Re: [MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
I've often thought about a wood fired hot tub for the great northern estate. We've got an almost infinite supply of firewood... -Curt On Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 11:46:49 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Would probably be more efficient for initial load of hot water. Or a wood-fired boiler even better! --FT Sent from iFōn > On Mar 24, 2024, at 9:47 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hmm, I was just thinking, dangerous I know. > > Our house in Maine has a hybrid water heater. That's basically a heat pump > water heater. Supposed to be way more efficient than resistive heating. I > wonder if anybody makes a hybrid hot tub... > > -Curt > > > > > On Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 09:00:00 PM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > If you want a cold "hot tub" wire it all 110V ... If you want a "Hot Tub".. > you will want it wired into 220V with a stand alone dedicated circuit > breaker for the tub.. Plus.. you will absolutely want to wire in a circuit > disconnect "near the tub".. by code, you can't reach anything electrical > while in the tub and wet so plan that into the disconnect location. > Also, you will want a good quality, insulated cover, that can be opened and > closed easily, but seals the tub so critters can't invite themselves into > your new "critter water trough" > Have fun, plan for your electric bill to increase every time you heat the > tub full of H20... and chemicals,,, and, and, and... etc. > >> On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 5:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I’ll keep a gallon jug of bleach and a jar of cipro tabs right next to it >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:44 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ask a professional pool person about hot tubs sometime. You’ll never >> put a foot/hand/finger/anything in one again. >>> >>> -D >>> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on >> FBMP a hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks >> fairly nice. I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix >> it and get it going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she >> (that would be me) can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go >> look at it, it has a control board inside that might or might not be a >> little crusty, and stuff has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the >> motor terminals on a relay board look a little burned, not sure what that >> is about. The unit itself looks pretty nice though. I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him >> over, just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that >> might not be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah >> but I have plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, >> he says how about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer >> over to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and >> heater, it has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look >> maybe to control other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets >> or something if they have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the >> pump body itself is gone but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to >> find a manual for the thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. >> There are local motor rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what >> might be wrong with it, could just be the capacitors or something, I don't >> know much about electric motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V >> either way, I'll see what that is about to at least use 110V to see if I >> can get it running. It looks basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, >> I think I have one kicking around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to >> and run a pump. I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, >> and something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits >> and bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you >> want to use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives
Re: [MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
Would probably be more efficient for initial load of hot water. Or a wood-fired boiler even better! --FT Sent from iFōn > On Mar 24, 2024, at 9:47 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hmm, I was just thinking, dangerous I know. > > Our house in Maine has a hybrid water heater. That's basically a heat pump > water heater. Supposed to be way more efficient than resistive heating. I > wonder if anybody makes a hybrid hot tub... > > -Curt > > > > > On Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 09:00:00 PM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > If you want a cold "hot tub" wire it all 110V ... If you want a "Hot Tub".. > you will want it wired into 220V with a stand alone dedicated circuit > breaker for the tub.. Plus.. you will absolutely want to wire in a circuit > disconnect "near the tub".. by code, you can't reach anything electrical > while in the tub and wet so plan that into the disconnect location. > Also, you will want a good quality, insulated cover, that can be opened and > closed easily, but seals the tub so critters can't invite themselves into > your new "critter water trough" > Have fun, plan for your electric bill to increase every time you heat the > tub full of H20... and chemicals,,, and, and, and... etc. > >> On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 5:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I’ll keep a gallon jug of bleach and a jar of cipro tabs right next to it >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:44 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ask a professional pool person about hot tubs sometime. You’ll never >> put a foot/hand/finger/anything in one again. >>> >>> -D >>> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on >> FBMP a hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks >> fairly nice. I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix >> it and get it going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she >> (that would be me) can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go >> look at it, it has a control board inside that might or might not be a >> little crusty, and stuff has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the >> motor terminals on a relay board look a little burned, not sure what that >> is about. The unit itself looks pretty nice though. I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him >> over, just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that >> might not be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah >> but I have plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, >> he says how about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer >> over to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and >> heater, it has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look >> maybe to control other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets >> or something if they have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the >> pump body itself is gone but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to >> find a manual for the thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. >> There are local motor rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what >> might be wrong with it, could just be the capacitors or something, I don't >> know much about electric motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V >> either way, I'll see what that is about to at least use 110V to see if I >> can get it running. It looks basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, >> I think I have one kicking around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to >> and run a pump. I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, >> and something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits >> and bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you >> want to use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list
Re: [MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
Hmm, I was just thinking, dangerous I know. Our house in Maine has a hybrid water heater. That's basically a heat pump water heater. Supposed to be way more efficient than resistive heating. I wonder if anybody makes a hybrid hot tub... -Curt On Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 09:00:00 PM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: If you want a cold "hot tub" wire it all 110V ... If you want a "Hot Tub".. you will want it wired into 220V with a stand alone dedicated circuit breaker for the tub.. Plus.. you will absolutely want to wire in a circuit disconnect "near the tub".. by code, you can't reach anything electrical while in the tub and wet so plan that into the disconnect location. Also, you will want a good quality, insulated cover, that can be opened and closed easily, but seals the tub so critters can't invite themselves into your new "critter water trough" Have fun, plan for your electric bill to increase every time you heat the tub full of H20... and chemicals,,, and, and, and... etc. On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 5:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’ll keep a gallon jug of bleach and a jar of cipro tabs right next to it > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:44 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Ask a professional pool person about hot tubs sometime. You’ll never > put a foot/hand/finger/anything in one again. > > > > -D > > > >> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on > FBMP a hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks > fairly nice. I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix > it and get it going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she > (that would be me) can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go > look at it, it has a control board inside that might or might not be a > little crusty, and stuff has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the > motor terminals on a relay board look a little burned, not sure what that > is about. The unit itself looks pretty nice though. > >> > >> I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him > over, just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that > might not be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah > but I have plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, > he says how about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. > >> > >> So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer > over to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and > heater, it has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look > maybe to control other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets > or something if they have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the > pump body itself is gone but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to > find a manual for the thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. > There are local motor rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what > might be wrong with it, could just be the capacitors or something, I don't > know much about electric motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V > either way, I'll see what that is about to at least use 110V to see if I > can get it running. It looks basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, > I think I have one kicking around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to > and run a pump. > >> > >> I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, > and something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits > and bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you > want to use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. > >> > >> Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! > >> > >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 > >> > >> -- > >> --FT > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery
Re: [MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
The manufacturer had a manual on their website and I found another “delivery” manual that have all the wiring diagrams. I found some other sorta partial schematics for the control board so that will help. Found parts too so if I need to replace stuff it appears there are sources and supplies. And there appears to be forums too. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Mar 24, 2024, at 9:00 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > If you want a cold "hot tub" wire it all 110V ... If you want a "Hot Tub".. > you will want it wired into 220V with a stand alone dedicated circuit > breaker for the tub.. Plus.. you will absolutely want to wire in a circuit > disconnect "near the tub".. by code, you can't reach anything electrical > while in the tub and wet so plan that into the disconnect location. > Also, you will want a good quality, insulated cover, that can be opened and > closed easily, but seals the tub so critters can't invite themselves into > your new "critter water trough" > Have fun, plan for your electric bill to increase every time you heat the > tub full of H20... and chemicals,,, and, and, and... etc. > >> On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 5:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I’ll keep a gallon jug of bleach and a jar of cipro tabs right next to it >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:44 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ask a professional pool person about hot tubs sometime. You’ll never >> put a foot/hand/finger/anything in one again. >>> >>> -D >>> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on >> FBMP a hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks >> fairly nice. I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix >> it and get it going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she >> (that would be me) can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go >> look at it, it has a control board inside that might or might not be a >> little crusty, and stuff has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the >> motor terminals on a relay board look a little burned, not sure what that >> is about. The unit itself looks pretty nice though. I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him >> over, just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that >> might not be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah >> but I have plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, >> he says how about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer >> over to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and >> heater, it has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look >> maybe to control other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets >> or something if they have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the >> pump body itself is gone but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to >> find a manual for the thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. >> There are local motor rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what >> might be wrong with it, could just be the capacitors or something, I don't >> know much about electric motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V >> either way, I'll see what that is about to at least use 110V to see if I >> can get it running. It looks basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, >> I think I have one kicking around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to >> and run a pump. I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, >> and something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits >> and bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you >> want to use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>
Re: [MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
If you want a cold "hot tub" wire it all 110V ... If you want a "Hot Tub".. you will want it wired into 220V with a stand alone dedicated circuit breaker for the tub.. Plus.. you will absolutely want to wire in a circuit disconnect "near the tub".. by code, you can't reach anything electrical while in the tub and wet so plan that into the disconnect location. Also, you will want a good quality, insulated cover, that can be opened and closed easily, but seals the tub so critters can't invite themselves into your new "critter water trough" Have fun, plan for your electric bill to increase every time you heat the tub full of H20... and chemicals,,, and, and, and... etc. On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 5:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’ll keep a gallon jug of bleach and a jar of cipro tabs right next to it > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:44 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Ask a professional pool person about hot tubs sometime. You’ll never > put a foot/hand/finger/anything in one again. > > > > -D > > > >> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on > FBMP a hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks > fairly nice. I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix > it and get it going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she > (that would be me) can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go > look at it, it has a control board inside that might or might not be a > little crusty, and stuff has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the > motor terminals on a relay board look a little burned, not sure what that > is about. The unit itself looks pretty nice though. > >> > >> I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him > over, just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that > might not be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah > but I have plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, > he says how about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. > >> > >> So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer > over to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and > heater, it has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look > maybe to control other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets > or something if they have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the > pump body itself is gone but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to > find a manual for the thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. > There are local motor rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what > might be wrong with it, could just be the capacitors or something, I don't > know much about electric motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V > either way, I'll see what that is about to at least use 110V to see if I > can get it running. It looks basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, > I think I have one kicking around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to > and run a pump. > >> > >> I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, > and something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits > and bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you > want to use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. > >> > >> Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! > >> > >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 > >> > >> -- > >> --FT > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
I’ll keep a gallon jug of bleach and a jar of cipro tabs right next to it --FT Sent from iFōn > On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:44 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Ask a professional pool person about hot tubs sometime. You’ll never put a > foot/hand/finger/anything in one again. > > -D > >> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on FBMP a >> hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks fairly nice. >> I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix it and get it >> going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she (that would be me) >> can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go look at it, it has a >> control board inside that might or might not be a little crusty, and stuff >> has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the motor terminals on a relay >> board look a little burned, not sure what that is about. The unit itself >> looks pretty nice though. >> >> I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him over, >> just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that might not >> be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah but I have >> plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, he says how >> about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. >> >> So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer over >> to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and heater, it >> has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look maybe to >> control other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets or >> something if they have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the pump >> body itself is gone but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to find >> a manual for the thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. There >> are local motor rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what might be >> wrong with it, could just be the capacitors or something, I don't know much >> about electric motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V either way, >> I'll see what that is about to at least use 110V to see if I can get it >> running. It looks basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, I think I >> have one kicking around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to and run a >> pump. >> >> I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, and >> something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits and >> bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you want to >> use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. >> >> Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! >> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 >> >> -- >> --FT >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
Why is that? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2024, at 6:44 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Ask a professional pool person about hot tubs sometime. You’ll never put a > foot/hand/finger/anything in one again. > > -D > >> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on FBMP a >> hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks fairly nice. >> I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix it and get it >> going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she (that would be me) >> can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go look at it, it has a >> control board inside that might or might not be a little crusty, and stuff >> has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the motor terminals on a relay >> board look a little burned, not sure what that is about. The unit itself >> looks pretty nice though. >> >> I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him over, >> just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that might not >> be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah but I have >> plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, he says how >> about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. >> >> So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer over >> to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and heater, it >> has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look maybe to >> control other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets or >> something if they have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the pump >> body itself is gone but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to find >> a manual for the thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. There >> are local motor rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what might be >> wrong with it, could just be the capacitors or something, I don't know much >> about electric motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V either way, >> I'll see what that is about to at least use 110V to see if I can get it >> running. It looks basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, I think I >> have one kicking around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to and run a >> pump. >> >> I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, and >> something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits and >> bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you want to >> use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. >> >> Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! >> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 >> >> -- >> --FT >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
Ask a professional pool person about hot tubs sometime. You’ll never put a foot/hand/finger/anything in one again. -D > On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on FBMP a > hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks fairly nice. > I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix it and get it > going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she (that would be me) > can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go look at it, it has a > control board inside that might or might not be a little crusty, and stuff > has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the motor terminals on a relay > board look a little burned, not sure what that is about. The unit itself > looks pretty nice though. > > I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him over, > just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that might not > be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah but I have > plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, he says how > about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. > > So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer over > to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and heater, it > has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look maybe to control > other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets or something if they > have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the pump body itself is gone > but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to find a manual for the > thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. There are local motor > rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what might be wrong with it, > could just be the capacitors or something, I don't know much about electric > motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V either way, I'll see what > that is about to at least use 110V to see if I can get it running. It looks > basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, I think I have one kicking > around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to and run a pump. > > I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, and > something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits and > bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you want to > use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. > > Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 > > -- > --FT > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT How stupid am i? Hot Tub,$300$400
Lady friend says she would like a hot tub. Day or so later I see on FBMP a hot tub close by for $400, needs a motor/rebuild. H looks fairly nice. I send her the link, she likes it, I say I could probably fix it and get it going. She contacts the guy, he gets back to her says she (that would be me) can see it today. Meanwhile price drops to $300. I go look at it, it has a control board inside that might or might not be a little crusty, and stuff has been kinda moved around and disconnected, the motor terminals on a relay board look a little burned, not sure what that is about. The unit itself looks pretty nice though. I'm talking to the guy, he just wants it gone. I didn't even work him over, just said I didn't think the lady friend would want something that might not be reliable, I could mess with it, maybe I would use it blahblah but I have plenty to keep me occupied blahblahblah and ready to walk away, he says how about $200. hmmm why not? Sold! Pretty easy deal. So anyway now I have this thing to mess with (I have to take my trailer over to get it tomorrow). Basically it looks like a motor, pump, and heater, it has some kind of controller and some various boxes that look maybe to control other things down in the mechanical area, maybe the jets or something if they have solenoids on them, I don't know. I think the pump body itself is gone but online I found some fairly cheap. I'll try to find a manual for the thing and a schematic to figure out what goes where. There are local motor rebuilders so I will take it to one and see what might be wrong with it, could just be the capacitors or something, I don't know much about electric motors. Looks like it can be wired 110V or 220V either way, I'll see what that is about to at least use 110V to see if I can get it running. It looks basically like your standard HVAC unit motor, I think I have one kicking around somewhere, it just needs to bolt up to and run a pump. I'm thinking if all it really needs is a motor switch, a heater switch, and something to open jets I could just hard wire switches to those bits and bypass the controller board if it is inop, hit the buttons when you want to use it and bypass whatever the controller thingie does. Fun times expanding the boundaries of my stupidity! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/734258582029816 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
