Hey there planning a similar project with an inflatable tubs egg filter, just wanted to know where you got the or even what you call the jet nozzles you attached to the pumps air outlet?
That's a fantastic job I'm planning on something similar, I've not much experience with fibre glass but I've seen plywood aquariums finished with a kind of rubberised paint - do think that would work?
I didn't really have plans, other than I made thee hexagons from cut and glued 3x2s to make very strong rings. Then I just made it up as I went along. Just to what seemed to fit. The missus told me where she wanted the jets. I'll try and do an update video.
@@jcchannel2850 Hi Thanks for your reply, do you have rough saw cuts and angles, how much wood you used, what fibreglass you used and waterproofing and the heating and jet equipment list (rough answers are good as i will be modifying it to my garden just something to run off
@@ajbegal92 have you done much fiberglass before? Ive done a few speaker box's and roofs before. So didn't think this would be hard. But it was much harder than a roof. If I look in my emails I can tell you the chemical/heat resistant top coat I used.
@@conkers126 I've got two. But one would. It would just take longer. The thing I didn't know before I got them which I don't like. They switch off after three days and need resetting. You can't have the heater and the bubbles on at the same time. They're very sensative to sucking bubbles in. And will give an error if there is air in the pipe. Bubbles only stay on for maybe ten minutes and then need ten minutes rest. Then thing will shit down completely if the outside temp is before 5c. So I've got them in a little shed. So there is good and bad with them. Also if you set the temp at 38c. They'll heat to 39, the heater will turn off until it drops to 37 and kick back on. Which is noticeable when you're on there.
Hi! I'm in the midst of planning my own hot tub build and am currently running estimates of the cost for the materials needed and would really appreciate it if you could answer a couple of questions. Do you have any ruff estimate of the total cost for your hot tub and do you know approximately how much fiberglass, resin and gel coat you ended up using? Great work and thanks in advance!
Don't remember how much mat is used. I used a drum of resin and 2 kg of flow coat . The most expensive part was the jets and pump. If you cost that and the plumbing. + 300 quid for the fiberglass and the cost of the wood. You'll be close.
Only in limited quantities, but I have some friends with more experience and I'm planning on doing some other smaller projects first in order to practice and get a better hand of the technique. Any tips for what I should think about or practice a little extra? Thanks
@@jcchannel2850 were both lay z spa heaters just for the heat then? And the 750w pump for the jets? I have two lay z spa heaters sitting here collecting dust so I was wondering if I could use one for the heat and one for the jets
thanks for this its given me the inspration to do my own, did you add any silicon to the water jet fittings, and what kinda lights did you use thanks, great job btw
@@jcchannel2850 wow thanks for such a speedy reply only ther think i cannot see is the jets so they are air powered from the pump then you have a seprate pump for the water flow needed? on the fiberglass front did you just do one layer and how thick was it ? thanks again man
@@ninjaPIEz it's two layers of 600. If I did it again, I'd do 3 layers of 450. Much easier to work with. The jets are ran of a 750w pump and have an air valve. The air bubbles are run off the lazy spa egg looking heater thing. But i wouldn't bother with that if I did it again. I've had to replace one of these air jets with the more expensive pepper pot type. But we never use it. We have the big pump on with or without mixed air.
Thank you so much for your replys, one last question for now how did you get the recesed holes in the osb, is it two layers of osb or did you route it out or something?
