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.
Category Archives: DIY Hot Tub Building
This blog covers everything you need to know about building your own DIY Hot Tub. From planning to plumbing, I cover it all.
DIY Hot Tub Building, Plumbing Related, Support & Maintenance
Hot Tub Heaters Explained: Types, Sizing, kW, Flow Switches and Troubleshooting
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Oct
Oct
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.
03
Sep
Sep
If you own a hot tub, you may encounter all kinds of problems that need to be solved. Murky water is one of the most popular. Under this generic term, water that is cloudy, misty or anything that is not crystal clear is represented. The milky appearance of water is caused by particles floating in the water, which give it its murky appearance. These particles are too small to be reached and too small to get caught in the filter, so they run straight ahead and stay in the water.
Design / Ideas Related, DIY Hot Tub Building
Hot Tub Privacy Ideas: Screens, Planting, Fences and More
17
Jun
Jun
Nobody wants to be on show in their swimwear. Here are the hot tub privacy ideas that actually work, from quick screens to my favourite: sinking the tub into the ground.
Design / Ideas Related, DIY Hot Tub Building, Support & Maintenance
Hot Tub Chemical Levels: The Complete Guide to Balancing Your Water
28
Apr
Apr
Target ranges for pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, chlorine, bromine and cyanuric acid, checked against CDC and HSE guidance, plus the right order to adjust them and how to fix common problems.
06
Mar
Mar
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27
Feb
Feb
Did you know that soaking in a hot tub regularly can be good for your health? I kind of guessed that it did as I always feel better after I have been in. So, I thought that in this post I would explore the benefits to your health of using a Hot Tub regularly. There were actually more than I thought! Some were quite surprising.
Balancing Chemicals in your Hot Tub is key to clean, crystal clear and problem free water. In this blog post we are going to look at what a balanced set of chemicals look like and how we can resolve some common problems.
We have the ultimate DIY Project for you. Building a DIY Hot Tub for your Backyard; is not as complicated as you think. In this blog post we are going to look at all things building supplies related so blocks, concrete, mortar, and more. Mortar Mix I was mixing the mortar by hand as I […]
14
Feb
Feb
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