Monday, December 15, 2014

What a Waste


At least 5 years after removing the old, old 4 jet hot tub (OK, maybe it had 5 jets), yesterday I finally got around to disconnecting the pump, filter and heater that have all been sitting, collecting dust in the basement.

Any guesses how much it costs to throw out a hot tub these days? Me neither; but I can tell you it cost 75 bucks 5 years ago.

It was a pretty cool setup: hot tub embedded in the deck with no visible or audible pump or heater. The pipes ran into the basement where the whole operation kept us sweating.  Oh yeah, not exactly inaudible.  It needed a powered vent to meet code, so whenever the heat kicked on, the vent would crank up and cause the conversations to grow louder.

Pictured is not our exact hot tub, but you can see the setup here is exactly the same.  This one even looks just like our's did.:


One time we had 12 people in that little hot tub.  Some were kids, so the adults all kept their suits on.  Well, all except Justin; but hey; at least he didn't drown!

Eventually it needed repairs, and after being told that the life expectancy of a hot tub is 10, maybe 15 years, the decision to trash it was easy.  OK, not easy, but a no-brainer.  It surely was difficult to lose the old hot tub! But I'm sure the neighbors weren't sorry to see it go, with all those late night, loud conversations, streaked with the occasional nude jumps into the pool.

It must have been an amusing site, to see this decrepit, antique hot tub, overhanging the sides of my Dodge Dakota pickup, cruising down the freeway. I should have had a couple people sitting in it to add to the mirth.

Anyway, most, if not all modern hot tubs are self-contained, with the heater and other necessary parts tucked in just under the bathers.

So what to do with 20 year old, yet still operational hot tub infrastructure? Scrap it I guess.  I hope to get by without a $75 dumping fee.

Craiglist free listings? Maybe I should try to sell it first. Anyone want to buy a pool heater? It comes with a lot of memories!

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