Sure enough, despite all the absolutely glowing reviews I read, and YouTube videos attesting to the effectiveness of this stuff, the fix a leak solution has proven to be absolute crap.
The name of it is actually Fix A Leak by Marlig Industries. From the label, apparently it's some Canadian company. Perhaps they have looser laws in Canada regarding authenticity in product claims.
But actually, now that I think of it, I don't think I've ever seen any actual advertisement created by the company. It's all been customer reviews. And perhaps there are very few restrictions on what private individuals may say about their own personal opinion of a product.
Even the picture shown above looks like it comes from some DIY outfit for hot tub enthusiasts rather than the company itself. With this visual impression, it makes it look like a major leak like the one shown would be fixed by a simple 8 oz. bottle of this stuff. The label says it's not for leaks greater in size than 1/8 of an inch.
So now I'm stuck with the task of trying to suck up the remaining gloopy grit left at the bottom of my hot tub with my sketchy filtration since apparently if I leave this stuff in the water, it could cause skin irritation.
Now has my leak diminished at all? Apparently yes. But has it been "fixed?" Definitely no.
I have no doubt that were I to complain about this, and truthfully state the process I took to apply this stuff, I would get kickback that I did not follow the directions precisely which would account for my less than stellar outcome. To that I say, isn't that what Signore Pirelli would floridly proclaim?