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2009 Envoy
Spa Installation Instructions
Thank you very much for your order.
On purchasing your spa you gave us an estimated month of delivery, within the next few days our installation
department will contact you in writing with information regarding your delivery date. If you have not received a
letter within 14 days please call our installation department on 01245 265036 and choose option 2.
To enable us to complete your delivery as smoothly as possible, please ensure the following arrangements are
made:
Electrical Supply
You will need to provide a 20amp dedicated supply
: by the way of 1 x 20amp Type C breaker at the consumer
unit connecting to (using the relevant gauge armoured cable) 32amp MK240 volt blue female Commando
socket. This needs to be RCD protected and can either be mounted on an adjacent wall or to a post near the
spa.
To comply with BS7671 legislation as of the 1
st
January 2005 a competent electrician registered with one of the
following must carry out all electrical work: BRE Certification Ltd (ECA & IEE); British Standards Institution;
ELECSA Ltd; NICEIC Certification Services Ltd or Zurich Certification Limited. Your electrician should give you a
certificate once the work has been completed and this should be available for our technicians to see.
Base
Ideally the spa should be sited on a base of 4” thick reinforced concrete, although this is an ideal it is not
strictly
necessary. HotSpring Spas are structurally very solid and could be put on any flat level surface; even
grass if that is what you want to do. The worst that can happen is over time the spa will sink a little and the
water may appear to be higher on one side of the spa than the other, it may also mean that removal of the
drain plugs may be more difficult, this could be rectified if it happens by removing a section lawn and earth.
The base should be a minimum of 8ft 7” by 7ft 10”, the control panel is on the long side. If you intend to bury
your cable please ensure it is buried at least 450mm deep, encased in high impact duct of preferably 32mm or
25mm diameter (available from B & Q). Bring the supply up at the centre front edge of the door side and
pulling a length of string through the pipe so we can pull our cable through. The instructions for bases may
change if you are having a spa mounted/free standing building installed. Please consult building installation
instructions if this is the case.
If, temporarily, you want to site the spa on an existing patio or concrete base please ensure it is completely flat
and that it will happily hold the weight of the spa once filled with water (weight of spa when filled with water is
2427 kg). If there is a drop of ½” or more across the area it is advisable to have a concrete skim laid to ensure
the base is level. We are unable to jack the spa to make it flat as this could weaken the under-structure and
will invalidate your guarantee.
If you have decided to site your spa indoors please remember that the spa will produce steam from the
sanitised water and we would therefore suggest that you or your designated third party (builder, architect etc),
consider any ventilation, extraction and/or drainage that may be required. Our staff are happy to assist
wherever possible but they cannot provide professional build advice.
Engine Compartment
In the event that a technician needs to work on your spa or for you to be able to drain it there must be at least
24” clear working space on the control side of the spa (this is on the long side).
Cover Cradle®
If you are having a Cover Cradle® fitted to your spa please allow a 26” gap for this to operate. On the Envoy
the Cover Cradle® operates front to back only
.
Cover Mate
®
If you are having a Cover Mate
®
fitted to your spa please allow a 18” gap for this to operate. On the Envoy the
Cover Mate
®
operates front to back only. Your Cover Mate
®
can operate in the same was as a Cover Buddy, in
this case only a 9” gap is required.
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