Category Archives: Reviews & Info
DIY Hot Tub Building, Reviews & Info, technology
Hot Tub Heater Hell? No Sweat! Easy Spa Pack Heater Tube Swap
Sep
Has your hot tub heater given up the ghost? Don’t worry—this guide will teach you how to replace a heater on a Spa pack. While we’ll focus on the Balboa model, these steps can be applied to many other spa packs as well.
DIY Hot Tub Building, Reviews & Info, technology
Balboa BP8 review – Is this the Best Replacement Hot Tub Spa Pack?
Sep
Your spa pack is the most essential part of your hot tub setup. It’s the brains behind the entire system, controlling all the different parts to make them work together.
Navigating a spa pack can be complicated, especially if you’re new to it.
DIY Hot Tub Building, Reviews & Info, technology
Hot Tub Spa Pack Survival Guide: Master the Controls Like a Pro!
Sep
Your spa pack is the most essential part of your hot tub setup. It’s the brains behind the entire system, controlling all the different parts to make them work together.
Navigating a spa pack can be complicated, especially if you’re new to it.
Jul
Balboa CLIM8ZONE II Mini is this Air Source Heat Pump for you? I must admit, when the first Clim8zone product was released, I was rather scathing in my review. I still don’t like that product today. Here we are 18 months later, and I am looking into Balboa’s next foray into Air Source Heat Pumps – the Balboa CLIM8ZONE II Mini. Is it going to be any good? Let’s dive in and take a look.
For clarity here – I am wiring this review based purely on the documentation and specifications that Balboa have provided for the unit. It is not going to be released for another 6 weeks so I have not seen this unit in person. However, I must say that I have supplied enough air source heat pumps to customers that I know what I am looking for in terms of specs and details.
Oct
Off Grid, Wood Fired Hot Tub Review – I had the pleasure last weekend of getting away with the family. It was actually another anniversary of my Mother’s 21st birthday – strange how I’m in my forties yet she never gets any older! Anyway, with these mathematical improbabilities aside we went away as a family to a house in the country that happened to have a hot tub. We had a great time.
Aug
Even on vacation, there is always something to learn about the swimming pool. There is always something that we can “take away” with us in terms of the design, layout, plumbing etc etc.
Jun
In this post, I will review the Hydro Royal Air Source Heat Pump. With many different brands of air source heat pump on the market, why have I closed Hydro Royal for the US market. Quite simple – its made in the USA and comes with a 10 year warranty. Yes, you read that correctly, 10 year warranty! Anybody offering a 10 year warranty on their product has some serious build quality! Let’s take a look at the features of the product and how we can incorporate these into our DIY Hot Tub and Plunge Pool Builds.
Mar
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.