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Tips For Choosing The Right Hot Tub

Author: Katie PepperMorgan

Owning a hot tub is a wonderful way to unwind and bring a little luxury into your own home. There are many health benefits to owning a hot tub such as preventing and helping muscle strain and injuries. But, how do you make the right choice? This is a large purchase and you want to be as informed as possible before making a decision. The tips in this article will help you identify the best hot tub for your own home.



A variety of features can be found on hot tubs and spas. While some are available only in certain models, others can be added on for a price. You'll have to choose which features will be enjoyable for yourself. Some people choose lights for their hot tub. Lights can be useful for safety, but many people like them to create a certain atmosphere. There are lots of choices for lighting types and lense colors that can contribute to the environment. If you want lights for your hot tub, you're better off getting them right away as adding features later is more expensive. In addition, there are other options such as an Ozonator which keeps your hot tub clean by injecting Ozone.

When you are thinking about buying a hot tub, you have to consider where it's going to be placed. Considering that the installation of a hot tub can be fairly difficult, this decision is very important. You want it to be easily accessible, and the location should provide you with a certain amount of privacy as well. Don't put it in an area where leaves will fall into the hot tub from a nearby tree. The site should also be able to take the weight of a full hot tub. If you are considering your deck as the site for your hot tub, ensure that it is strong enough to hold it. A slab of concrete makes an ideal base for a hot tub.

You should always consider safety matters when you buy a hot tub. The same matters as when buying a pool need to be considered. You still have to take certain precautions since this is water you are dealing with, irrespective of the fact that hot tubs are usually safe. This is especially true if you have children, or even pets. When you are buying your unit, make sure to ask about covers that can be locked when the unit isn't being used. It will not only prevent anyone from falling in but it will also ensure the hot tub stays clean. So that you can easily control the temperature you need to make sure that your hot tub has a thermostat. The controls to turn the hot tub on and off should be in an easily accessible place. When you are relaxing in your hot tub, all these factors will ensure your safety. There are lots of things to consider when buying a hot tub, and in most cases you can't make changes once you choose one. You should carefully consider how large it should be, where it will be installed, and what features you need when making a purchase of this size. When you're searching for the right hot tub for your home, the tips we've covered can help guide your search.

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Comments

  1. HyperDog says:

    The GFI should protect you if that were to happen.

    Nevertheless, I would make sure the light strings are securely fastened together to prevent them from disconnecting or falling, and also to keep them from being inadvertently touched while people are in the tub.

  2. Heather says:

    would it be worth it to fix washer seals around lights in hot tub?

  3. oldhippypaul says:

    The lights are connected with the rest of the electrical system of the tub. Even if you decide not to use the lights anymore you will at some point have enough water seep down the wiring to short out something else. Fix it now while it is cheep.

  4. AJ says:

    Do you have the manual to your hot tub? If not here are some hot tub manuals that may match yours http://www.arctichottubs.com/index.php/component/option,com_rokdownloads/Itemid,100088/id,4/view,folder/

    Is the light that is flashing red? If it is it could be a bad circ pump or a bad thermistor.

    You may need to hire a technician like one from http://www.arctichottubs.com/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=service

  5. TankMan says:

    without any specs, or at least make, theres no way to tell from here, and since we got water and electrics here dont try without knowing ….. if you short it with water and yourself in it, coz you messed up the insulation or anything, no coolies……

    support your local electrician, preferably one you know personally

  6. Drew says:

    Can outdoor christmas light strands that break apart and fall into water (a hot tub) electrocute you?
    I hung up christmas lights over my hot tub. They are sets that allow you to string 3 light strands together by plugging them into each other. Is it possible if two strands become disconnected and they fall into my hot tub that people in the tub will be electrocuted? They are plugged into a GFI outlet.

  7. Kayla Armentrout says:

    What does it mean when my hot tub has a flashing light bulb?
    My hot tub (a sundance 880 series) has a flashing light bulb that want go away. I dont know what its doing?

  8. Salami and Orange Juice says:

    Adding a sub-panel for a Hot Tub?
    I need to run 240V to my hot tub.
    I’d like to take my 240V from my stove (unused) and run it to a small sub-panel in my crawlspace, then have this feed the hot tub and some lighting around it.
    The 240V wire running to my stove will be disconnected and will power the new panel.
    From that I should have 2 hots and a neutral (although this is the braided alumminum type).
    Can I use this to power the panel (providing 2 hots and neutral) while planting a seperate ground stake to run to the new panel for ground?
    The Neutral from the stove cable is braided AL. but is totally isolated from the new panel to the old panel neutral bar.

    Inside the new panel I’ll have a 240v GFI breaker for the hot tub and
    a 110V gfi for the lighting.
    Is this OK? Im trying to avoid breaking down walls to run anything to my already packed old panel.

    I’m in NC, and I was told I need some type of “panic button” near the tub as well – can this just be attached to a junction box near the tub?
    QUIXDRAW:
    Yeah I do know how to wire a GFI. Done it many times. But I’ve seen “professionals” stand around in a stupor when trying to wire a 3-phase.
    Folks like you create this dilemma.
    Who am I going to trust? The incompetent professionals, the “master electrician” who talks down to others (while shouting in caps), or myself?

  9. diannabishop says:

    Come off of the line side of the panel to feed a sub panel. From sub panel run a disconnect. From disconnect to hot tub. This is my hubbys way of doing it and hes a commercial electrician I would call a pro in though. Good Luck!!!

  10. A A says:

    LED Lights went out on the side of our hot tub?
    We have a hot tub about 4 years old that we had LEDs put on to light up the outside of the tub at night. There are 5 on the tub and 3 of them quit working. We called the company the hot tub was bought from and they said they no longer sell them and therefore cant replace them. I was wondering if I could fix them so i unscrewed one of the lights from the side of the hot tub and it turns out that it is just a led wired through a hole in the hot tub that shines through the 2 foot tube that I unscrewed. I was wondering if there was anyway to fix the 3 broken ones. I don’t know how they are wired (series or parallel). I looked at a site that said if they are in parallel then all the lights have to have the same specs or they wont light. I was wondering how I could make them work or make something similar for the side of the tub to give off light.

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