Looking for reduced hot tub energy or running costs? With the global increase in fuel costs, most notably, electricity costs, many of us hot tub owners are looking for ways to reduce the running costs of our tubs.
I get asked an awful lot about combining pool and hot tub plumbing kit. In this article I hope to highlight some of the problems you will face if you do try and combine them. I will also highlight some of the areas where it is possible to combine parts.
If you are a regular reader of the blog or you have watched some videos on my YouTube Channel, you will know that I had no idea about how to make a hot tub when I built my own. This website and YouTube channel are the culmination of the knowledge that continues to grow on the subject.
Many of you may have read my guide on how to add an air source heat pump to a hot tub, you can find that article here. In this post, I am going to share with the steps that I took to add an air source heat pump to this hot tub.
Yes, you can add an Air Source heat pump to your existing hot tub. However, there are a few things that you need to consider. In this article, I will explain the steps you have to take and explain how to add an air source heat pump to your existing hot tub.
John from the UK has actually “graduated” from the Online Course that I have available on the website. He took the course in late December 2021 with the aim of starting his DIY Hot Tub build in the Spring of 2022.
As you will see from the images and narrative below, John is well on his way with the build.
Getting a General Contractor built hot tub may sound like a good alternative for some of us. We don’t all have the time or the skills to actually do it ourselves. However, sometimes things can go wrong. In this article I will hope to give you some guidance on how to avoid the pitfalls of using general contractors to build your dream hot tubs.
I had the pleasure of meeting the Gecko support a couple of weeks back week. The first thing that I said to them was that I don’t supply enough of their kit to my customers. I guess just as we all have a “go to” drink at the bar, I tend to have a “go to” set of kit for my specifications and hot tub designs.