General Hot Tub Spa Questions

In general, with our hot tubs, we say the annual average will be one dollar per day.
In March of 2010, a customer from the Lake Placid, NY area, with one of our Free Spirit models wrote "...the spa's been great! The chemicals have been easy. It's co...

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There are various factors that will impact this, including how warm the air around your hot tub is. In general, for every degree you want to heat up the water, you should plan on 30 minutes of heating time.
Hints for faster heating are:

Air bubbl...

It is better to keep the tub hot, even when you are not using it, unless you won't be using it for an extended period of time. You may think you will save a lot of energy if you let it cool down, but you will spend hours heating it again, eating up t...

Hot tubs come in all shapes and sizes, so the amount of water will vary. As people get into the spa, water is displaced and the level rises. The general recommendation is that there be enough water to cover the jets and the filter intake area, but no...

Sure! Many people not only use their tub in the winter, but find that winter is their favorite time to get their hot water hydrotherapy. However, if you choose not to use your tub in the winter, please contact your authorized dealer to "drain and win...

Jets, located throughout a spa, deliver water into the spa in different volumes and motions (hydrotherapy), which provide the body with a massaging action. Many jets are interchangeable and often adjustable so the spa bather can customize his/her soa...

Fortunately, no. Properly maintained, many people change the water in their hot tub every three to six months, depending on variables like the number of bathers, frequency of use, type of sanitizing system, and so on.
Keep your water maintained and ...

To properly clean an Aristech acrylic-surfaced product, it is recommended wiping the surface with a soft damp cloth (or sponge) using household soap or liquid detergent. Stubborn dirt or stains may be removed by using Spic & Span adequately disso...

NOTE: please realize that most damage that occurs to hot tub spas is caused by improper winterization.  The damage that can be done due to freezing is very costly to repair. Be very careful if you choose to close down your own spa. If you have...

In most cases, a pump could theoretically run all day long, but there would typically be no need for that. A full size pump being used for circulation/filtration will operate an average of about 8 hours per day. A small dedicated circulation/filtrati...

Sorry, we do not. You may try to sell your hot tub on something like Craigslist.

We can build our hot tubs to EU specifications and ship them to the UK. Please Contact Us for more information.

Most hot tubs are equipped with a drain. The ends of the drain typically have a garden hose thread fitting so you can connect a garden hose and direct the water off into your yard or someplace like that. Another easy and fast way to drain your spa is...