How do I build a Hot Tub? Building my own DIY Hot Tub was such a fun process. I did however, struggle to find information. I decided that after I finished building my own DIY Hot Tub I was going to put all of my new-found knowledge into a website. This is how www.buildahottub.com started. Today, I help DIYers just like you build your own Hot Tubs. From planning to parts, I can help you with it all. Armed with the right information, you too can build your own dream DIY Hot Tub.
How long does the seal last? I get an old 2004 hot tub and have modified most of the fittings with new non leaks but now it looks like the leak is up where the filter and strainer basket go and I don't have any way to access it other than to dismantle the entire tub
I have a new jacuzzi, but in the control panel the alarm blinking, LCDF”_ the vendor tell me the control panel is Balboa. The air pump don’t turn on. It’s 220v. But I see the board is trepase.😢😢
I stay at condo with low flow jacuzzi which is part of a large swimming pool. If I took some pictures can you help me improve the performance? Thank you Barry
All hot tub owners sooner or later will have leaks some of them very difficult to fix, they are a pain and a expensive cost minimun $ 120 plus for the first 1/2 hour. THE HOT TUB INDUSTRY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND TRY TO IMPROVE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
Hi Don - thanks for the comment - as big as your budget can stretch to - minimum I would suggest is 12kw on that size of a tub - hope that helps - Andi
I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE 😢 please please please im in scott's crappy electrical connector situation.. the component connections on the new spa pack wont work with the old aqua quip component plugs. I have just received the new 4 pin components via spa Depot 🙏🏼(shout out to them for helping me in Olympia WA!!) but now they have arrived and i don't want to screw this up. Please help me.....😩
BEST INFORMATIVE NEW SPA PACK VIDEO FOR DUMMIES (people like myself who unfortunately chose other activities other than actually attending any classes in high school 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ ) ijs lol
Depends where your current plumbing is - might just be as easy as draining and then using CMU block to create your seats with a micro cement or painted finish - a few variables here though especially the plumbing locations - hope that helps - Andi
Hi there, thanks a lot for your very helpful videos, I have a Balboa MGS504SZ spa pack, a 2 speed pump (balboa 1023324) and a tropic seas spas topside with 5 buttons. It was working fine and then started tripping, I left it off for quite a long time. Changed the element and now when it starts up the hot tub starts to heat up and then comes up with a HFL fault. It seems to me that the pump only works on high speed and not low speed. I have checked all the relays and they are all okay, thanks in advance for your help, Luke
I'm a bit surprised you say lpg/natural gas is more or less the same cost as electric heating. Your air source heat pump may save 66% as its a 4 to 1 gain of the electricity used, ie 1kw power in, 4kw of heat out, but natural gas costs around 25% of electric - in the UK at least. The cost of an air source heat pump will be at least 5 times the cost of a caravan hot water heater, so for me, thats the best bang for buck
Instead of seing you throughout the video it would be so much better to see the construction and your voice on the back . Just a suggestion . Otherwise great content
Thanks for the comment - don’t see why not - depends on how much you can generate - if you are running on electric to heat and use jets could have you at 40A per hour which at 220V is about 10KWH - hope that helps - Andi
Great video, thanks for your efforts. When we get down to prices, is when I think, I cant afford this. So, my question would be, would it be possible to use a liner to save on costs, and could it double as a therapy pool(higher temp). The wife has arthritis.
Hi there - yes you can use a liner but they are difficult to do as a diy’er - getting in into the track and then vacuumed into place takes quite a bit of skill - it is easier to paint the surface to save some cash - hope that helps! - Andi
So, I’m a pond guy but I want to expand my business a bit into cocktail ponds. I know that I can’t use a rubber liner for a hot tub but could I use a rubber liner to build a cocktail pond?
I could have this wrong, but isn’t a grounding wire a thick copper wire you run to a steel pole beat into the ground? Or is no pole required? My dad had a pool and spa company and I remember installing some hot tubs with him around a decade ago but can’t remember all the details!
Yes, there is a ground rod connected to these copper loops (in fact there are 4 rods for this piece of code!) Appreciate the comment have a good weekend - Andi
use flex pipe , because bad back fill w/ gravel leads to cracked lines. fill w/ sand and careful tamping, then geavel will give a better longterm outcome. ( from my experience)
Appreciate the comment thank you - not a fan of flex - it tends to "flex" its way to a leak in the future which is why my customers go with rigid pipe - have a great weekend - Andi
Looks good .. I use S7 plus to tank my pools made by ardex plus I use ardwx adhesive to follow on with .. so in theory it’s seamless. Do tend use sika products a lot too Hope ur well andy great video 👌
Has anyone been able to connect Alexa with the controlmyspa? I cannot connect Alexa, it opens the app after scanning the QR code and does nothing, then a few minutes later Alexa says it cannot connect to it. and when it opens in the web browser, does nothing, nowhere to register it. Who in the world wrote this app, Balboa has been horrible in the past with there apps and this again is another failure
If a Hot Tub ( Spa ) is fueled by an LPG tank and the gas runs out during the night will the spa reignite ( automatically ) when a new LPG supply is switched over at a later time ?
Hi There, depends on the unit I guess and the specific ignition system that it has. There will be sensors that sense the flow of gas so the burner will stop when there is no flow - whether that comes back automatically, I think will be down to the unit. Hope that helps - Andi
Thanks for the video, I get the humming sound, when I turn the jets on it will run for about a second then it blows the 13 amp fuse. I tried 2 new capacitors but still no joy, the pump turns free and I replaced the bearings only last year. I don’t. Suppose you have any suggestions? Thanks 🙏🏼
Hi James, the only thing i can think of is try turning the power on and off several times - quite often the caps dont come with a charge so they actually need to charge before they can do their thing. - hope that helps - Andi
Hi Andy wonder if you con help with a little advice, i have a Grand Canyon spa, 3 Ha440 pumps Blower and ozone, went out of comision 2 years ago, recently i purchased a Balboa BP8 control pack with top side spa touch mini, all went well with set up and install had to change all the spa pump plugs etc for amp plugs, anyway after restarting PUMP 1 a 2 Speed started at 1st speed, tried to start 2nd speed and it tripped the house breaker, and then would not start at all, Pump 2 single speed dead nothing, pump 3 working perfectly blower working, i examined the pumps and decided i would also replace for new, i installed the new pumps, but got exactly the same result, if i plug pump 2 into pump 3 socket it works so i'm pretty sure its not the pumps.
Hi Tony, i'll be doing a series of videos on the BP8 system soon as Balboa have actually just sent me a unit for my channel. You should be set to Spa Pack to Program #7. If you have not done this it could be the root of your problem. DIP1 up and then you can go into the settings menu on the Spa Touch mini. Check what connectons you have things plugged into - Pump 1 (2 speed) into J9, Pump 2 J14 - pump3 and blower into Expander Board. - hope that helps - Andi
@@Buildahottub hi Andy yes set to number 7 and pump 1 and pump 2 work if I plug them into the pump 3 socket on the expander, they just won't work in pump 1 socket or pump 2 socket I have checked all fuses for continuity and they are ok
@@tonyrfp Could be a bad spa pack Tony, i've seen similar things before where there is just no other explanation - send it back to where you got it under warranty and get a replacement. - Hope that helps Andi
question the way the conduit sticks out HOW do you minimize the breaking of the pvc du to settling and movement of the ground ? i thought the inlets were supposed to stay closer to the pool spa to lower the torque
I have an H20-RS1 flow through heater, and a 2.5hp pump. I have it wired in a very basic way in that when i manually switch the pump on, the heater is wired into that switch, so it only recieves power when the pump is running, is there a way to wire it, so the pump will be triggered by the temperature drop in the flow through heater? Or do i need the "spa pack" you mentioned to control this?
