Hot Tub Pic o' the Day 9-28-05 (Expanded)

[East_TX_Spa]

Please, have a licensed electrician wire your spa and do not use extension cords.  Thank you.






Terminator

[nicker]

Id much rather see Tammy.....sorry

[East_TX_Spa]

Id much rather see Tammy.....sorry

Me too, my friend, me too.  I can't do Tammy every day, so I try to find other interesting things for ya'll.

Terminator

[wmccall]

Are you telling me Jim is right about HS?

[freddortort]

In the first picture. . . . . . is that SOMEONE sitting on the green chair?  OUCH

[cappykat]

Were these fires extension cord fires??  What else would cause a spa to catch on fire?

[East_TX_Spa]

Are you telling me Jim is right about HS?

Here's one of the many people he claims HS has killed.

*****Warning! Graphic Photo*********






Terminator

[East_TX_Spa]

Were these fires extension cord fires??  What else would cause a spa to catch on fire?

I'm not sure what caused the fires, cappykat.  These are not HotSpring spas.  I found these pics when I did a search for "hot tub fires".  These were the only ones I found.

Improper wiring, poor quality materials, extension cords, lightning, any number of factors can cause a fire.  It is a very rare occurence.

Terminator

[amat1950]

Boy those are scarey pictures. Thank goodness the tub was not inside thei homes. Hope it never happens to any of us .

[cappykat]

Agreed.  I sure wouldn't chance using an extension cord...of any kind!

One more reason for putting a hot-tub outside.

[HotTubMan]

We dropped a tub off a couple of weeks ago.

Customer calls, tubs been working fine, except now there is no power.

"Have you tried resetting the breaker?"

"Yes, I also had my electrician check and the hot tub is getting power"

We go out. There is power making it to the tub....Red 122V, Black 122V, White 128V!

Trace it back to the switch box...white is not connected to pig tail. Some electirican you got there!

Upon further investigation, the house is  running on fuse box, not breakers and....the swith outside has its wires running into the 30A oven plug in his kitchen..along with the oven.

I should call him and have him look at these pictures!

[Mendocino101]

Here's one of the many people he claims HS has killed.

*****Warning! Graphic Photo*********






Terminator

Well.....I feel very bad this happened but there is a silver lining ......It certainly puts an end the TP vs FF design as these FF HS are still holding hot water just look at the steam coming out of them .....very impressive

[drewstar]

WOuld having a non ETL or UL listed spa be a fire hazzard?

Would  swapping parts in and out (Blowers, pumps, and the such) be a fire hazzard?

[Dr. Spa™ Ret.]

I can't do Tammy every day
Terminator

umm.......... ah.... oh forget it.


NOW VOTE

1. The doc showed poor taste in this response.
2. The doc was funny.
3. I though of this too but didn't have the guts to post it.
4. It's ok, Terminator has admitted to a common problem.
5. Doc should remove this post.
6. Bill should remove this post if doc doesn't get to it first.

[SerjicalStrike]

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