This provides a very practical plug n play option! If your tub is old enough to have the element fail, your gate valves are older too. Mine leaked quite a bit the first time I replaced the element. This cut down on the time needed to take the manifold out, remove the element & CAREfully replace the element. Then, put it back together. I have now replaced the old 'bad' element. Now I'm ready to roll should this new element fail.
This heater works as it should
This heater is an exact replacement, although more powerful (5.5KW vs 4.5KW), for the original in my EasyPak 2000 control system. No modifications to plumbing or wiring were necessary to install it. As a 'bonus', my spa heats up a bit faster than it did before. Anyone with very basic skills could remove old/install the new heater.
It worked great