I have a spa that's a good 20 years old, I bought it over from Australia when I moved to New Zealand, it's been a little cross threaded in that time with all the filter cleans and replacements and Its long been a concern that I wouldn't be able to do up a filter one day and need a drastic repair, the Online chat with staff at Spa Store was very helpful and we came up with a plan of testing one of the Vortex Spa's Camlock adapters on it, the filters it used appeared to have the same threat as the Vortex early Vortex spas, I've been using thread tape on my filters for years to ensure a tight fit with the cross threading so I applied some to the adapter also, from now on I can change filters without having to worry about the thread at all, the adapter stays tightly in place and can use the camlock filters that connect to the adapter easily. No more concerns about the cross threading and easier to buy filters being from a current model spa.
Thank you, Spa Store, excellent helpful staff, fast shipping and a great solution for my spa.