really let the stuff dry and then refill and enjoy my hot tub for the fall! I emailed the company asking about how to handle the residue and they said I can either just reinstall the filter to filter it out or drain, clean and let sit for a week before refilling. As you saw above, I'm playing it safe and just draining. I will likely buy another bottle of this to have on standby in case the leak opens up again, which wouldn't shock me. I'd much rather use this product every now and again than spend over $1,000 on someone coming out to fix the tub. I was very close to getting rid of it altogether, but Fixaleak worked and now my wife and I are looking forward to using the tub for the fall!

Worked fast n drake it all up

My hot tub repairman recommended trying this for a slow leak. Somewhat to my surprise, it worked and sealed the leak!

This review is after a week and applies only to outdoor recirculating fountains. After trying a number of other unsuccessful ‘fixes’ this stuff appeared to work pretty quickly (miraculously?) but the leak returned after a couple days; gave it a second dose, again seems to have worked. For fountain application it’s ability to penetrate everywhere water goes is a far, far superior fix to using spray rubber, epoxy, aquarium sealer, etc, as 1) the problem is often deeper than a surface sealer application can reach and 2) fountain cracks open up more with the full weight of water, so fixing it ‘dry’ is no good. I’ve even used underwater sealer but you’re still limited to the surface you can reach — and cracks from freeze/thaw often occur in inaccessible areas (even on an empty fountain). For small fountains, bird baths, etc that only hold several gallons of water, the smallest 8 oz bottle for under $15 is plenty for a number of applications…and even if it periodically needs a booster shot, it’s still the best solution by far to all alternatives for any persistent leaker. Think of it, in the light least favorable, as the easiest, cheapest, quickest, least labor intensive option that may work and you should try it before anything else for leakers. Word to the wise: if you don’t exchange the water after a couple days birds and animals will avoid it while it still has the chemical aboard…but it doesn’t seem to harm ground cover when dumped on it.

I have about 8 leaks in my hot tub (La Spas - every jet has leaked!) so I tried this product. I had tried a similar product before but thought maybe I did not do it right so I was careful with this. I put in an 8 oz bottle even though my tub is only 450 gallons. It seemed to fix several of the leaks but 2 were not open to the air so I though that might be a problem. I ran the solution in the tub for 5 days then let it dry for 5 days. Then I dug out the foam on the 2 mentioned leaks and added another bottle of Fix a Leak. Ran it for 3 days - did not fix the 2 leaks even though one was very minor just a few drops a minute and none when pump was off. Drained the tub let it dry for 3 days then used Plast - aid on the 2 leaks. When I filled the tub all leaks were back except the past-aid ones. There is no way I can recommend this product - it just does not work! It also leaves a residue on every surface but that seems to be cleanable. BTW the past-aid seems to work well I will review that after some experience.

My Sundance hot tub was leaking water at about 5 gallons daily. Service guy said it was a difficult fix, pipes were underneath. I took out the filter and slowly added Marlig so it would get sucked into the intake. Next day, there was no drop in water. 15 days later, water level was still unchanged, not leaking! After about 20 days, the pool level dropped about 6 inches. Refilled the tub and repeated the process. Again, it stopped the leak immediately. Filter is still out. Will see how things go, I will update my rating either way depending on what happens. Also noted that one of the jet outlets was very sluggish after use; it may have plugged it. More to come. Well, I added the second bottle and it has held now through April. I have not returned the filter to the tub, continued with routine chemicals. The tub is not crystal clear, my suspicion is that there is residual particulate from this product that may be helping to continue stopping the leak, like platelets that clot blood. (Sorry for that analogy, I am in health care!) That being said, it has not dropped any water in the past 4 months! That is a whole lot better than having to refill 20 gallons every day, or worse having to replace the tub. I plan to change the water, install a new filter and will then see how it does. My review started with 3/5 stars, now up to 4/5 stars. Bottom line, if you are in dire straits, go for it, you have nothing to lose and may buy you more time. 04/25/21- Filter is back in, so this is NOT a permanent fix. You will stop the leak as long as the sealer stays in. Disappointing, but still cheaper than a new tub at this time. Back to only 3 stars

This review was originally written on 23 Oct 2014; updated today, 20 Nov 2014. I have a 10-year old 500 gallon hot tub with 6 pumps running the heater, filtering system, and 84 jets. Inside the shell, all the parts and plumbing are buried beneath sprayed-on foam insulation - in some locations as much as 6" thick. Over the years I have replaced two of the jet pumps which had piping connectors that I had to dig-out of more than 4" of foam insulation; that arduous and messy experience taught me that there was no hope in finding the source of a leak underneath all of that foam. In May of 2014, When my tub developed such a leak, I sought an alternative to tearing the tub apart and stripping-out the foam. I watched several you-tube videos wherein other SPA owners facing similar challenges used a "Seal A Leak" product by "SPA Choice" and avoided the task of tearing down their tubs. Although skeptical, I decided to give it a try; in June, I bought the product through Amazon but it came to me from a third-party distributor; it worked at first, but then failed over time (about two weeks) - subsequent treatments with the same product gave no better results. Then, in July 2014, I found this product (Fix A Leak) on Amazon and decided to give it a try. My initial treatment in mid-August 2014 was half the bottle through the filter chase; since then, until now (20 Nov), it had been holding up well. I wrote my first review for this product on the 23 Oct after it had held-up for about 3 months. This past weekend, I noticed my tub has begun to leak again, at about the same rate that it had leaked before the first treatment. Although it's leaking again, the empirical evidence suggests this product is superior to the other because this one held-up for four months as opposed to two weeks. I retreated the tub today (20 Nov), and will again if necessary; the prohibitive high-cost of service and parts dictate it warrants a try. I will tear the tub down only after giving this product multiple chances to prove itself incapable of a permanent fix. It has worked for me, never mind it was only four months, that's better than spending $2,000.00(+) with no guarantee their repair won't leak again after only three months - at least here locally, none of the techs I spoke with will warranty their leak-repair work beyond 90 days. After several discussions with multiple technicians, I've concluded the industry's permanent solution to a leaking Hot-tub is to replace it. New, my tub cost more than $7K ten years ago; today, one like it, will cost twice that amount. At a cost of only $15 bucks for this 8oz bottle, what can you lose? Your SPA's leaking already, or you wouldn't be reading this review, and this little bottle is certainly cheaper than a service call - in this area a service call is $150.00 just for the tech to show-up and look at it. I recommend you give this product a try - if necessary, several times.

I used this on our 8 year old Dream Maker Odyssey spa that began losing two to three inches of water every five to six hours. I had checked the pump, fittings and hoses around the motor and found no evidence of any leak and it seemed very likely one or more of the jets was the source of a pretty significant leak. I read several positive reviews (as well as some that were not positive) and like most others concluded it was either give this a shot, pay for a who-knows-how-much service call that wouldn't result in a fix or just turn the spa into a giant planter, Within a few of hours after applying Fix a Leak there was no sign of any drop in the water level...24 hrs later and still the water level remained constant. It's been 3 weeks of heavy use now with no sign of any leak or water loss apart from normal and minimal evaporation. I used roughly 4 ounces of the 8 oz bottle and application and clean-up was a snap. While it's a shame that not everyone got the same stellar results when using Fix a Leak, I couldn't be more satisfied with this product and will keep it on-hand to reapply if needed. Just one additional comment, I did not drain the spa as some others have mentioned, there was very little residue of the product after application which I scooped out very easily. I mention this because it seems that many who did drain and refill their spa found that the leak returned and although this step is recommended it appears it may put additional stress on the seal...though I'm not sure why. I'll be draining/refilling my spa in a few weeks and will report back if any problems/leaking re-emerge afterwards. UPDATE: I did a complete drain and re-fill a month or so after initial application and this review. Still no leaks. Great product. UPDATE: Well, here it is 2018, a few years since the original review and I discovered the spa was leaking again---added the remaining amount of the Fix-a-Leak and "boom," leak stopped within a few minutes. We've been using the spa for a couple of weeks now, no issues.