Frequently asked questions
1. How long does it take to get the water up to temperature?
2. How do you keep the water clean?
3. Is there any colour leakage from the wood?
4. Are wooden tubs hard to clean and maintain?
5. How difficult is it to assemble?
6. Can the outside of the wood tub be treated with anything?
7. How do you control the temperature of the water?
Heating the water up to around 40C takes on average 1.5 – 2 hours (gas or wood-fired).
When covered with the supplied lockable heat retention cover, the water remains hot
overnight with no additional heating required to enjoy your hot tub the next morning.
Only a quick heat up is required later on in the day to boost it back up to the required
temperature.
Many of our tub owners opt for hot tubbing which involves draining the tub more regularly
after use, then giving it a quick clean and refilling when needed.
There are many other water treatment options available now days including chlorine-free
treatments such as blue crystal and bromine tablets placed in a dispenser.
You can purchase a pump with filter (for gas or wood-fired hot tubs) if desired.
Initially yes. For the first few fills and especially the first one, the tannin in the wood
(which gives whiskey its colour in whiskey barrels) leaches out into the water.
The water will appear brown but is in no way harmful and in fact is very aromatic but with
progressive water changes this leaching will gradually disappear.
Absolutely not. To clean a hot tub all you have to do is drain the water, scrub the inside
with a soft brush while it’s still wet and rinse it out.
If desired they can be gently scrubbed with a mild bleach/water solution.
Our installation instructions are written with do-it-yourself installers in mind and takes
you step-by-step through the basic hot tub assembly process.
Total installation time is about 3-4 hours and generally requires the help of 2 people.
Our hot tubs are not really too difficult to assemble. It’s a nice sense of achievement
and actually quite satisfying and fun to assemble one.
We recommend to use a wood oil which is water-repellent, non-filming and a good timber
protector that protects and reduces the effect of mould and decay. A birch colour oil or
natural colour looks best and makes the hot tub a lovely colour.
However, the outside of a wooden hot tub doesn't actually require any type of treatment
and nothing is required to extend its life. As with any type of wood, over time it will
bleach out to a lovely silver colour if you let it.
Nothing should be applied to the inside of the hot tub.
To increase the water temperature, open the air vent on top of the fire box which lets more
air through to the fire.
Close the air vent when the desired temperature is reached.
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