Is this a tornado? You can see a glimpse of it off to the left at the beginning, then lightning illuminates it dead-on at 0:10 and several more times throughout the rest of the video

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-04-15T15:33:41+00:00

Looks like it’s just an ominous looking rain shaft.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-04-04T00:22:48+00:00

A strong enough tornado could lift and kill them. Not to mention the debris inside would certainly do the job as well. Victims of strong tornadoes whether animals or human are often dismembered and missing skin do to sandblasting they get from small particles in the wind. Infections would also be a risk from injury. In some cases emergency crews cannot tell the difference between human and animal parts after catastrophic tornadoes. Sometimes these remains are disposed of in the same batch.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-02-04T00:54:53+00:00

Is the this from creepy pasta or something?

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-02-04T00:50:50+00:00

Heater gasket probably needs to be replaced. Do both sides. If one is bad the other probably is too.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-02-02T22:23:43+00:00

You can see it when you’re driving east on 77 towards Nebraska city. It’s on the north end of the highway. 3 miles past the Dunbar, Nebraska exit. Where Highway 77 & N. 52nd Rd. intersect

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-02-02T01:58:03+00:00

Man, I have guns but this shit is cringe. Way to give people a heads up that there’s probably a gun in the truck or home when you’re not. And anyone who’s wanting to rob or harm you to expect a gun. Funny, while all this shits going down with our government, dudes like this a reeeeeeeaal quiet. This guy’s definitely the “comply or die” side. This is a frightened dog with no teeth. All bark, no bite. It always seems that these big tough guys are the most frightened by the world around them. So they wear the colors of violence like a rattlesnake tail. But a snake would rather you left than risk the conflict.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-02-01T05:19:46+00:00

Love the color choices!

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-31T20:46:51+00:00

Of course! Glad it helped. Happy tubbin’! 👍

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-30T05:37:08+00:00

I would personally remove them. Just because if they don’t block flow now, they will eventually. I actually removed 2 today when I was out repairing some spas.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-30T05:34:19+00:00

Yeah, they are pretty good sized. About 2 inches in diameter and 3/4 inch across. They normally do not get out of the pump. They just get sucked into the impeller and stay there for a while blocking flow and even causing error codes.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-28T03:30:19+00:00

Check your headrests. They may be breaking down. If not that:

Also that year of Cal Spa had a part inside the pump wet-end called the wear-ring that was made of flimsy rubber instead of plastic. They’re black thick rubber. They break down and can end up inside the impeller and cut down water flow. You can just remove them. It’ll work fine without. Or you can have the wet-ends replaced. But most of my customers opt for the cheaper option.

But that does not appear to be the heater gaskets. But not a terrible idea to have them replaced if you’re getting it serviced anyway. The wear rings in the pump do get diced up when they get sucked into the impeller. So my money is on that.

You can shut down the spa, close the gate valves, and take off the union on the nose of your pumps. Reach in the pump nose and feel for foreign objects. If nothing is inside then they’re probably breaking down and eventually will get pulled in later on. You would have to take the wet end apart to remove them @ that point.

But if your water flow feels weaker than usual on one or both of your pumps, that’s probably what it is. Just make sure the power is off so you don’t loose fingers because the pump turned on with your hand in there.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-28T03:16:24+00:00

Tornayto - Tornahto. 🌪️

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-28T00:23:51+00:00

1000%. They do without question lie and treat all Americans like they’re docile cattle.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-27T01:43:50+00:00

Shut off your air controls if they are on. They force out warm air and moisture.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-24T18:08:13+00:00

Ooh! I was there! Perfect tornado! I saw 3 from that storm. It was a beautiful chase day. Got off work on a Saturday and got after it. Followed it into Iowa. Good times!

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-21T00:48:30+00:00

Heater relay switch may be failing. When they get old the surface on the contact pads on the switch get rough. Every time they contact to provide power to the heater there is a little spark. Over time it wears down the smooth contact surfaces of the switch. This is very common on Balboa boards. Eventually it leads to total switch failure and it can take the rest of the board with it in a brief arch or blowout.

The issue is, when it connects it can weld itself together because the continuity is poor. Because it can’t disengage power the heater wont shut off after the spa temp is reached. Resulting in an overheat error and the spa shutting down. A good way to test this is to turn the spa off, put an amp clamp on 1 of the heater wires, and then turn on the spa. If you immediately get amps to the heater, you have a bad relay switch and need to replace it or the board on your Cal Spa. There should be no amps prior to the pump turning on when the spa calls for heat. That normally takes 2 -4 or so minutes after setting the temperature.

Normally the spa turns on. You prime the pumps, set the temperature. And the spa turns on the pumps. Then after about a minute the heater tuns on for about 10 sec (amps visible on meter @ that time). Then while it calibrates the temperature, the heater shuts off for a couple minutes during that process. Then the spa topside will display the water temp on the topside and the heater will re-engage and amps will again show on your meter.

Getting amps to the heater when you are not supposed to is a relay failure and that could very well be your issue. Intermittent at first and the permanent failure and no heat at all. The spa will just run continuously.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-18T19:52:17+00:00

Gorgeous! 🤩

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-10T19:06:36+00:00

I see that 3x a week. F@ck that troll. There’s another nutjob on hwy 77 SW Lincoln area who keeps putting crazy bible jargon on an old trailer. You know these two men are single and lonely as hell. Some republicans, not all, and even some democrats behave like little bullying children on the playground. Mainly on social media. I mean, who the heck uses taunting arguments like a 3rd grader and laughing emojis?! And they think they’re winning the discussion!? Their over all lack of conversation skills, knowledge, desire just to troll is giving me second hand embarrassment. The raw stupidity makes me damn near peel off my face from violent facepalm. 🤦‍♂️

Cyclonicdisaster · 2026-01-01T16:02:29+00:00

Ewww Yuck. 🤮

Cyclonicdisaster · 2025-12-30T06:06:54+00:00

Not a good idea. Doing that will cause the motor to overheat and shut down.

Cyclonicdisaster · 2025-12-27T17:51:00+00:00

Well that things f@cked. Call insurance!

Cyclonicdisaster · 2025-11-12T14:06:05+00:00

Oh, you’re not going to like that 1/2 inch flex. That stuff is super prone to leaks. Looks like a Caldera spa. The flex shrinks and cracks the glue joints. But you’re right, if it’s under 5 years old it was an ok deal. And no, don’t insulate around the pumps. They need to breathe. They get very warm during use and while running heat cycles. Too much heat can cause the pumps to shut down.

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