Why Ravenna & Wedgwood maintenance calls look the way they do
The maintenance visit is the one that prevents the other five. In Ravenna & Wedgwood 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.
Ravenna, Wedgwood and Laurelhurst get Seattle's Tolt-Cedar blend at about 1.4 grains — very soft, with so little alkalinity that pH in a new fill drifts in days. That is the whole reason a Ravenna & Wedgwood refill needs a deliberate dose of calcium and alkalinity — without it the heater and the seals pay for the softness.
These are among the best-kept spas on our route — Hot Spring, Caldera, Sundance tubs that owners maintain and call us for when the problem is inside the cabinet. We work Ravenna, Roosevelt, Bryant, Wedgwood, View Ridge and the rest of Ravenna & Wedgwood (98105, 98115).
What Ravenna & Wedgwood 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.
Ravenna & Wedgwood note. Owner-maintained tubs here usually come with a chemistry log; bring it out, it shortens the diagnosis.
How the visit runs
- A call half an hour before we arrive — about 12 minutes northeast of downtown via I-5 and NE 65th 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.