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Thanks Karl. I will be having my husband read your response and see what we can come up with. First thing is trying to hook it up temporarily to our dryer outlet so we have power. Do you have any advice and specific instructions on how to do that? I went to Menards and asked and they couldn't (wouldn't-weren't allowed) tell me how to do that. Haven't really talked in depth with hubby about this yet since he has other projects going on right now and isn't home much because of his job...darn Railroad! Thanks again A

Thanks for the reply. That's kind of what I was hoping we could do. As far as wiring directly to a box, I would have to ask my husband about that one. I'm pretty handy having put in ceiling fans, replaced a heating element in the dryer (twice) and replacing the cord inside my vacuum among other things but when it comes to something big like this, I let dear hubby do the work. He's more handy than I am. LOL The dryer outlet seems like it would work well for us though. It's in the house about 30 or 40 feet away from the tub. Where would you start after getting it hooked up? Or should I wait to ask that till we see if it even turns on? Thanks again A

We got a free used hot tub from a friends aunt last Summer. It's a Cal Spa 2100 that was purchased in 2000 but hadn't been used for about the last 3 years prior to us getting it. We were aware that it didn't work when we got it but the previous owners were older and didn't bother to even check the breaker or fuse when it quit working, they just stopped using it, so we were hoping it might be something simple to fix. The problem is that we have never owned a hot tub before so we don't know where to start. We would have to add a breaker to our box and possibly get a bigger box to do so and also get a GFCI box too from what I've read. Before we go to all that expense, we would like to try and find out what the problem with the tub is first so we have an idea of how much it will be to repair it. Is there any way to hook it up to an electrical outlet (or other option) temporarily just to test some things out and see if we can get it to work...and....what is the first things we should check after we get it temporarily connected? Any help would be greatly appreciated. We would like to do as much as we can ourselves as far as trying to find the problem since I'm a stay home mom and money can be tight at times. Thanks for your time. A