Heater element showed up yesterday and I managed to get it wrangled into the flow-through tube. Now I need to replace some of the power wires and install it back into the tub enclosure and see if it works. Having wine with dinner meant that I didn't go back out to the garage to work on the table or to the hardware store for the above wires. Instead, it was puttering around and going to sleep early.
On the way home tonight I'll be stopping for some wire and some conduit fittings for the the tub hookup, then home to work on it. There will then be grocery shopping after dropping
alyska off at class.