Hot tub... :-(

After we got our house here in Solon we had a few big blow-out parties where we rented a hot tub. They were fun parties.We decided to get one ourselves.Around 2004 or so we were planning how to get one on the concrete patio that came with the house and build a deck around it. We acquired a Sundance 8-person spa.It was great.For the first four or five years we were out there just about every good night.Over time it was less and less frequent. I think in part this is because things kept breaking... The biggest culprit was the circulation pump which broke two or three times over the course of our ownership.

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We went out to use the tub a few months back and noticed the water level was low.Maybe evaporation?We re-filled and continued on.Then it was low again.I doubt it was anything other than a leak.We pulled out the trap-door in front of tub and looked at the mechanicals. No sign of water.The next step really is to get a crane to pull the tub and fix it.

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Actually, at this point the thing to do is to go out and get a Sawzall.The cost of the repair once everything is accounted for would likely get into the thousands. It's not worth it. And what of the next thing to fail?From what I've read online the right thing to use is the aforementioned Sawzall and chop it up into smaller parts and throw it away.   :cry:<sigh/>At least it simplifies the railing construction...

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I guess I'll get an expensive teardown out of the deal too.   :beatup: