Why Do I Have a Pool Pump Under My House?

[@baileysconstruction7898]

I did a remodel on a house that had a set up like that from the same era and what it was is that there was a concrete set up like that and then a fiberglass insulated liner that set down in it and the hoses all hooked to jets in the fiberglass shell

[@caroleanne8529]

Love your daughter's curiosity. That is a sign of a very smart little one. I think it runs in the family - God Bless.

[@qazwiz]

1970's was an era of hot tub for the swingers... and was very likely had a hot-tub built into the deck

[@ccrbonline1752]

Looks like a great place to store stuff. Hinge that cut out on the deck, clean out the hole and store stuff in it. Same with the basement you found. I love to find "extras" like this.

[@laurenrda07]

Yes agree secret stashes

[@charfoxy1]

It's to wet down there

[@chrisredvelski2862]

Probably was an inground fiberglass spa. They normally put the spa in a hole and fill around it, to the bottom of the seats, thus the concrete box. the three pipes; from the spa to the pump(suction), from the heater to the spa(return), and the air line to the jets/ seats(the blower). I was a professional pool/spa repair tech for over 30+ years( I have put-in many of these systems).

[@valeaton4538]

If you know where the previous owners moved to, try contacting them and ask about it. Also you could contact people who do hot tubs have them come out and look and see if it's viable to put one in deck and if equipment is still good. Talk to neighbors, they may know something

[@SSLFamilyDad]

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[@kristinhotchkiss8870]

She is so lucky to have a knowledgeable fun dad.

[@georgecoffman377]

A hotub sat inside that area. Years ago I removed one that was set up the same way in a couples enclosed back porch.

[@georgewelker853]

I saw a bunch of these in hotels, it’s just a remote pump heater and filter. They’re infinitely more repairable than the all in one tub kits

[@marknolan4599]

Just found your show and love it. I'm glad you bought the hot tub, your Daughter really wanted one. Beautiful home and woods. Follow your dreams young family!

[@crashk6]

That's a concrete protective enclosure with expanded polystyrene on the walls to insulate against winter temperatures and generally retain heat, the hot tub itself would have been fiberglass/acrylic drop in, with a lip over the deck edge. Plumbing for the jets was between the drop in and the polystyrene lined concrete box.These were incredibly popular. Over time the acrylic resins degraded with UV, cracked, and the drop in tubs got junked.

[@Lylo-mj8ek]

Your new home is so mysterious something cool around every corner. Peace.

[@tomallen7699]

Old spa system, Sta-rite two speed pump Richardson sand filter Comfortzone electric heater Len Gordon four function controller Old blower in corner

[@fillg]

Believe it or not, an outdoor hot tub is really fun in the Winter, especially in the snow. You can sit out there with all the steam coming up around you and be really warm then the snowflakes feel cold when they hit you but they don't make you feel cold because of all the hot water you're sitting in.

[@waylonhartwell]

Those types of hot tubs were quite common up here in Canada because of the equipment could be inside the house and the hot tub was outside but they often would run them off the hot water heater instead of using electric to heat it

[@sherrig7247]

I know I am late to the game but we just saw your video. My hubby can tell you what all the equipment is for. He said it used to have a spa. The pump is a high low pump and they are still in use. He said you can see where it was on the deck. Too bad I didn’t see this last year to help you out.

[@caz7363]

Wow, love the new hot tub ❤

[@bobbg9041]

Ok dad i want one. Thats really a cool house, get all the problems worked out. Comes with its own forest.

[@waylonhartwell]

The unit in the corner beside the pump is a blower it would blow air bubbles into the system for an old hot tub

[@thirzapeevey2395]

It was very popular with those 60s/70s modern style homes to have a greenhouse with a water feature. I think they were going for a Frank Lloyd Wright Falling Water sort of vibe. As others have said, there might have been an artificial waterfall/pool/stream with fish in it. Opryland Hotel might be another touch point for understanding what they were going for. It was built in 1977 and includes a whole river with boats inside of its atrium, with a world famous garden. You could run that endoscope through the pipes to see where they come out.

[@snakey319]

hot tub time machine.

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands . that space in a point where your plant towers stand has been a shower room so there is an elevation and a drain as a " shower tray " . I've seen this kind of setups and layouts on videos before. you should have a look at " abandoned villa " and such search terms . I think there is or has been a swimming pool under that floor. and outside the hot tub . can't you get that black farmers plastic somewhere cheap or free that they use to seal their grass silage? . then you just loosen a few planks so that you can just barely get through, just clean the concrete swimming tank, put that plastic in the hoses and see if the old installation is still alive or can be got in with a little maintenance without incurring costs ( dismantle the pump by hand ) . see what happens . maybe it all still works. Sincerely Hollandduck from the Netherlands

[@DarthMetool]

Older houses do sometimes have undocumented features. One really old house I've been in still had all the old pre-Depression Era wiring,. Instead of removing it when the updated wiring was put in, it was left in place.

[@RickJW-OSM]

Given this house was built in the 70's, featured a hot tub, wet bar in the living room, 5 fire places, and other various hidden rooms; me thinks the original owners of this house hosted certain, 'parties' that were popular back then.

[@mikhailkagan7885]

That looks like there used to be a spa there. I have a family friend with an old hot tub where all the pumps and filters are remote. I bet the spa just dropped in there.

[@lukewarmwater6412]

back in the day, before having just a hot tub became a thing those tubs didnt have all of the self contained pumps and such. a hot tub was just like what you have there. remote pumping equipment etc. then the marketing department took over and got engineers involved and tubs became cheap and easier to sell.

[@fayekimball3538]

Enjoying the discovery process. Love that you are sharing it with your daughter. The educational benefit is invaluable to her adult life! Keep going. This Great Grandma Loves your adventurous channel.

[@juliadplume3097]

You could make it as cool as you hoped!!!

[@GrizzlyGroundswell]

I was thinking in floor heating but I think your right on the spa. That pump and such maybe good to hold onto for future projects.

[@MartyandMartha]

We had the same setup for our hot tub. House was built in 1980. Tub in the deck, machinery in the garage. We had a gas water heater. Lines for both water and bubble air. Bellows type air pushbutton in tub blew air through a tube to machine room. Connected to a five position switch. Off, low no bubbles, low with bubbles, high with, high without. Maintained it until we sold house in 2012. New owners scrapped it.

[@kevindavis3841]

Saw a pool pump under a very old house once. It serviced a water feature outside.

[@brendamorgan59]

Cool ! Keep us updated as to what you find

[@Minnesotaqueen1969]

ah the 70's and fun key parties. a hot tub would def be put in a house in the 70's lol

[@xiongfa2152]

It's a set of equipment for an old fiberglass hot tub/spa that sat in/on the concrete vault. The rim of the hot tub probably sat on the deck. That's is a sand filter (probably Sta-Rite brand) 11kw electric heater (that is now made by Hayward) and probably a 1.5hp Sta-Rite Dura-Glas pump. The other item was an air blower. It's all trash now. Pentair bought Sta-Rite many years ago.

[@BxCortez2050]

Great info

[@capicolaspicy]

Yup.....great for places with freezing winters with the equipment in a warm space, and made the spa itself silent except for the bubbler sounds! It would have been awesome to be in that spa watching the snow coming down, as the steam rose off the water!!!

[@oldk4tz]

honestly the heater pump and filter should still be good with remediation of the seals and could be sold instead of trashed as it was not outside and was in a good enviroment.

[@carolebrandt9023]

I still have a Sta-Rite Dura glass pump on my old 1970 In ground pool. Works great and only had to replace a couple of small parts.v

[@karenhill9495]

You have really cool adventures

[@nancemb1]

Wow, that intex hot tub is awesome!

[@odonnelldenise]

I LOVE your channel! Hope you continue posting. I seriously want to move and get out there and do all kinds of cool projects. Fun for me and the kids to watch your family grow too:)

[@kennyg572]

Very nice video--- made me curious the way u set it up---and I too loved your daughters curiosity

[@patriciavincent1569]

Your little helper is adorable, she made me laugh when she leaned down and said" Hay spa are you down there".

[@Mike_Neukam]

I had one of those intex hot tubs in my basement for a while. They're pretty nice for the price. You should put 1" xps foam board underneath it. It will reduce the standby heat loss by about 40%

[@davidstanley7364]

Have you looked into geothermal heat pump? Looks like that kind of setup. It is a great system for heating and cooling your home! And very efficient!

[@dominicm2175]

Gotta love treasure hunting hope you find more discoveries!

[@staceywing9875]

Agreed built in hot tub

[@LindsAyWithAttitude]

FYI your home is beautiful!!!!!

[@greensnapper1602]

you made me laugh when u said old hippie 76 homestead ... lol Glad to see you and Family are doing good .. Tell the Kids old uncle Snapper said hello...

[@shaniaa9287]

That's a cool spa. Thanks for the video 👍

[@tdhawk167]

Was thinking a water feature... Maybe even an indoor outdoor koi pond

[@triciac1019]

I just had to subscribe. This is the third video of yours I am wstching. Your house surprises are kind of ones I have dreams about. In my dreams there are rooms I didn't know about and rooms end up bigger than in real life. It's just random over the years that I dream that way, and strange. You will know every square inch of that house before you are done. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences. The only extra area we have is in our basement under the stairs. My son made the opening bigger and now uses it for his 3-D printer. He did a great job with a shelve, a chair and lighting.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Glad to have ya on board!

[@tomnick5787]

Your daughter is very cute!😀

[@suestracks]

It might be possible to find some of these mysteries if you go to the county assessors office and get a copy of your "as-built" plans. If you are lucky it will show all of the mechanics and piping and heating equipment on them. That's only going to help if all of these items are original to the build.

[@adyferguson3846]

Surely they'd be original plans somewhere?exciting all this extra space you have.

[@LindsAyWithAttitude]

Wow. Interesting! I just found your channel from your secret room video and when I saw this I was like "oh he's done so much work .." but then seeing everything down there I realized it's a different part of your sub-basement. I didnt understand how you didnt know you had a basement before but now i see that its divided and u knew about this one. This whole thing is Very cool!

[@arfrunningbear7022]

The concrete walls may have been support for the deck as the spa sat in it, not uncommon to put filter and pump remotely for noise reduction, also puts pump and filter below water level

[@allenharris6926]

I think it was probably an ornamental koi pond especially with the filter and heat setting obviously not to everyone's taste but I find them relaxing

[@marciabrumfield1400]

might have been a water feature, like a water fall or something. Sit out on the patio and listen to the soothing music of a waterfall. Maybe with goldfish or something in it. Lots of things you can imagine there.

[@neildriedger637]

AWESOME video guys LOVED it!!!!

[@rockosreview7068]

Looks like a filter box for the pond that was in the section under the different color tile in the corner if the room.

[@Soggy-In-Seattle]

I’ve owned several of the Intex Spas, they break after a year or two, but you can fix them just by swapping parts. The pump is easy to replace.

[@triciasklodowske5653]

Concert walls to "frame " around a hot tub maybe ? Will you be removing all the stuff in the crawl space ? Check on line "the history of hot tubs" or hot tubs from the 70's. Thanks for sharing. God bless

[@skwatson2617]

We had bits and bobs like that for filtering/cleaning our swimming pool

[@gabbieb9798]

Years ago my dad got a old hot tub Fiberglass shell. It didn’t have a frame or pump or anything. We built a deck on the back of the house and cut a hole in the middle and sunk the hot tub in it. Under the deck we added our own pool pumps and stuff. So my guess is this set up is similar to what my dad has. A fibreglass shell set into the deck

[@Celexanomnom]

I was curious about the weight of the new tube on the wooden deck. Especially with the wood being older and weathered and the old tub cavity being boarded over.

[@DonWanzer]

Could be the start of your new aquaponics system!

[@MaxBeanboom2]

The google earth desktop edition has historical satellite photos. You might be able to find a picture of it.

[@cookiecrumbles4024]

Some of the Older hot tubs were actually called just spas and had systems like that with no actual self pumps. . It would of sat down 👇 n the area that had been reboarded up .. they might of got tired of cleaned my the leaves up etc . All the under concrete heat vents would be an easy issue I would diffently redo. They should of boxed it all in not just layed in the concrete . 1978 old home for sure many layers. Many hidden stuff.

[@Jzzonem]

They just put a hot tub shell in the deck and put the motor and heater under the house so that it can still be serviced. The pipes were ran to feed the hot tub from the pump. With a regular hot tub sunken into the deck like that, it would not be able to pull the sides off and service it. That simple. Great video!

[@thetrainmaster1]

Could be for a heated driveway/pathway for winter to melt snow

[@naf.u.2235]

might be a protein skimmer or a media reactor. Looks like a awesome salt water aquarium all set up just add a huge tank!

[@chucklogan9611]

Hot Tubs are made for the Winter months and to get on in out on the deck

[@defleppal]

I really liked our hot tub like yours. We had it for a couple years. It started to error out and I discovered our hard water corroded the thermometer probes. Ours had 2. When I tried to replace them the threads were ruined when I removed them. I do plan on replacing it one of these days.

[@toddhower8215]

wonder if it was a fiberglass hot tub that sat inside the concrete base. Todays hot tubs are tyipcally self contained but i wonder if this would have been common for a 70s era hot tub.

[@SSLFamilyMom]

I thought the same thing!

[@seanharris6359]

The tank keeps the pump down in the ground primed the pump was design to give you water pressure because you have 0 psi at ground level I pound of pressure per foot above the ground hence the high water towers but that pool pump is for your water from your own well that whole system today would cost you $70000

[@seanharris6359]

I hope you did not tear it out

[@Dilbitz9]

I have an Intex spa as well and love it. Ive had it three years. The issue I have with mine is that I have a small pinhole somewhere and I cannot find it. However, I would buy another one because it is so easy to set up and use. And I live in the Midwest where I can put it away for the season and it wont take up any space outside.

[@italjahcorntrashroller]

She is highly intelligent.

[@alexsystems2001]

That is a neat house!

[@TheBT123456]

Hot Springs Spas were popular in the 70s. My guess is that the pumps and other items away from the unit are to reduce the noise. You should trace out the small panel you saw in that corner towards the end of the video. That was likely the maintenance port and it's likely somewhere under your house.

[@RoseThistleArtworks]

Is that a drop down door behind you at 10:34? What is behind that? Good Scripture for this one. :)

[@janicesheehan6942]

Koi pond - heat is for winter water temp control.

[@lvlndco]

Maybe it is a blocked off super secret entrance to an underground base! Or maybe just a place for a hot tub.. 🙂 The third pipe maybe for an air pump for the air jets?

[@scotschoor]

We have one just like that Intex for baptisms.

[@gordonwilloughby8793]

There are two styles of spa's and hot tubs. There are commercial ones and the self contained ones. That was a commercial one where the pump and filter are separate. They removed it probably froze during the winter because it was turned off or the electricity was off so there was no heat for it. The self contained ones have the pump and filter under the hot tub or spa.

[@markwalker3499]

We had a redwood hot tub with a very similar setup but the tub dried out at some point which caused the staves to shrink, after that it would not hold water and was abandoned, we were tired of dealing with it.

[@Drea_Maylenn]

I always thought the little corner area in the atrium was part of a spa, because of the drain in the floor. But I guess they had another reason for that drain.

[@selador11]

On a pump of that type, the inlet is at the nose, the pressure, or outlet is at the top of the pump.

[@pmshea63]

I love investigating with you both :) I think it could have been for a wooden hot tub.

[@davidschroeder1651]

I would take a picture of everything and the next time you’re in town ask a pool company,see what they think. I’ll bet they’ll even try to sell you a hot tub 🏊🏻‍♂️🙂

[@Addictedtothewild]

Don’t trash the equipment. Sell it. It was made when stuff was made to last. Just saying. 🙃

[@79tazman]

LOL!! Who wants to buy old stuff when you can buy new powerful energy efficient stuff. No one is going to buy old 70's pool equipment to hook to their new hot tub or Whirlpool

[@DocNo27]

@@79tazman smart people will. Install once and done vs. replacing the modern "energy efficient" stuff every five to seven years. Electricity is far from the only factor in total cost of ownership or effeciency.

[@commodoresixfour7478]

I'm pretty sure you can still buy this stuff new. I used to operate a industrial washer that used that pump and sand filter.

[@bethkahn8278]

@@DocNo27 You're right. Some people have more money than ¢.

[@brianacker3258]

Only thing I worry about is because it's made out of plastic maybe you can give it like update saying how good is working for you and like down the line and Future.

[@leebornaman5508]

Good place for a water bladder or poly tank for a water reserve. Ditch the pool stuff. Expensive to maintain, costly to run. You may get enough from selling used equipment to cover your water storage system. Better a closed system and not rainwater catchment . Fill, forget until needed.

[@LindsAyWithAttitude]

Did there used to be a door where the siding is? The trim and gutter near that outdoor light looks like there was another sliding door right there.

[@davedave672]

I have one of those Intex inflatable hot tubs. Its nice but has no jets, only bubbles, LOTS of bubbles. Be careful using it indoors as mine leaks a tiny amount (so maybe put something waterproof under it). Last winter I used it in my garage then during draining I spilled a lot of water on the floor, enough that it would cause major issues in your tiled room. Wherever you put it, have a solid plan to deal with leaks, splashes, humidity, cleaning & draining.

[@seanharris6359]

That just added 30k to your property value I love in the California desert in the Indian wells valley that is a pump for a well

[@johasher863]

Go for it . I am 73, it ❤

[@delenalevine2943]

Interesting what you find under an old home

[@yamahaenticer]

You needs to frame it for a pool liner and reuse it all that’s what I would do

[@dylanmcdonald7765]

Love that scripture at the end. How fitting for the video.

[@SqueakyHinge]

There most likely had a spa/hot tub on the deck. Four clues. The big brown thing in the corner most likely was a bubblier for the spa/hot tub. The pump looks as if it would be a two speed pump which is normal for a spa/hot tub. And the electric heater is just that; heating the water in he spa/hot tub. Three conditions concern me though. You have a horizontal high efficiency gas furnace in your sub basement yet I saw no air supply for the burners. That furnace only has one PVC pipe showing and that should be for the exhaust. You should trace that pipe to make sure it's open and not low enough to have snow or dirt block it. Second, on the electrical heater, I believe, the metal clad 240 volt power line has come apart and laying on the metal sheet metal duct. Should vibration penetrate those wire the duct work can become energized. That should be disconnected and blanked off properly. And the supply/return flexible tubing is run in PVC to the outside I would believe and those can be easy run ways for rodents to invade your home. They should be foam sprayed for sealing off them capped off with metal so rodents can not enter. Have the combustion fresh air for the furnace checked first. If not proper that can allow carbon monoxide in your home...and you should have at least two detectors in the living spaces of your home anyway.

[@berniemiller4704]

This is a spa set up with bubbler(the odd thing in the back. Yes that’s a sand filter. The under deck obviously is where the spa used to be. The old owner should have taken it all out. Fiber glass tub insert. The mechanism or pump and filter stuff can be separate from the the tub itself. All you needed was an insert or tub. Would have cost less then what you paid for that inflatable.

[@LadyTSurvival]

Looks like a setup for a hot tub.

[@BryanM362]

I had an old school hot tub that had a pump like that. Newer one's have the pump and heater built in.

[@leebornaman5508]

My thoughts were for using the equipment for a massive hydroponics system.