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Did you wire it up yourself? I wonder if you have 110 where 220 should be.

You can get it in a gallon jug at any decent hardware store, i.e. Ace, True Value, etc. It costs a couple bucks. IMO it does a better job than dry acid, just be very careful handling it.

Rockustics, Niles, and Russound, among others, make them They also have ones that are planters. None are wireless.

A lot of them last 9,000 hours. The Del Ozone Spa Eclipse lasts 15,000 hours. How long that means in days depends on your filter cycle, if your spa pack turns the ozone on and off during cleaning, when the pumps run, whatever the cycle is. 3-5 years is supposed to be the norm. Mine is four years old and I cannot smell anything resembling ozone coming from mine, so I am replacing it. Newer ozone units have replaceable CD chips so the next replacement will be cheaper.

The JBL Control 1's would be a better fit.

I use a $40 Harbor Freight trash pump with a 1.5" discharge hose. 336 gallons in 10 minutes.

Take a small wooden dowel and poke it through the foam near where you suspect the leak. If it is hard to push through the foam and the dowel comes back dry, try another spot. You'll know it when it hits wet foam. The dowel will push in easily and it will be wet when you take it out. Good luck.

Those are very nice speakers.

I am a audio visual custom installer. I have installed a number of these speakers in both indoor and outdoor environments. Customers love them. Great sound for the money. http://www.mtxhome.com/p/allweather/aw_mp52b.aspx

I use F1, the factory default.

A refrigerator nearby.

IC = Integrated Circuit, i.e. a "chip" TTL = Transistor-Transistor Logic, the backbone of digital communication, i.e. On/Off.

My mistake.

If you switch from chlorine to bromine, you will have to drain completely and fill. This means that the residual in the filter area, hoses, and pumps has to go, which can mean draining, partially filling, and draining again. Residual chlorine will eat your bromine starter up very quickly. I just switched the other way, and I don't think bromine saves you any work at all.

The BigE is great. We go every year. It's not a bad place to wet test a tub, too. All of the local dealers are there, and a lot of the tubs are up and running.

In MA you need a GFCI disconnect near the spa, but not close enough to be able to touch the water and the disconnect box. You can't just put a 60A GFCI breaker in the service panel and run a wire to the spa. You have to have a disconnect. What my electrician did was use a double pole 60A standard breaker in the panel and a 60A GFCI disconnect box outside.

I don't actually put them in the dishwasher. I clean them in 5 gallon pails with 2 tbsp. of dishwashing detergent and 1 tbsp. of bleach. They soak for 1/2 hour on one side then I flip them over. Rinse well, very very well, with a hose afterwards. I keep the hot tub hose in the basement and hook it up when needed.

The J355 is similar to my J345 but it has a lounger. I love my J345.

2.5 hours to fill from my well using a 2.5gal/min prefilter 4.5 hours to heat to 100 degrees at 10 degrees/hr from 55 degrees At least a day to balance the water, sanitize, and let the sanitizer levels drop to soaking levels

Your argument would make more sense if the tub was worth more as it is now than if it was used. I say the difference is negligible. Not enough to even consider. But the average buyer may not think so. It might make sense to test the market. Put it up on CL at half of list price and see if you get any bites. If it sells, it sells, so be ready to spend more cash on a better tub and installation. If it doesn't, then install it and enjoy it. I think it will last a lot longer than you think. You can't base your life on what you read on the Internet. Whatever you do, good luck.

I would not pay more for a tub just because it's wrapped in plastic. The extra value of a new tub is in the warranty. Good point...I dont even know if it works. So this gives you two clear choices. Sell the tub for whatever you can get for it, or set it up and take your chances. If you are an ethical person, you will tell any prospective buyer that there is no warranty because the manufacturer went out of business. You should also tell them that parts are generally available for these tubs and there are independent service people who will work on them. You already know this, of course. It comes down to whether you really like this tub, no matter what you've heard about it online, enough to keep it and take your chances.

I would not pay more for a tub just because it's wrapped in plastic. The extra value of a new tub is in the warranty.

And I love my Jacuzzi. Can't we all just get along?

I am partial to Jacuzzis as I own one. That said, don't let jet count sway you. It's not the quantity it's the quality. Wet test both and decise for yourself. At least dry test. My last tub was inside the home, behind sliding glass doors. Insulation isn't a huge factor but reliability is.