How to Build Your Own Hot Tub

If you are an avid do-it-yourselfer, you might want to try out building your own hot tub. The first thing you need to know are the details about each and every component of the hot tub you wish to build. This may involve a wide assortment of products from different manufacturers, depending on your personal preferences.

These days, there are hot tub designers who are willing to share their expertise and can help you with setting up your own hot tub system. The manufacturers also provide a complete set of instructions that would help any ordinary homemaker create his or her own spa fantasy. All you have to do is ask around about how to coordinate and combine all these components just by using the simplest and most basic of tools.

Pump details to keep in mind for your hot tub

Nowadays, all pumps are single phase and dual speed, although single speed and other voltages are also available. The advantage of full service pumps is that they have integral hair and lint strainers (trap) whereas unity service pumps typically do not; another plus being that the former can be located remotely while the latter has to be located right next to the tub, or performance will suffer.

Steps to building your own hot tub

First of all, choose the hot tub model and the benches, after which you could begin selecting the components for the tub. These are: a heater, a jet set, a pump, a control set, a filter, and a plumbing kit, plus other accessories which you may need. There is a wide variety of bench (slab type or circular) and tub styles available in cedar wood. Ensure there's enough space for all.

For five-, six-, and seven-foot-diameter hot tubs, you can purchase a maximum of three slab benches. For round hot tubs that are eight feet in diameter, it is all right to use up to four benches. For all oval-shaped hot tubs and those that are 3' to 4' in diameter, there should be no more than two benches. The pump size should be proportional to the number of jets used by following this rule of thumb: Use only four jets per HP or fraction of HP. However, pumps that are close to the tub can easily accommodate more jets if desired.

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