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Post subject: help!!!!! my wifes on my back to get the tub done Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:56 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:56 pm |
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how you hook it up depends more on the fittings coming from the jets and suctions more than anything else.
It appears you don't have a blower channel, so the blower is out.
If you only have a single suction and discharge pvc fitting for all this, including the jumbo jet, then you'll need a 2hp pump to run it all satisfactorily, (but you can always go ahead and hook it up to see how it works with the small aqua-flo fmcp pump you have now).
Otherwise, if you have two suctions and two discharge fittings then you'll have to add another pump anyway.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:07 am |
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You should try to operate it with what you have first.
This can be accomplished in less than three hours (not including filling it with water where it stands now).
Just hook the thing up. Be sure that there's a way to prevent water from backing up into the blower... either a loop within the plumbing attached to the spa and/or a check valve and/or running a pvc loop above the water line.
See if what you've already got works first... then make plans for expansion to multiple pump stuff later if it doesn't work the way you want.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:16 am |
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Sounds good to me
The whole 1/4 hp per jet ive seen throught the internet has me worried.
one question? is it ok to fill it up with water setting on the foot well alone
with no cabnet around it.
Dont want it to fall over or the tub to break.
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:02 am |
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Better late than never.
Hmm. 1/4 HP per jet? That is fools advice. (A load of ****).
Perhaps this comes from some 1982 hot tub magazine.
Jets are typically rated like this
Low action: 4GPM
Med Action: 7 GPM
High Action: 12 GPM
So, 10 jets for 7 GPM providing a medium 'action' performance level means you need a pump capable of providing 70 gpm. Most 1 HP pumps will do this and more.
Additionally, yes, a tub will stand up to free-standing fill up. Just be sure you've got some support mechanism (like 2x4's or 2x2's or 4x4's) on the corners to stop it from tipping over.
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