You want to make sure that you have a good level of place that can handle thousands of pounds, before you keep this thing there: it’s not light, and it should not be placed on an uncontrolled deck exactly or a raised courtyard that you don’t want to relax in the ground. My location was dissatisfied and at a very level, with pavers on sandy soil that can take weight. Make sure that you examine it even before considering a hot tub.
The only real assembly, in addition to ensuring that you have enough power (either a standard 120V circuit or 240V dryer outlet will work, will be faster for heat with 240), installing a lid. It is a common flip-top style hot tub lid with foam insulation. It comes with a drillable clip to ensure that it is safe on curved days.
Photograph: Parker Hall
The tub has 12 jets and four clear seating conditions, with a normal footwell for everyone to share once. It is a little tight with the older people, but you can very comfortably fit four adults in the tub, and very easily two (and one child, my wife and I discovered, if temporary is quite low).
The control tub has simple buttons on the edge of the tub, with a temporary readout that tells you what the current is temporary, adjustable by arrow keys with set temps, as well as small spa lights, and jets.
Jets are easily turned on and off until the spa is heating, until the spa is heated, they remain to transmit warm water. You can accommodate how strong the bubbles are with clever small knobs at the top of the tub rim (required for a warm tub).
Hot tub life
Photograph: Parker Hall
If you are a new hot tub buyer, it is essentially as easy as filling the tub, then waiting for 24-nine hours it takes to heat the water to your desired temperature. I set the tub to my maximum 104 degree Fahrenheit for a proper heat, and it took more than 24 hours to heat the tub with tap-tanged water on 120V between winter. Your mileage will be different, but plan for a day or two until it is properly hocked.
