Thursday, July 10, 2008

Freecycle Deal of the Day

Angie Says:

Here is the freecycle deal of the day.

This is a big, mostly working, outdoor hot tub with cedar siding. Seats 4 comfortably. Lid probably needs to be replaced. Plumbing is tight and the heater works, but we had an over-temperature event last fall & I mothballed it thereafter. Likely cause is a faulty thermostat, a replaceable part for about $300. When we were using it, it cost about $1/day in the summer and $2/day in the winter to keep it heated. We've decided not to fix it because A) we didn't use it often enough to justify the operating costs and B) we have two small children and we don't need the anxiety of wondering if they're getting into the tub when they're playing in the back yard.That's the good news. The bad news is that I have no idea how to get it out of our yard. It's got to be quite heavy, and it looks just too big to take out our one gate. It'll be a challenge and a project to move. Who wants to take it home?

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