SpaGuts 25-150-1202 Universal Flo-Thru Heater Element, 5.5Kw, Titanium

Spa electrical panel kept tripping, so went through the process to disconnect all the potential issue items (blower, etc.), and found that the heater was causing the short. This was probably because I do not nearly pay enough attention to the water quality in my spa as I do with the pool - especially during the hot summer months. Looking at the Balboa alternatives (full assembly), the cost was about 5x more expensive than just replacing the heater element. It was actually quite easy to make the replacement, see YouTube for many tutorials, and installed this replacement yesterday. This fixed the problem and seems to be working well. As advertised in Amazon, this comes with a 5-year warranty, so if anything happens within this time, I will write an update. Also, it is less expensive in Amazon than purchasing directly from SpaGuts.

I installed it and it didn't work - no heat. Simple as that (30 days are up).

The old one was 20 years old and frozen in there, used a Dremel and cut off wheel to remove.

Bought this Titanium Universal Heater Element for my spa for about one fifth the price of the OEM model. After 8 months, it is still going strong. It seems well made, and I expect it to last for many years. The installation was straightforward (search YouTube- there are several very good videos on how to replace just the element as opposed to the entire stainless steel tube assembly). If you are comfortable doing this type of work, I would recommend this element without reservation.

Maybe I will buy the "Titanium" one next...Made from nuclear submarines!

Satisfaction

Instead of replacing the whole unit with tube, i was able to replace just the heating element. worked exactly as I needed

I ordered this element. One big reason I ordered it was the advertised 5 year warranty. When I received it the included invoice said it had a 1 year warranty. I wrote a complaint about this seemingly "bait & switch". Now I am told it has a 2 year warranty.Another thing, I just spent almost $500 with SpaGuts for a complete Spa Pak including a 3 year extended warranty. Now, I wonder if THAT warranty is worth the paper it is written on. Makes me wonder about the integrity of SpaGuts.