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« on: November 04, 2009, 03:15:53 pm » |
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Welp, My Dear o'l Dad gave me a Spa... Nice big one, he just had the pump re built again, and it finally quit leaking,but now the heater went out so he decided to replace the whole thing...
and gave me the thing... so I went up and got it and helped get his new one in place.
... I got the Big monster home and off the truck with the tractor and sitting by the back of the house
over looking the creek ...(that was fun!)
now to set it up and get it to work... should be neet...never had a spa before ! LOL
I gott'a level it and get everything plumbed to it and then find out whats wrong with the heater... if the heater is shot I'll make a solar heater for it, probably will even if its still working good as they eat too much electricity!...
... I may wait till mid winter and fill the monster from the creek... its probably got a 700gal capacity ...its 7ftx6ft and is a self contained unit....has jets in it and all that, and should really help ease the aches and pains after a long days work.
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Thank you Dad ! HAHAHAHA
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« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2009, 05:06:44 pm » |
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Now put a table next to it, put the computer on it and your set. You might never get out of it. lol
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2009, 11:21:32 pm » |
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I got the Spa filled today and got a 20amp plug on the heavy extension cord (big around as your finger!) plugged it in and turned it on and it burped and farted for a while till I discovered it wasn't full enough, so I filled it the rest of the way and it took off like it was supposed to !
except the heater... Like my Dad said its probably shot, I'll pull it off, plug the lines and see what I can do with it... I scrounged up some 1" PVC black pipe that I'd like to make into a solar heater for it...but there isn't enough pipe there for a good strong heater...so I'll probably go buy some 1/2" pipe and make a big coil and lay it in the Sun...and run the small heater pump on a morning to night light switch (Daylight to Dark)... (if I can find one)... that's bound to be cheaper than replacing the electric heater for the spa... I amagon those cost at LEAST $200 bucks...but that's hard to say!
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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2009, 09:39:03 am » |
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Bob,
You could try building a metal wood burner that sets in the tub.
crb
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« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2009, 03:05:57 pm » |
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that's a really good idea there CRB...Thank you ! it shouldn't be too hard to come up with...
like a metal tub and a few pipes along the side for an air supply.... I could just go buy one at the feed store ! HAHAHAHA but then again I'd have to be careful not to splash the water...and that's no fun at all!.... LOL !
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I have an old Military Water heater..the kind that you can run gasoline, Kerosean, or oil in and it will run for about 4 hrs on one gal of fuel.... and it gets RED HOT too.... I could make a stand for it so it doesn't touch the sides and melt the fiberglass... reach over the side and plop it in the center of the Spa and light it up.... I bet it would get that Spa to the Boiling point before it runs through one tank full ! ... heheheheh
.... yah thats a good idea.... I could use it tonight ! HAHAHHAHAHA and my back needs it from all the wood cutting I've done lately ! HEHEHEHEHEH
...thanks for the insperation CRB.... LOL!
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Bob......
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« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2009, 06:07:35 pm » |
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Sense CRB made me think of the old Military water heater I have been Hording for years I decided to clean it up and put it in the Spa and see what it can do....
its been running for about an hour now and the temp of the water has definitely came up already.... not enough to get into yet...but its getting there !
... I had to make a bracket to hold it away from the sides and set it on a 4x4 on the bottom and then put a concrete block and a big hunk of railroad rail on it to hold it down... then I lit it up and its been going every sense.... making bubbles around the bottom every once in a while and rumbleing away very nicely! HEHEHEHE
Now when the wife gets home, I'm going to tell her "SEE !... I Knew that o'l military heater would come in handy some day ! Aren't you glad I didn't throw it away like you wanted me to ? HAHAHAHAHA !"
...(once a Pack Rat always a Pack Rat!)
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« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2009, 07:37:38 pm » |
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Hay, my packratness has gotten me out of a few jams in the past. I was born in the year of the rat so I'm very fond of packratting stuff.
Tink
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Lee Hazleton
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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2009, 07:56:44 pm » |
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Hay, my packratness has gotten me out of a few jams in the past. I was born in the year of the rat so I'm very fond of packratting stuff.
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« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2009, 02:21:14 am » |
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Ah Phittt ! your only as old as ya FEEL !(so I guess you should feel a bunch of yungins eh ?)
I was born in 1952...and way back then the planet was all green and and nobody worried about global warming .... till all the Dinosaurs kicked the bucket, and they had to come up with an excuse to tell the younger generation...they did to ! LOL !
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Anyway... that Old Military heater heated up the Spa just fine... in fact a bit too warm ! after 20 minutes I had to get out... (it makes ya worry when your wife is standing there chopping up carrots and potatoes and tossing them into your Spa!) HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
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seriously, it was really nice...a bit too warm for my tastes, but boy do I feel CLEAN ! that thing beat the dirt off me ... those jets work really good ! LOL !
I have some doubts that a SOLAR Heater of the type I'm thinking of making will reach the temp the old military heater did.... but then again I ain't "cooking Soup" either !
....now I need to make a sail boat for the Spa ! .... no bathtub is complete without one ! (I never had a rubber ducky ya see!)
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« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2009, 09:19:48 am » |
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Lee,
Try 1948!
Tink
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« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2009, 09:35:50 am » |
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Bob,
Glad to see it's cooking, I made a aux. wood heater for my hot tub,
cut the heat time to 2 hours instead of 4 hours.
Unfortunately I haven't used mine in about 10 years. Maybe longer.
crb, 1947
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« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2009, 09:56:37 am » |
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crb,
I see I'm not the only old man here.
Tink
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« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2009, 05:35:33 pm » |
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Lee,
Try 1948!
Tink
Sorry Tink. I know that I'm the same as far as that calendar goes, but I'm '57 |
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« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2009, 05:09:13 am » |
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HA ! I got the Wife to join me in the Spa last night...that was really nice... more fun than by yourself for SURE !....
that Spa held the heat all day and was just right when we got in it at dusk....
she says we definitely need a "Rubber Ducky" though ! LOL
...so it seams that the military water heater worked a treat ! but I'd rather it be set up automatically to maintain its temp....so I'll see if I can get that little heater working in it !
....if nothing else I'll pick up some black pipe and some fittings so I can run a solar heater fer it.... to help maintain the temp !
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Bob..........
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« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2009, 09:18:23 am » |
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Lee,
Us rats are good at business. I've made a lot of money but could never hold on to it. I think that is because I'm a Leo.
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