Everything you need to light a DIY hot tub: LED vs halogen, how bright and how many, where to put it, safe low-voltage power, spa pack limits and how to route the cable.
The Vian Power spa pack is a Balboa BP system in Vian styling. Here’s what’s inside, whether it’s still available in 2026, and how it compares with the newer Balboa BP8.
Everything a new hot tub owner needs: circulation, cleaning, chemistry and cover care, the right chemical ranges, and a simple daily-to-yearly maintenance schedule.
A step-by-step guide to setting up a new hot tub, from the base and electrics to filling without air locks, heating and balancing the water for your first soak.
My broad guide to hot tub heaters: the different types, what kW really means for heat-up time and running costs, flow and pressure switches, keeping the heat in, and troubleshooting a tub that won’t heat.
Two ways to get your hot tub through winter: keep it running safely, or fully drain and blow out the lines. Here’s how to do both, and how to choose.
So you have emptied and cleaned your Hot Tub and patiently waited for it to fill up. You’ve scrubbed. You’ve cleaned. You’ve flushed solution after solution through the jets and now you can’t wait to get back into that tub.
Hot tub shock explained: what it does, the difference between chlorine and non-chlorine (MPS) shock, how often to use it, how to do it step by step and how long to wait afterwards.
Gunite jet bodies look complicated, but they’re not. Here’s what each part does and exactly how I fitted mine so the jets finish flush with the tiles.
The honest pros and cons of owning a hot tub, from relaxation and family time to running costs, water care, space, electrics and safety.










