Cedar Hot Tubs |
Cedar Hot Tub video in Middlesex.
Cedar hot tub Installation & Operating Manual are available on request.
Please read the IMPORTANT SAFTY instructions.
Cedar Hot Tub |
Cedar Hot Tub to be built into existing building. |
Concrete and blocks laid to retain soil.
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Pump Blower & filler unit.
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Pump house .
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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.
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 colour. 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.