Hot Tub Forum
Original => Show us your Hot Tub. => Topic started by: planetary on October 08, 2012, 10:32:06 pm
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Bought labor day, 2012.
Full gallery here (https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/101153704012284361023/albums/5789588957993177617?authkey=CMm3lO_E25aNdA).
Photos of delivery, setup, and first uses in late September, 2012.
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Awesome!! Even the install was exciting! Some of the best family conversations occurred with our two boys in the hot tub..Enjoy spending time with your family in your new tub!
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Some of the best family conversations occurred with our two boys in the hot tub..
So very true! I have two girls, and more so with my 4yr old, I hear about her school day, stuff she wants to do and we chat about the stars above - priceless time and fun memories...
Great photos; wonder if they asked anyone in the house to step out while they hoisted it over your roof? :)
J
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I do like the looks of Jacuzz's control panel and lighting. I was so close to buying the J345.
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I do like the looks of Jacuzz's control panel and lighting.
Ditto. I know aesthetic preferences are very personal but I thought this model was the most attractive tub of all the ones I saw, even in daylight in a showroom without the lights on.
That's a very nice set up, makes me want to move south....
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I love the picutres, it looks great.
Would you happen to have a shot of how you feed the electrical into the tub? I have a j-480 coming in a few week and interested is some way to feed the power.
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Dave,
Just added a few pictures of the wiring to the main gallery. I'll include them here.
First, my electrician drilled a hole into the bottom of the spa:
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Then he secured the conduit to the concrete:
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I previously had my landscapers provide an underground run from the hot tub to a nearby breakerbox location:
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This is where the GFCI box is. You'll see two condiuts, of course -- one coming from the tub, and the other going to the main house panel:
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Inside the GFCI, it's pretty simple. I recommend you go with the 60 amp wiring choice (not 50), so you can run all the pumps and the heater simultaneously. It's a relatively small expense next to the tub, and it just guarantees that the temperature won't vary that much while you're using the tub:
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Hope all this is roughly what you wanted to see!
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Those are great, thanks for the update.
Did you have to put the hole in the spa? I assumed it was already there. I was thinking about running hard conduit up along side and strait into the side with the sealtight so I can keep all of it very tight to the tub. Im not sure i can do it that way before the tub arrives (it would need to line up perfict) But I see you just used sealtight the whole way up and bent right in, that maybe a easier option, but I think my electrician said no more than six feet of flexible.
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Yes, my electrician had to drill a hole in the side of the spa. Claimed it was pretty normal. I spent a minute to check to see if there was an existing port or other method of ingress, but couldn't find one. In any case, I don't notice anything now that it's set up, so I'm absolutely not sweating it. :)
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It is with mixed emotions that I provide this potentially final update to my Jacuzzi J-470 story -- for I have sold my home and alas, the Jacuzzi cannot come along with us.
Our new home (assuming all continues to go well) will be a little under an hour away, and has a built-in pool and hot tub in a much larger back yard. The new pool will be really great, but the hot tub... despite being "custom" and built-in is honestly a step down. I weep for the lost therapeutic jets and tasteful design!
But the J-470 has been a great companion to our family over these scant 7 months, and much easier to maintain and enjoy than I thought it would be. I shall miss it greatly! However, the new owners of our home are thrilled with the Jacuzzi, and have asked all about it. I hope they enjoy it for many years to come.
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:'( Hope the new place works out better for you! ;D