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Before your spa is delivered there are some considerations you must weigh to ensure a safe and secure installation of your Emerald Spa. These issues are outlined below:
The Owner’s Manual: Be sure to read thoroughly your spa owner’s manual. The owner’s manual is provided by the dealer upon delivery, however we have placed our owner’s manual on-line for your convenience. To download a copy simply click here.
The owner’s manual is an invaluable resource of information that assists and instructs users into smart operation of an Emerald Spa.
Permit Requirements: If you are building an addition to your home, running additional electrical lines or building a deck to rest your spa on, you may be in need of a building permit. Consult your local municipality to determine if you are required to have one before your spa is installed.
In addition, a few local municipalities may have fencing or barrier requirements before you may install your spa. Although an Emerald Spa’s factory cover meets the ASTM standard for safety covers and usually complies with most requirements, your local municipality may in some circumstances require additional safety measures. Consult your local building department for these requirements.
Spa Location: Your spa has been conveniently designed for use in either an indoor or outdoor setting. While selecting an appropriate location for your spa, there are important things to consider.
Indoor Considerations
- Walls, ceiling, flooring, and/or hardwood must be able to withstand high humidity. Just like in your bathroom, an exhaust fan would be a good idea.
- Spa Chemicals in the air may corrode certain metals in your home.
- A self-draining floor is a great way to ease any worries about spilled water.
- Spas must be accessible at all times to permit servicing if needed. Cost associated with the removal of walls, pulling a spa out of an enclosed area, etc. are not the responsibility of the manufacturer. All costs associated with these types of items will be the sole responsibility of the homeowner.
- Remember that you’ll need extra space to store the cover when it is removed. When using our handy cover-lift device, you should allow for an extra 16" of clearance behind the spa.
- The spa must be placed on a solid, flat, and level surface that does not move or shake.
- You should consult with a builder or engineer to determine if your floor will support the spa weight. Remember, you must allow for the spa, water, and people in your total weight calculations.
- Be sure your spa is secure from access by young children. We offer a locking spa cover, but we also suggest keeping the spa room locked and off limits to children.
Outdoor Considerations
- Place your spa on a solid, flat, and level surface. We recommend a 4" thick reinforced concrete pad as the best surface. Dirt, sand, concrete pavers, paver stones, etc. are not acceptable surfaces for your spa and these surfaces will void all warranty claims.
- Keep in mind natural elements such as wind, sun, falling leaves, etc. Also consider lighting, visibility from the house, and accessibility.
- We recommend that you locate your spa in a locked fenced-in area to prevent access to the spa by children.
- It is a good idea to have a contractor review your proposed site to see that there are no support problems. There are often local ordinances that need to be met for spa use.
Indoor or Outdoor Considerations
Wherever you locate your spa, you will need to have access to water in order to fill it. Also, you will need to be able to drain your spa periodically. Since your spa water will likely have chemicals in it, you won't want to drain your spa on the lawn or into a garden. Be sure you can reach a garden hose from the spa to where you plan to drain the water. Never let water get on the equipment module that is located in the door opening of your spa.
- When installing the spa, provide for adequate drainage to prevent water from entering the equipment module area.
- When installing the spa, enable access to the equipment compartment.
- Never locate light switches or other electrical components within reach from inside your spa. The equipment module must remain protected by the skirting of the spa.
Electrical Considerations: All electrical steps must be performed by a licensed electrician. The spa must be connected to a proper power supply and meet all National Electrical Code (N.E.C.) and local code requirements. The connection must include the conductors necessary for operation and bonding, as required by N.E.C.
- Remove the spa from its shipping container and retain all safety, operation, and warranty information.
- Position the spa on a flat, level surface such as concrete, or a wood deck which provides adequate drainage.
- Position the spa at least 5 feet from all metal surfaces unless each metal surface is permanently connected to a bonding wire, as indicated in step 4.
- The spa may be installed within 5 feet of metal surfaces as follows:
- Installation must be in accordance with Article 680-(40-44) of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70-2002.
- Each metal surface must be permanently connected to a bonding wire which is attached to a pressure wire connector provided for that purpose.
- The pressure wire connector is located on the equipment system control enclosure.
- The bonding wire must be at least No. 8 AWG (8.4 mm2) solid copper wire, in accordance with article 680-43E.
- The bonding wire must be attached to the pressure wire connector and all metal equipment, metal enclosures of electrical equipment, metal water pipe, or conduit within 5 feet of the spa.
- Install a 50-amp switch in the electrical service panel.
- The electrical supply for the spa must include a GFCI to shut off the power supply (to comply with section 422-30 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70-2002). This disconnecting means must be readily accessible to the spa occupant, however it must not be within 5 feet of the spa (see diagram).
Assisting your Dealer: Although your dealer may have been hired or is responsible for delivery, you may want to consider the following tips to make the delivery as effortless for the dealer as possible. A well mapped out delivery insures no damage to either the delivery men or the spa.
- Be sure that you plan out a good movement route to your desired location. Please take into consideration the dimensions of the spa you have chosen.
- Look to determine if there will be any impending permanent obstacle such as trees, a narrow gate, or other man-made devises in the way of the spa.
- Look to move any temporary and/or movable object(s) before the delivery occurs such as grills, patio furniture, temporary fences, etc.
- Be sure to consider how the spa will get back to the area you wish to place it. Unexpected costs such as cranes or a call for additional delivery men is not necessarily the fault of your dealer and determining whose responsibility it will be to pay for this additional cost will only damper the excitement you have been building for your spa’s delivery.
By helping provide the dealer with a map of your home and the area you want to place it, noting the perils or pitfalls (if any) that a delivery man will encounter along the way, will help everyone on the actual delivery date.
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