An off-grid hot tub is possible, but it has to be designed around the energy you can get. Here’s how to heat, filter and treat one, and the mistakes to avoid.
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The Balboa TP700 pairs a colour screen with proper buttons. Here’s how it performs on my test bench, what it’s compatible with, and whether I’d fit one to my own tub.
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.
The Balboa BP8 is designed to replace most older Balboa packs. Here’s what it runs, which topsides work, how to configure it, and when a BP7 or BP2100 is the better choice.
A spa pack is the brain of your hot tub. Here is what each part does, how it is wired in the UK and USA, and which faults you can fix yourself.
John from Kentucky built an 8×8, 14-jet hot tub from my ready-made plans. Follow his build from the dig and block walls to the finished tub.
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