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The Spa Hot Tub Project: Completed, Tips for Installation and Usage

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The Spa Hot Tub Project has been completed (well almost) and the water temp was set to 101 degrees, now the muscle and joint pains can get some relief.

Well let’s start with the purchase, I was not looking for spa tub but came across a one day deal for $317 was kinda hard to turn down since the regular price was $500. So I clicked YES and ordered it. Now where to put it? Where to get power? Where can I place 2,000 pounds (with 220 gals of water) Ok behind the garage where I could build a raised deck and add power from the wall right behind the garage.

I had to move the gas grill and ladder hanging outside the garage along with the outdoor storage bin, but not that much really, plus I wanted rain water to still make it into the ground for the tree roots.

Well the project went smooth, I used all pressure treated wood, 2×6 and 4×4’s with 2 added to the middle for extra support all down about 2 feet with cement.( I used fast set cement pour into hole and just add water). The deck boards along with the 2x6s were all 8 footers so the deck size was also about 8′ x 8′ with the price of wood nowadays the deck cost more than the tub!

The electrical outlet was added (GFCI) with a “In-Use” cover, I added 1/2″ foam board to help pad the tub and add some insulation for the hot water.

We used tap water to fill it and it showed about 57 degrees from the start, yesterday we were in it at 100 degrees and it was great! It does take some time to get hot, I’m seeing about 1.5 degree increase every hour. My guess is the heater can’t be that strong to allow the unit to use a standard 15 amp 120v outlet, As I recall it uses about 12 amps of power with the heater on.

Now we can continue the work around the house and get some spa therapy as needed.

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Solving Yard Water Damage: Installing Drainage System to Redirect Rainwater

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The water battle between me and the rain water is still going on, the yard slopes to the guest house which had much water damage below the flooring, Karen and I both worked in the crawlspace sealing the walls and installing new water vapor, along with new floor joists and new 3/4″ sub flooring.

The problem is the rain water drains into the porch crawl area only to seep into the “new” area and lays on top of the new plastic which is taped at the seams and has nowhere to drain other than the sump pump I installed years ago.

Now I’m mad and have gone with ‘plan C’. The porch ground both at the steps and the side leans to the rear of the property, I’ve been digging a ditch below the porch area that will allow the water to exit out the side, after digging down below the ground I have knocked out some bricks water was already coming out with the 1st brick removed, next I installed a 8″ X 10 foot drainage pipe turning it towards the lower ground at the ravine area that runs water drainage from the farm land behind me.

Now we wait to test it after some heavy rain.

Update, Looks like this is working, rain water has been collecting below the porch away from the crawl space walls and going out the side.

Update 7/28/2023 Well even after heavy rains the rain water is flowing below the porch and not getting into the crawl, all my other attempts had failed, the key point is if your yard slopes to the house instead of away from it you must divert the water away. I chose the trench method as the cost of getting heavy machinery out here to grade the yard would had been very expensive.