# Wooden Hot Tubs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/wooden-hot-tubs/1808>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [July 16, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wooden-hot-tubs/1808 "2007-07-16T19:40:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![HollyG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@HollyG](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HollyG)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wooden-hot-tubs/1808/1 "2007-07-16T19:40:01Z")

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Some time back there was a caller who was asking about how to stop a wooden hot tub from leaking. We have a similar tub that has developed the same problem. I can not find any discussion from that caller, but does anyone have any ideas?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wooden-hot-tubs/1808/2 "2007-07-20T23:12:15Z")

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Try a couple handfulls of sawdust. It’s a slow process - may take a few days, but the small suction from the leak will gradually pull the sawdust to the leak and plug it. Not a perfect solution but it will definitely slow the leak noticeably.