Why Capitol Hill & Madison Park maintenance calls look the way they do
The maintenance visit is the one that prevents the other five. In Capitol Hill & Madison Park we drain, flush the lines, open the cabinet and inspect it dry, refill, and balance the water for Seattle's soft supply — calcium up, alkalinity up, pH held — with the numbers written down for you.
Tubs here are often original to a 1990s or 2000s remodel — Hot Spring, Sundance, Jacuzzi — and now at the age where heaters, circ pumps and topsides come due one after another. For those tubs a scheduled drain every four months is the difference between another decade and a replacement; we keep a Capitol Hill & Madison Park route and remind you when it is due.
Tubs here are often original to a 1990s or 2000s remodel — Hot Spring, Sundance, Jacuzzi — and now at the age where heaters, circ pumps and topsides come due one after another. We work Capitol Hill, Madison Park, Madison Valley, Madrona, Leschi and the rest of Capitol Hill & Madison Park (98112, 98122, 98102).
What Capitol Hill & Madison Park owners describe on the phone
Cover heavier every year
Waterlogged foam. We weigh it and tell you when it is costing more in heat than a new cover.
Water will not stay balanced
Low alkalinity in soft water. Raised to 80–120 ppm, the pH stops swinging.
Foam, cloud or a smell chlorine will not fix
Biofilm in the plumbing. A line flush before the drain clears it; a drain alone does not.
Filters pack up every few weeks
Needles, pollen and body oils. A two-filter rotation with a monthly soak keeps flow codes away.
Capitol Hill & Madison Park note. Terraced lots mean we carry parts down steps; tell us how many flights and whether there is a gate, and we bring the right cart.
How the visit runs
- A call half an hour before we arrive — about 8 minutes east of downtown via Madison St
- Diagnosis with a meter, then one written price you approve
- Calcium and alkalinity checked for Seattle Public Utilities water
- Special-order parts arrive the next business day in most cases
- If the tub is not worth fixing, we say so
Scope, plainly: the spa and what lives inside its skirt. New circuits, supply plumbing and setting new tubs go to an electrician or a dealer.