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hobble23:
Hello, I have a hot tub coming this week.  Can anyone here describe what is going to happen?  I have a pad poured and ready for the hot tub.  2 sides will have a deck against it (ie it will be sunken on 2 sides).  I have wifi so I'm putting the controls on the far side as I wont have to access them ussually and that way the pump and controls are always open for maintenance. 

When it is delivered, do they typically hook up the electrical or is that something I need to do.  The wire and breaker etc. is already installed and it's just the spa that need hooking up to the wire (tech 90).  Does the electrical hookup happen after it's full of water or before?  Can you test a tub before it's full of water?

Thanks

ratchett:
Getting my Hotspring Spa delivered this weekend (my first).  But I know my dealer stated they will be wiring up the unit, powering it on, filling it and giving me a crash course in care/maintenance.  Then again, I also shopped around to find the best dealer (of any reputable brand) in my area. 

I think it really all depends on who your dealer is and what what included with the sale (like a subpanel). Your sales rep should have covered some of that stuff, or they should be able to answer your questions.

My biggest advice after reading so many reviews is to ensure you have access to power and water for the delivery so the dealer can install and setup the tub.  Read a few bad reviews from people who didn't bother to get power setup first

Hobie:
We went to 6 or 7 dealers when we were looking at tubs.

None of them hooked up the electrical connection on delivery.

bud16415:
My dealer Caldera tub provided the GFCI panel (some do, some don’t) and I wired it myself back to the panel and then from the GFCI to the tub. The deal with mine was the delivery was just to get the tub on my deck where I wanted it and attach the cover lifter to the tub and attach it to the cover and make sure it worked. The crew in my case wasn’t the dealer or anyone to teach me about the tub and we live far enough away the dealer offered to teach me about the tub at their show room, but I never bothered. As the delivery guy was driving away I had the hose in filling it up and because mine was on a wooden deck with access below I opted to drill right thru the deck and compartment floor and bring the conduit in the bottom. I had that all done before the tub filled and once filled I had it power up and was playing around with the settings. The next morning we were in it soaking.

With yours on a pad you can maybe run your conduit above ground under the deck and then along side the tub and in the corner opening on the equipment side. The proper way is to run ridged conduit the whole way and then switch to flexible conduit just before entering the tub and then keep the wires in the flex until you get to the tubs electrical enclosure. Be aware that by code there are different wire types needed for outdoor service than what would be used indoors and also wire in conduit different than wire like romex indoor or direct burial outdoor cables. If you hire a licensed professional electrician they will know all the code for hot tubs and do it correct. Handyman would be less expensive but keep your eye on them as to code.

On a side note the GFCI is the most important safety feature your tub has. You are sitting in a tub of water that has the potential of coming in contact with 240V power if the heater were to fail. You want that power to be stopped instantly and that’s the job of the GFCI. Test it once a month by opening the cover of the GFCI and pushing the test button. Always shut it down there before draining the tub etc and never power the tub up without it mostly filled with water.     

Its_Shaun:
I took delivery of a new hot in September (Bullfrog X8) and the installation worked where the crew delivered the hot tub to the prepped pad and ran the conduit through the electrical chaseway which was built into the underside of the tub but here in NY they said that only a licensed electrician is able to complete the final connection so I just did it myself.

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