EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
El,
I agree with you about not wanting to hoof it too far to get to the hot tub. Especially the trip back when I'm all warmed up and the evening has cooled off!!! Nothing to do about it besides dress for it, but part of the plan will include a paver walkway to it from our porch.
VA,
Did you say that my tractor is too big? THANKS!!!! hahahaha
Mark,
The electrical setup didn't leave too many options. I did consider upgrading some of the components to 220 to get more power and heating ablity, but it got kind of complicated. Double the lines to the hot tub was the simple, each solution.
I've never put in GFCI circuts in a sub panel. I'll look into them and see what's involved. Thanks.
Don,
While testing it out, the kids had a blast sitting in it with cold water right from the hose. It became the "indoor" pool for them. hahaha
Steph won't swim in the ponds, so she's already claimed the hot tub for her to be able to get into some cool water on a hot day. I'm not sure how it will work out, but it's gotta be cheaper then running the heater all summer long.
There will also be a ceiling fan above the hot tub. We've sort of decided on an outdoor model from Home Depot that comes with a light kit. I'm gonna through the light kit away and just install the fan.
I'm putting in four bucket (recessed) lights into the ceiling for lighting. Might even put a dimmer switch on them to set the mood!!!!
Egon,
Thanks for the offer. I was really hoping to come across a free hot tub while I was looking for one. I did see a few, but none were worth salvaging. Sure wish you were close enough to take advantage of your offer!!! Thanks.
Robert,
I like the idea of the hot tub being parialy sunken into your deck. That would be ideal!!!!! I've done some tests with both lines connected to seperate 20 amp outlets in my shop and was impressed with how well it worked. The water tempature was 110 degrees and the pump ran continuously.
Of course, after a few days of hot water and no chemicals, we had to disapoint the kids and drain it. Now they keep asking when we'll fill it up again. With the slab on the ground, they know it's just a matter of time.
hitek,
I haven't bought any circut breakers, just a 125 amp, outdoor, sub panel. The original wiring had a GFCI on the extension cord. I figured I'd do the same, but have each line plug into it's own GFCI outlet.
I'm gonna look into putthing a pair of GFCI breakers into my sub panel. Something new might be good for me!!!
Thanks,
Eddie
I agree with you about not wanting to hoof it too far to get to the hot tub. Especially the trip back when I'm all warmed up and the evening has cooled off!!! Nothing to do about it besides dress for it, but part of the plan will include a paver walkway to it from our porch.
VA,
Did you say that my tractor is too big? THANKS!!!! hahahaha
Mark,
The electrical setup didn't leave too many options. I did consider upgrading some of the components to 220 to get more power and heating ablity, but it got kind of complicated. Double the lines to the hot tub was the simple, each solution.
I've never put in GFCI circuts in a sub panel. I'll look into them and see what's involved. Thanks.
Don,
While testing it out, the kids had a blast sitting in it with cold water right from the hose. It became the "indoor" pool for them. hahaha
Steph won't swim in the ponds, so she's already claimed the hot tub for her to be able to get into some cool water on a hot day. I'm not sure how it will work out, but it's gotta be cheaper then running the heater all summer long.
There will also be a ceiling fan above the hot tub. We've sort of decided on an outdoor model from Home Depot that comes with a light kit. I'm gonna through the light kit away and just install the fan.
I'm putting in four bucket (recessed) lights into the ceiling for lighting. Might even put a dimmer switch on them to set the mood!!!!
Egon,
Thanks for the offer. I was really hoping to come across a free hot tub while I was looking for one. I did see a few, but none were worth salvaging. Sure wish you were close enough to take advantage of your offer!!! Thanks.
Robert,
I like the idea of the hot tub being parialy sunken into your deck. That would be ideal!!!!! I've done some tests with both lines connected to seperate 20 amp outlets in my shop and was impressed with how well it worked. The water tempature was 110 degrees and the pump ran continuously.
Of course, after a few days of hot water and no chemicals, we had to disapoint the kids and drain it. Now they keep asking when we'll fill it up again. With the slab on the ground, they know it's just a matter of time.
hitek,
I haven't bought any circut breakers, just a 125 amp, outdoor, sub panel. The original wiring had a GFCI on the extension cord. I figured I'd do the same, but have each line plug into it's own GFCI outlet.
I'm gonna look into putthing a pair of GFCI breakers into my sub panel. Something new might be good for me!!!
Thanks,
Eddie