HotSpring Sorrento HotSpot Installation & Operating Instructions Manual

Installing Your Sorrento HotSpot Hot Tub
On purchasing your spa you gave us an estimated month of delivery, within the next few days our
installation department will contact you in writing with information regarding your delivery date. If
you have not received a letter within 14 days please call our installation department on 01934
708786.
To enable us to complete your delivery as smoothly as possible, please ensure the following
arrangements are made:
Electrical Supply
Your electrician will need to provide a 16amp MK Masterseal waterproof socket near the spa and a
RCD to protect the consumer unit. This system will allow your spa to be automatically switched
back on after power cuts. Alternatively you could use a MK56301 Masterseal RCD socket, which is
both waterproof and a RCD protector, but will not automatically reset after power cuts.
To comply with BS7671 legislation as of the 1st January 2005 a competent electrician registered
with one of the following must carry out all electrical work: BRE Certification Ltd (ECA & IEE);
British Standards Institution; ELECSA Ltd; NICEIC Certification Services Ltd or Zurich Certification
Limited. Your electrician should give you a certificate once the work has been completed and this
should be available for our technicians to see.
Base
Ideally the spa should be sited on a base of 4" thick reinforced concrete, although this is an ideal
it is not strictly necessary. HotSpot Spas are structurally very solid and could be put on any flat
level surface; even grass if that is what you want to do. The worst that can happen is over time
the spa will sink a little and the water may appear to be higher on one side of the spa than the
other, it may also mean that removal of the drain plugs may be more difficult, this could be
rectified if it happens by removing a section lawn and earth.
The base should be a minimum of 6ft 9" x 6ft 9", should be flat and have a slope of approx one
inch per 10ft to allow water to disperse. If you intend to bury your cable please ensure it is buried
at least 450mm deep encased in high impact duct of preferably 32mm or 25mm diameter
(available from B & Q). Bring the duct up to either the left hand or right hand electrical cut-outs.
(See spa diagram). Please ensure a line of string runs through the duct to allow us to pull our
supply through the duct. The instructions for bases may change if you are having a spa
mounted/free standing building installed. Please consult building installation instructions if this is
the case.
If, temporarily, you want to site the spa on an existing patio or concrete base please ensure it is
flat with no undulations and if possible have a slope of approx one inch per 10ft to allow water to
disperse and that it will happily hold the weight of the spa once filled with water (weight of spa
when filled with water is 1630kg). We are unable to jack the spa to make it flat as this could
weaken the under-structure and will invalidate your guarantee.
If you have decided to site your spa indoors please remember that the spa will produce steam
from the sanitised water and we would therefore suggest that you or your designated third party