A few weeks ago, Kyra and I did some prep work on the hot tub. At the time, things didn’t turn out so well, and we learned that the motor was kaput. After some research, I ordered a new one online. I also ordered the myriad of chemicals one needs to keep the water in balance, and then sat back to wait.
Over the last few days, the online orders have trickled in and now I have all the stuff I need. Kyra and I cleaned out the spa (again) and I installed the new motor. It proved to be all sorts of adventure, as house projects tend to be for me, but in the end everything seemed ready to go. I filled it with clean, crisp well water (again), set the temperature, and walked away.
To my delight, everything worked and the water warmed up. It’s currently sitting out there at a nice 102 degrees. I still need to play around with the chemicals, adjusting the pH and alkalinity and all that, but I’ll get it sorted out.
Tomorrow we plan to go out on the lake, and after a few hours of that cold water, I suspect a soak in the hot tub will be pretty nice. I’m looking forward to Hot tub, part 3.