G
ENERAL
L
OCATION
C
ONSIDERATIONS
R
EVIEW
OUTDOOR
INSTALLATIONS
AND
INDOOR
INSTALLATIONS
PRIOR
TO
CHOOSING
YOUR
SPA
LOCATION
. Y
OUR
SPA
SHOULD
BE
PLACED
ON
A
LEVEL
CONCRETE
PAD
OR
ON
A
DECK
DESIGNED
TO
SUPPORT
6000
LBS
(2722
KG
.)
OR
ON
PATIO
BLOCKS
ON
THE
GROUND
. D
O
NOT
PLACE
THE
SPA
ON
A
DIRT
SURFACE
OR
DIRECTLY
ON
THE
GROUND
. O
NCE
YOU
HAVE
A
LOCATION
SELECTED
,
THERE
ARE
SEVERAL
ISSUES
YOU
SHOULD
CONSIDER
IN
PREPARING
THE
SITE
FOR
THE
HOT
TUB
INSTALLATION
.
A
FLAT
,
LEVEL
SURFACE
THAT
IS
STRONG
ENOUGH
TO
SUPPORT
YOUR
SPA
IS
REQUIRED
. O
NCE
YOUR
SPA
IS
FILLED
,
IT
HAS
CONSIDERABLE
WEIGHT
. M
AKE
CERTAIN
THE
LOCATION
YOU
CHOOSE
CAN
SUPPORT
A
MINIMUM
OF
100
LBS
(45.4
KG
)
PER
SQUARE
FOOT
LOAD
,
PER
RECOMMENDED
GUIDELINES
. S
TRUCTURAL
DAMAGE
TO
THE
SPA
RESULTING
FROM
THE
INCORRECT
INSTALLATION
OF
PLACEMENT
ON
INADEQUATE
FOUNDATION
IS
NOT
COV-
ERED
IN
THE
SPA
’
S
LIMITED
WARRANTY
.
M
OST
UNITS
ARE
INSTALLED
OUTSIDE
,
ON
GROUND
LEVEL
,
ON
EITHER
A
CONCRETE
PAD
OR
A
WOODEN
DECK
. I
F
THE
SPA
IS
NOT
ON
GROUND
LEVEL
,
HAVE
A
BUILDER
DETERMINE
IF
THE
SUPPORT
IS
ADEQUATE
. I
F
THE
UNIT
IS
PLACED
DIRECTLY
ON
THE
GROUND
,
YOU
WILL
WANT
TO
REMOVE
THE
GRASSY
LEVEL
,
AND
PLACE
A
LAYER
OF
GRAVEL
ON
THE
SOIL
. T
HE
BEST
WAY
TO
LEVEL
THE
GRAVEL
MAY
BE
WITH
THE
STRAIGHT
EDGE
OF
A
PIECE
OF
SOLID
LUMBER
TO
ACHIEVE
A
LEVEL
SURFACE
. P
AVERS
PLACED
IN
A
SAND
BASE
IS
ALSO
A
RATHER
QUICK
AND
CONVENIENT
WAY
TO
PREPARE
THE
LOCATION
SITE
. N
OTE
THAT
PAVERS
,
STEPPING
STONES
,
ETC
.
STILL
HAVE
A
TENDENCY
TO
SETTLE
AND
MAY
BECOME
UNLEVEL
AT
SOME
POINT
. A
REINFORCED
CONCRETE
SLAB
SHOULD
BE
AT
LEAST
FOUR
INCHES
THICK
WITH
THE
REINFORCING
MESH
OR
ROD
ATTACHED
TO
A
BOND
WIRE
.
M
AKE
SURE
YOUR
DIMENSIONS
ARE
CORRECT
AS
YOU
PREPARE
THE
SITE
FOR
YOUR
NEW
HOT
TUB
. C
LICK
ONTO
THE
WEB
SITE
OR
CALL
YOUR
RETAILER
FOR
DIMENSIONS
OF
THE
MODEL
YOU
HAVE
CHOSEN
. A
LLOW
A
PERIMETER
OF
THE
CHOSEN
GROUND
SURFACE
TO
EXTEND
BEYOND
THE
SPA
ITSELF
TO
PROVIDE
A
CLEAN
AREA
FOR
USERS
TO
GET
IN
AND
OUT
OF
THE
SPA
.
T
HE
SPA
LOCATION
AND
THE
SPA
ITSELF
MUST
BE
LEVEL
BEFORE
FILLING
WITH
WATER
.
S
HOULD
YOUR
SPA
SITE
BE
A
WOODEN
DECK
,
THIS
PROVIDES
A
CLEAN
AREA
WITH
WEATHER
AND
ROT
RESISTANT
QUALITIES
,
IF
A
PRESSURE
-
TREATED
TYPE
LUMBER
IS
USED
. C
ONSIDER
THE
LOAD
REQUIREMENTS
AND
CONSULT
A
BUILDER
TO
DETERMINE
IF
YOUR
DECK
IS
OF
ADEQUATE
STRENGTH
.
I
F
INSTALLING
YOUR
HOT
TUB
BELOW
GRADE
,
CONSIDER
ADEQUATE
DRAINAGE
FOR
RUN
-
OFF
AND
THE
UNLIKELY
EVENT
OF
RAPID
SPA
DRAINAGE
.
A
LLOW
ADEQUATE
SPACE
TO
ACCESS
THE
EQUIPMENT
BEHIND
THE
FOUR
ACCESS
PANELS
ON
THE
HOT
TUB
CABINET
. R
EVIEW
THE
PAGES
IN
THIS
MANUAL
REFERENCING
SPA
MODEL
SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
THE
LOCATION
OF
THE
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
FOR
THE
MODEL
YOU
HAVE
CHOSEN
.
L
EAVE
AMPLE
ACCESS
TO
THE
GFCI
CIRCUIT
BREAKER
FOR
TESTING
,
ETC
.
A
QUICK
DISCONNECT
(
MANUAL
DISCONNECT
)
IS
TO
BE
INSTALLED
BETWEEN
5 - 15
FT
(1.5-4.6
M
)
OF
THE
SPA
AND
WITHIN
THE
LINE
OF
SIGHT
FROM
THE
HOT
TUB
. C
ONSIDER
WHERE
THIS
CAN
BE
LOCATED
WHEN
SELECT-
ING
AND
PREPARING
THE
SPA
SITE
. A
LL
WIRING
MUST
COMPLY
WITH
THE
U.S. N
ATIONAL
E
LECTRIC
C
ODE
.
A
CABINET
SIDE
DRAIN
HAS
BEEN
INSTALLED
ON
THE
BOTTOM
PORTION
OF
A
CABINET
SIDEWALL
FOR
EASY
DRAINING
. L
OCATE
THIS
DRAIN
AND
LEAVE
AMPLE
ACCESS
. Y
OUR
SPA
MAY
HAVE
BEEN
CHOSEN
WITH
THE
A
DVANTAGE
P
ACK
DESIGN
;
WITH
THIS
FEATURE
,
ALL
THE
EQUIPMENT
IS
LOCATED
BENEATH
AN
END
CABINET
.
A
LLOW
EASY
ACCESS
TO
ALL
COMPONENTS
. T
HIS
DESIGN
ALSO
FEATURES
A
SIDE
DRAIN
FOR
EMPTYING
.
S
PA
I
NSTALLATION
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