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Damn! All day trying to sort this out. Thanks for your help too Castletonia. So the presence of the 110 volt system doesn't date it? The seller may be able to get the serial number for us. Our biggest question now is about the difficulty , and advisability of converting this 110 to 220V? The seller says it worked great with the 110V, my electrician friend wonders about compatibility with the rest of the components. I realize that I am a new, and great PITA in the forum, and I am sorry for that. I am admittedly a "techno-peasant." So Thanks a lot. Ian.

Cranbiz and Euph., Thank you both for your helpful and timely comments. We need to make a decision soon, and the price of $1650, is less than half of what we would have to spend on a new one from Costco. We are hoping that we'll have your luck Euph. Cranbiz, this tub sat empty for just 1 month-- this past April. I don't know if it was tarped or not. Is that enough time for a tub's seal and motor to dry and corrode? The rest of the seller's story is that he bought it 4 years ago for twice as much, and it ran fine. We are perhaps trusting fools, but we just might ignore your very sound advice Cranbiz. We will let you know how it goes. Thanks again, Ian. p.s. the "recall" issue was only for tubs set up with the 220 volt systems. This one is 110-- BTW, might the fact that it's 110 volt help us date it? When was 110 first used?

We are new members, and hope we are not out of order asking questions about purchasing-- the seller (Craigslist) doesn't know the year or model, other than that it's a Tiger River brand. The dimensions, and the appearance seem to indicate the "Bengal" model. Questions: 1) Are these dependable jacuzzis, and are replacement parts easily available for them? 2) If the exact replacement parts are not available (we think the last Bengal tubs were made in 2015), is it common to adapt different components, like the circuit boards, heaters, pumps... to Tiger River jacuzzis? 3) Finally, we noticed that there was a recall of the spa heaters associated with this company. We wonder if this will apply to the one we are considering. We know that last question is problematic, since we don't know the exact year, and model of the one we want to buy. The seller seems honest, says it worked fine for him till he had to move. Now the jacuzzi is sitting dry, and we will just have to trust that it will work after our effort driving many miles, and setting it all up. We appreciate your advice, thank a lot, Ian and Lizzie. p.s. We don't know if we are allowed to add images from the Craigslist add, or from the links online. Are there limits within this forum?