Cedar Hot Tub
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Cedar Hot Tub to be built into this building.
Ground dug out to the required depth. Steel and drain put in to soakaway.
Concrete and blocks laid to retain soil.
Hot Tub installed. Landscaping to be completed.
Pump Blower & filler unit.
Pump house
We suggest that you wait a week or two before building a deck around your tub. By waiting, you can be sure that the tub has sealed completely.
Generally, it will take approximately a few hours to fill your tub, depending on its size and tightness of assembly. Remember, your tub will leak at first. This is normal. This is acessary part of the sealing process. For larger leaks, it can take up to a week or more for the tub to swell and completely seal.
Your hot tub should be drained, cleaned and refilled every so often, depending on use (usually, five or six
times per year). Clean the tub with a mild detergent and a brush. Rinse it out before refilling. If you won’t be
refilling the tub immediately be sure to leave 2 inches of water in it to maintain the tub’s seal. Once your tub has soaked for several days you’ll notice that the water has a reddish brown tint. The tannins
leached from the wood cause this. The condition is harmless. Most of the leaching takes place during the first
couple of weeks. Although some woods contain more tannins and leach for a month or more, be patient the
water will eventually become crystal clear. Proper water chemistry treatment with water clarifiers, shock
treatment and filtration will help eliminate the dark coloration. Again, be patient! More about tannins and
the ”break in period” can be found below.Drain all but 2” of water from the tub. Disconnect all plumbing connections that you can. Drain the pump,
filter and heater completely. Try and remove all water from the PVC lines, using compressor, leaf blower or
even a wet/dry vacuum cleaner. Tie plastic over the top to help keep the staves moist, so come next spring you
won’t have large gaps between the staves.New Redwood & Cedar Hot Tubs (Break in Period)
Redwood and cedar are the superior woods to use for hot tubs because they contain great amounts of
tannic acid. Tannic acid is what gives the wood a natural resistance too dry root and bug infestation.
During the “break in period” of a new hot tub some of the tannic acid leaches out into the water turning it
a reddish brown color. It can also cause the wood to have a slight shimmy feeling. Periodically the water
will need to be changed until the wood neutralizes and the water remains crystal clear. The number of
times the water will need to be changed depends upon what steps are taken to speed the neutralizing
process. If nothing but basic water care instructions are followed it can take as many as ten water changes
before the water remains clear.