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How to Prepare Your New Hot Tub Before the Electrician Arrives
Congrats! You’ve just gotten your hot tub delivered, now it’s time to hire an electrician. There’s a few things you need to do before the electrician arrives, and we’ve made it easy for you to follow three simple steps in order to be ready.
Step 1: Position Your Hot Tub Properly for Electrical Hookup
Before you can fill your hot tub with water, your hot tub needs to be placed properly on a flat, level surface capable of handling the weight of your fully spilled spa. Typically, the closer to your home, the easier it is to setup.
You also need to consider how easily your electrician can access the side(s) of the hot tub for the electrical hookup. Every hot tub is different. Hot tubs with full insulation typically have only 1 location for power connection, while others have connections available on multiple sides. Make sure to reference your owner’s manual and electrical documentation to find out which side needs to be accessible so you can properly position your tub before filling it with water.
Your hot tub manual is typically located underneath your control panel. Click here for a guide on how to find your hot tub’s owner’s manual.
Step 2: Fill Your Hot Tub With Water
In order to test if your hot tub’s electricity is working, your tub needs to be filled with water before your electrician arrives!
The electric heater element must be fully submerged in water before being energized!
- Make sure to tighten all fittings on the equipment and you check to make sure they’re all tight.
- Remove the bracket and take your filter out.
- If your tub has a bleeder valve, open that up to ensure no air bubbles are trapped.
- Make sure all of the jets are set to the open position.
- We recommend buying a pre-filter to attach to your garden hose especially if you’re using an unfiltered water source.
- Fill the hot tub to the appropriate fill level. Make sure all jets and suction elements are covered with water.
Step 3: Make Sure Your Owner’s Manual is Accessible
Your hot tub came with an owner’s manual that may contain useful information that your electrician may want to reference. If you can’t find your owner’s manual, please follow the guide on our help page.
Conclusion
As always, you should frequently reference your hot tub’s owner manual for the most accurate information about your tub’s electrical requirements. If you have any more questions, please make sure to check out our other resources available on our help page, or give us a call at 888-884-3742.
About The Author:
Manny Brambila
Pool & Spa Expert
Manny has been in the Pool & Spa industry for over 15 years and is considered a pool, swim spa, & hot tub expert. He has been a Certified Pool & Spa Operator (CPO) since 2009 and worked 15 years in aquatic training and development for the largest pool chemical and customer care company. He also has been an outside consultant for the Pool and Spa industry in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles since 2018. In the past few years Manny has become Director of Operations for Epic Hot Tubs with a priority of providing customers with the most reliable information and best service possible.
