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Your resource for everything that you need to know about purchasing, maintaining and enhancing a hot tub.
Hot Tub Buying Tips
Buy your hot tub with confidence. Check out our guides and general buying information on how to choose the right hot tub for your needs and enjoyment.
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Hot Tub Benefits
Discover all of the benefits that hot tubs bring to you and your family.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Discover all of the benefits that hot tubs bring to you and your family.
Hot Tub Shopping FAQs
Yes! Many people choose to finance their hot tub and make monthly payments rather than pay for it all at once. Financing will also widen your options and could help you get the hot tub of your dreams. When you purchase a hot tub, be sure to ask us about financing options. The benefits of a hot tub will pay for itself.
A 110 hot tub plugs into a 110v 20 amp dedicated circuit, it will run the jets or the heater.
A 220 spa is hardwired, and runs the jets and the heater at the same time.
A hot tub without the lounger provides additional seating and a hot tub with a lounger enables the customer to stretch out in a designed lounge area.
Our hot tubs come 29, 33, 36, and 38 inches tall, respectively. One of the most noticeable difference is in the footwell area as the spa gets taller, the footwell area gets deeper.
A “Plug & Play” or “Plug-N-Play” simply means you are able to plug it into a 110 outlet and run it without additional electrical set-up.
How to Use FAQs
Just 15 minutes a day every morning or evening can have a significant impact on your health and outlook. Many hot tub owners will use their hot tubs once a day, sometimes twice a day. And on weekends, it’s a great way to spend time with family. You’d be surprised how often you’ll want to step into your hot tub. You’ll want to refer to your hot tub manual on how you safely use your hot tub.
Just 15 minutes a day every morning or evening can have a significant impact on your health and outlook. Many hot tub owners will use their hot tubs once a day, sometimes twice a day. And on weekends, it’s a great way to spend time with family. You’d be surprised how often you’ll want to step into your hot tub. You’ll want to refer to your hot tub manual on how you safely use your hot tub.
There are benefits to soaking before and after exercise. A hot tub will help increase blood flow, relax muscles and aid with healing and prevent muscle damage. If you exercise often or have intense workouts, you’ll love how relaxing a soak in the hot tub is after your routine and the calming effects before your routine. There are also innovative options such as CoolZone which can reduce your spa water to as low as 60 degrees providing a cooling soak on those hot days.
There are many ways to increase the enjoyment you’ll get out of your hot tub. We like to add entertainment options to the hot tub experience. Watch this video on hot tub music for more information.
Typically the difference is in the type of chemicals that you can utilize with that take your spa; the spa that has the circulation pump is moving and cleaning 24/7, whereas a spa without a circulation pump is set on a timer to circulate.
Maintenance FAQs
Even the highest quality hot tubs will naturally require some maintenance over the years. Your owner’s manual will be your first go-to resource should you encounter anything. If you need further assistance, you should call your local dealer which sells the same brand of hot tubs. For Hot Spring , Caldera and Freeflow Spas, Water by Design is your local dealer in the Roanoke area. We’d love to take a look and help with any spa service needs.
Even the highest quality hot tubs will naturally require some maintenance over the years. Your owner’s manual will be your first go-to resource should you encounter anything. If you need further assistance, you should call your local dealer which sells the same brand of hot tubs. For Hot Spring , Caldera and Freeflow Spas, Water by Design is your local dealer in the Roanoke area. We’d love to take a look and help with any spa service needs.
Hot tubs come in a variety of building materials, water care systems and levels of quality. It used require a lot of maintenance many years ago when most hot tubs were built using wood cabinets. The amount of maintenance on those were similar to what you’d need to do for a deck. Today, with synthetic materials, maintenance is minimal if any at all. As for water care, it will depend on your exact system. Salt water hot tub systems tend to require less maintenance and chemicals while standard systems still are fairly easy to deal with. You’ll end up spending as little as 5 minutes a week on pH balancing and checking the sanitizer and 15 minutes a month on rinsing out filters. Some filters can even be ran in a dishwasher. Often you can get away with draining and refilling your spa about once a year. With more traditional water care systems it might require this process a few more times per year.
Salt Water systems like the FreshWater Salt System simplifies water care even more. Chlorine is automatically generated so you’ll spend less time adding chemicals and will need to drain and refill your tub less often. It makes hot tub ownership easier than ever and produces more natural feeling water.
Installation FAQs
It’s actually a simple process to determine what you need to get a hot tub installed. You’ll need a location that is accessible. If a pathway is too narrow there are options such as using a crane to get a hot tub in a backyard. You’ll want a level, solid surface. Concrete and reinforced deck are popular surfaces but often people will install a hot tub on pavers, slabs made of wood or gravel and even more options. You’ll also need to decide between a 100V or 220V model. And also you’ll need to consider being able to drain and refill the hot tub. Our experts will help guide you through this process.
It’s actually a simple process to determine what you need to get a hot tub installed. You’ll need a location that is accessible. If a pathway is too narrow there are options such as using a crane to get a hot tub in a backyard. You’ll want a level, solid surface. Concrete and reinforced deck are popular surfaces but often people will install a hot tub on pavers, slabs made of wood or gravel and even more options. You’ll also need to decide between a 100V or 220V model. And also you’ll need to consider being able to drain and refill the hot tub. Our experts will help guide you through this process.
You’ll want to consider how close the spa is to your door. The more often you use it, the closer you’ll want it to your house so that on colder nights it’s much easier to get in and out of the house. Also, you’ll want to consider the level of privacy you want. You could even use some hot tub cover options to create some extra privacy. Water by Design will assist you with selecting the perfect spot for your hot tub.
Generally, we’ll perform the delivery and installation of the hot tub to make things much easier. Also, we’ll ensure that you’ll have everything up and running smoothly. There are plug-n-play models which makes installation a breeze. We’ll go over your options when you are purchasing a hot tub.
We are not licensed electricians, so initial hook up will have to be done by someone else. We have recommended electricians that we work with that would be happy to help if interested.
Care & Maintenance
Learn how to care for and maintain your spa, the Freshwater Salt System and the @Ease system.
Warranties & Owner's Manuals
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