Anyone here have a hot tub?

Blaze

Blaze

The Jeeper Reaper
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Wake Forest, NC
How hard are the to maintain, install, etc?

I am going to be redoing my deck at some point this summer, and I REALLY think I want to put a hot tub in. I have a spot I can extend my deck to and install it, so I'm really thinking about it. I'm going to put a roof and everything over it. Should be really nice if I can convince my wife that I can do it nicely.

Gotta fix some other stuff around the house first, but I'm really wanting to get one and this would be perfect for the deck.

Any advice?
 
Blaze said:
How hard are the to maintain, install, etc?
I am going to be redoing my deck at some point this summer, and I REALLY think I want to put a hot tub in. I have a spot I can extend my deck to and install it, so I'm really thinking about it. I'm going to put a roof and everything over it. Should be really nice if I can convince my wife that I can do it nicely.
Gotta fix some other stuff around the house first, but I'm really wanting to get one and this would be perfect for the deck.
Any advice?
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I have one for quite a few years.

My first advice is go 220 volt. You want to be able run your heater and the pumps at the same time. Without 220 - that doesn't work. Don't consider anything else.

I use these folks for parts...
http://www.spadepot.com

Good info in these links
http://www.spadepot.com/hot-tub-spa-information.htm
http://www.spadepot.com/spacyclopedia/plumbing-diagram.htm

Another good company....
http://www.spababes.com/


Water - if you have a well - you need Iron Out. I like Bromine not Chlorine for the water. Shock it every week with something safe for Bromine. Clean your filters - change the water when it needs it. At every water change - use Perfect PH or any PH Stabilization product. They make maintaining the sanitizer levels easier. Check the water everyday - stay consistent on checking and you'll find a rhythm to the chemical balance - and can start skipping water checks everyday.

Repairing the things is not rocket science - except for the control packs. However, with a schematic, they can be done by someone other than 'hot tub repairman.' I did toss a spa pack into mine a few years ago. I got it from spadepot. The cost was less than what the 'hot tub repairman' wanted for service calls fees etc.
 
I don't have a hot tub, but the G/Fs parents do...it's the deal.
 
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