Dec 4

AVAILABILITY

FL04 AVAILABLE
FL05 Unavailable - Repairs
FL06 AVAILABLE
FL07 Assigned FEMA base Camp Galveston, Texas

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Christmas 2008 is coming in just
20 days

Drama on the home front....

The hot tub is dying. When the motor kicks on, it sounds like an old Mercedez with a diesel motor. You can bet that the day came to a screeching halt. This is not OK. It was 2o degrees this morning. For a brief moment, I pondered the situation. It seemed to me I had two choices. First choice was to drain the tub. This would be the easiest choice. But then a vision my hind end frozen to the bench seat woke me from that idea. There would be no way to soak away the day....with no water. I didn't even have to consult with an expert to figure that one out. It was easy....NO WATER = FROZEN HIND END.

My second choice was to repair the damaged system. So I promptly went online to search for the parts I would need to keep hot water in the equation of my evening soaks. I found several options. Now, If I were actually a plumber, my choices probably would have been simple. I am not a plumber. I especially am NOT an electrician. Remember....this is a hot tub. In all my life experiences, water (ie: hot tub) and electricty do not mix well. I want to soak and relax, not create an 800 gallon lobster pot. I can do this. The red wire will to the red post, the white to the white, the black to the....well you get it. OK OK...here we go.

Online, I found a company that builds a kit called "SpaGuts" . It was just what I needed. All I would have to do is rip out the entire existing system and drop thiers in place. I talked to the sales lady. She was very encouraging. She told if I had the aptitude to find thier website, I could do this. Oh crap...now I really am worried. She assured me the wires would be marked very well. "Are you color blind?" she asked. I replied NO. She then said "it's kind of like Sesame Street...just match the colors." So we chatted for a bit, found out what size motor I would need, what size pipes, heater, etc. I ordered a new blower motor as well (let's not take any chances). I ordered the cool little Ozonator and a new filter package. She told me my tub would now be 97% chemical free. What? No more chlorine smell? I wasn't sure if I wanted to know what "chemicals" the remaining 3% would be.

So now comes the waiting game. Will the hot tub survive until the new parts arrive? The hot tub sounds like that Mercedez I told you about. It sounds like someone drove up to the wrong side of the house. I wait for the sound of FedEx in the drive-way. Hopefully the FedEx sound arrives before the Mercedez sound quits. Tick Tock Tick Tock.

...to be continued...

Have a great day.

dj

ps. Toaka says..."Now dad...will we be able to cook something good in the new tub?"