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Originally Posted by Wormius
I want a friend with a hot tub.
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Ya. That would have been easier. My dad was away and gave me directions by text message to fill it, but I wasn't able to purge the air from the jet pump, and gave up while standing in the pit opening and closing the purge valve cycling the pump. Ten minutes of that was quite enough.
Two days later I hit the jet button, and in glorious fashion, it had fixed it self. "Sweet!" I thought, in the reclined seat with my beer and gazed at the mountains bathed in alpenglow as strong distant winds wiped snow from the peaks. Four minutes later the jets turned off. "The jets turn off after 15 minutes", I thought to myself. "That was not 15 minutes."
Then I heard the unmistakable sound of water escaping containment below deck. Quickly removing the deck boards to access the hatch(It's mounted halfway below deck level on the ground), I see water gushing from between the tub and a plastic outer liner. I reach around looking a lot like Mr Bean at this point, in full panic, towel wrapped around my waist, undersized crocs half containing my feet. Shoulders and hair frozen in the -10C air. I do not see a source of water from above.
I run inside and down to the basement and cut the breaker. Back outside now with a headlamp, as the lousy aplenglow is of no help in the pit. Aha! A 3/8th's silicone pressure release line between the pumps had disconnected itself the moment the jets fired, though I didn't hear it for four minutes. It's been at least 10 at this point, and the water level is noticeably lower.
I slide the hose and hose clamp over the fitting. It, well...it half stays on. I run to the garage for a socket set, still wrapped in a towel. Back to the pit, where before I can select a socket a huge gust of wind dislodges a giant icy cornice from the neighbours house, all over me, the pumps, the sockets...
I tightened it down, shut the lid, didn't bother closing the pit, grabbed my beer and ran into the shower. Spent the rest of the night by the fire.
Hot tubs are like boats. Better to use someone else's, as long as it's already running.
