I have searched and I am not finding what I am looking for.
Is there a hot tub 101 thread that talks about setting up a used hot tub for the first time? Like suggestions for wiring and SWG set up? Somewhere I read that if you do the ControlOMatic SWG that it has to be protected from freezing temperatures. How are people dealing with that? I see some are installing it inside the frame of the hot tub, but is that enough in Iowa? We get some pretty serious temperature swings.
We are going to be getting rid of the pool in my signature. We picked up a free SunDance hot tub. I do not know what model it is, but it is a 7 seater and is about 7.5'x7.5'. It is around 10 years old, possibly. The guy we got it from had a salt system on it, but he kept it for his next hot tub. I am planning on purchasing a ControlOMatic Smarter Spa to install. We still need to install a cement slab and do the wiring (hubby is a general contractor and has a good friend that is an electrician). I just need to know how to figure out placement and which way we want it to face and what things we need to think about before setting the hot tub.
It came with a couple of spare filters. He said you can rinse them out and re-use them. There is also an inner filter that has to be replaced periodically. The outside filter does not cover the entire inside filter, do you think that is correct? Seems like the outer filter should cover the full length of the inside filter.
The hot tub was throwing a "flo" error message. I know we will need to research that and repair it.
I have ordered and received the AHHSOME hot tub cleaner and we will be using that to clean it up prior to use.
We will be filling with well water. Do I need to use one of the hose end pre-filters like the "PreFresh Spa and Pool Water Filter"? or are they necessary?
I guess I have a lot of questions.
Basically, what do you wish you would have known before setting your stand alone hot tub.
THANKS for any help!!!
Is there a hot tub 101 thread that talks about setting up a used hot tub for the first time? Like suggestions for wiring and SWG set up? Somewhere I read that if you do the ControlOMatic SWG that it has to be protected from freezing temperatures. How are people dealing with that? I see some are installing it inside the frame of the hot tub, but is that enough in Iowa? We get some pretty serious temperature swings.
We are going to be getting rid of the pool in my signature. We picked up a free SunDance hot tub. I do not know what model it is, but it is a 7 seater and is about 7.5'x7.5'. It is around 10 years old, possibly. The guy we got it from had a salt system on it, but he kept it for his next hot tub. I am planning on purchasing a ControlOMatic Smarter Spa to install. We still need to install a cement slab and do the wiring (hubby is a general contractor and has a good friend that is an electrician). I just need to know how to figure out placement and which way we want it to face and what things we need to think about before setting the hot tub.
It came with a couple of spare filters. He said you can rinse them out and re-use them. There is also an inner filter that has to be replaced periodically. The outside filter does not cover the entire inside filter, do you think that is correct? Seems like the outer filter should cover the full length of the inside filter.
The hot tub was throwing a "flo" error message. I know we will need to research that and repair it.
I have ordered and received the AHHSOME hot tub cleaner and we will be using that to clean it up prior to use.
We will be filling with well water. Do I need to use one of the hose end pre-filters like the "PreFresh Spa and Pool Water Filter"? or are they necessary?
I guess I have a lot of questions.
Basically, what do you wish you would have known before setting your stand alone hot tub.
THANKS for any help!!!