{"id":593,"date":"2014-11-15T16:51:48","date_gmt":"2014-11-15T16:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.formstonecastle.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2014-12-12T18:54:11","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T18:54:11","slug":"hot-tub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.formstonecastle.com\/?p=593","title":{"rendered":"Hot Tub!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first test. Kid approved.<\/p><\/div>\n

Siri and I have been thinking about a hot tub almost since we started thinking about getting a house together. \u00a0Hot tubs are excessive. \u00a0Hot tubs are fun. \u00a0We wanted a hot tub. \u00a0We have included it in the roof deck plans; better get one now so we know it works before we try to build a deck around it.<\/p>\n

Knowing full well we couldn’t afford a new one we searched for Craigslist for nice used ones starting a year ago. \u00a0We even checked a few [awful] ones out. \u00a0After a year we made the decision not to wait any longer. We found one that was relatively modern and working. \u00a0We drove down to check it out and started working on the logistics to move it. \u00a0We were lucky enough to get all of the wires, breaker boxes, conduit from the tub all the way up to the fuse box. \u00a0This stuff adds up and was likely worth several hundred dollars. \u00a0We did need\u00a0a few little extras, but not much.<\/p>\n

It was a tough move. \u00a0We hired a “hot tub mover” to do this, but it was really just a tow truck driver and his sons. \u00a0Getting it from the street to the back was a tight squeeze. \u00a0Tight enough that I had to remove the iron gate on the alley. \u00a0We got a few scratches, but nothing major.<\/p>\n

We hired our friend Tom to wire this up. \u00a0Hot tub electrics are no joke. \u00a0240V @ 50 Amps is a lot of juice…. sitting next to water. \u00a0Code is pretty clear on this:<\/p>\n