Internal newer Rising Dragon

The Newer Rising Dragon Diverter Internal is the replacement internal mechanism for current and recent-vintage Arctic Spas equipped with Rising Dragon-brand diverter valves. The internal is the rotating shaft assembly that lives inside the diverter housing — it's the part that physically redirects water flow when you turn the cap above it.

When you'll need to replace the internal: The most common symptoms are a diverter that has gone stiff or grindy to turn (worn shaft splines or a swollen rotating seal), a diverter that no longer fully redirects flow (worn flow vanes inside the assembly), or visible water leaking around the internal that an O-ring replacement alone hasn't fixed. If a fresh O-ring and silicone lubrication didn't restore smooth action, the internal itself is the next thing to swap.

Will this fit my spa? Yes, on Arctic Spas using the Rising Dragon diverter generation — the standard on most recent-vintage Arctic Spas. If your spa is older and uses Waterway-brand diverters, you need the Internal Older Waterway instead. The two are not interchangeable. If you're not sure which generation your spa uses, bring the old internal to one of our three Ontario showrooms.

How to install: No need to drain the spa for an internal replacement. Unscrew the diverter cap, lift the old internal out, install the new one with a fresh Diverter Internal O-ring, lightly lubricate with plumbing-safe silicone, and re-thread the cap finger-tight.

Quick tips:

• Replace any matching diverter O-rings at the same time — they age together and you'd rather not be back here in a few months
• If you're rebuilding multiple diverters across the spa, grab a couple of internals at once