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One of your first steps should be to have your electrician over to install the GFCI and run the wiring out to the spa area. You should get this done early, even before the delivery, so you don’t have a spa sitting in your yard that you can’t use while waiting for your electrician to [...]
Always check with a certified electrician for code in your part of the world. We advise that you have a certified tradesman do your installation. In Canada, an Arctic Spa requires a 50 amp GFCI and 6 gauge 3 wire plus ground. It’s the same in the United States although the wire is commonly referred [...]
You need a level surface in order to have an even water level in your tub. This surface has to be firm and solid to prevent uneven settling that can damage the spa. Most hot tub warranties require a 4″ reinforced concrete pad. With an Arctic spa, the base preparation is quite simple. You just [...]
Just use your common sense and map out the route the tub is going to take through the yard and determine whether or not these are problems. Use the dimensions given by your Arctic Dealer and check overhanging branches from mature trees and other obstacles. Your dealer will probably be willing to do a site [...]
When the electrician hooked up the power cable from the spa to the GFCI outdoor pony panel he did so by going through a “toonie” sized hole (slightly larger than the size of the cable) in the cabinet to the lower left of the spa motor access door. I don’t recall noticing a “knockout” in [...]
