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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
INDOOR INSTALLATIONS
It is beneficial to have the hot tub room located near a wash room and shower facilities
The hot tub room should have a floor drain to handle splash water, a window, outside exhaust fan or
humidistat controlled exhaust fan for ventilation and a humidifier.
Consider plumbing a water tap and drain location nearly to facilitate draining and top-up.
Always provide adequate ventilation for the support equipment.
Consult your local Hydropool retailer for further information.
OUTDOOR INSTALLATIONS
Contact your local building code department to determine if a building permit is necessary and for
information on applicable bylaws (distance from property lines, buildings, fencing requirements, etc.)
If you are doing excavating, contact your local gas, electric, and cable-company to ensure that there
are no underground lines.
Locate the hot tub, where practical, within close distance of a door to the house to maximize potential
winter use.
Ensure that all hot tub support equipment is easily accessible and protected from the elements.
The hot tub support equipment is designed for indoor (out of direct elements) use. When your
HYDROPOOL hot tub is equipped with a factory-installed cabinet, and installed as per the guidelines of
this manual, the equipment will be adequately protected. If the hot tub is shipped without a cabinet, your
custom cabinet or other structure must be designed to supply protection for the hot tub support
equipment from rain, snow, splash water, etc., bit still be designed in a manner to ensure adequate
ventilation.
SITE PREPARATION
ABOVE-GROUND INSTALLATIONS
Where the hot tub is a “stand alone” above-ground installation to be installed in regions where freeze/thaw
conditions may occur, a level patio stone or pre-formed paver type base may be sufficient if there is no abutting
deck(s) that could be damaged during potential seasonal movement of the ground. The potential drawback to
this type of base is that splash water could eventually de-stabilize the ground under the base, with the resultant
shift of the support base causing damage to the hot tub structure.
For best results, we commend the installation of a level concrete pad:
Dig out and level the ground 20-30 cm (8-12 inches) below your desired base level.
Install 10-15 cm (4-6 inches) of crushed stone.
Next, install 10-15 cm (4-6 inches) of poured concrete.
Level the concrete and apply a broom-type finish.
We recommend that the pad be made 15cm (6 inches) larger than the hot tub on three sides and
1m (3 feet) larger on the side where the access steps and/or planters will be installed.
Hot tub must be installed on a level pad.
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