Many items that were only recently considered luxury were increasingly beginning to appear in our homes. Among them are such a plumbing unit as a jacuzzi. The hot tub perfectly relaxes the body after a hard day, so these devices are increasingly being installed in their homes. This article will talk about how to install the Jacuzzi with your own hands.

Preparation for work

Jacuzzi or hot tub requires more attention when preparing for installation than usual. Such devices need to be supplied with clean water, connected to the sewage system and access to the electrical network. Therefore, at the preliminary stage it is necessary to do the following work:

• Check the reliability of the power supply. Jacuzzi consumes a lot of energy, and for its connection uses a powerful three-core cable, so the wiring in the house or apartment must withstand such loads.
• It is necessary to alter the water supply communications. To install a jacuzzi, you need to bring water pipes as close as possible to the device. In addition, it is necessary to consider installing additional filters, otherwise water from the aqueduct will quickly clog nozzles and other Jacuzzi devices.
• Particular attention should be paid to the base. Jacuzzi together with the recruited water weighs a lot, so the floor must be strong. In addition, the base must be made without biases, it must be absolutely smooth.
• Do not forget about the free space. Hot tub has significant dimensions. To install it does not fit the usual bathroom of old houses.

Before buying a jacuzzi, make a drawing of your bathroom with all sizes and points of connection to communications. Thanks to this plan, the sales assistant will be able to more accurately select the appropriate version of the product.

If you decide to use the jacuzzi not only for hydromassage, but also for normal bathing, then you should also tell the seller about this. In this case, he will offer an option with the ability to turn off the hydromassage.

Such designs have devices that block the access of soapy water inside, which will increase the service life of the Jacuzzi.

Installation

Now let's talk about how to install a hot tub and make all connections. The first thing you should do is call an assistant. Installing a jacuzzi on the chosen place alone is an almost impossible task.

The device itself comes in an already assembled form, so you can immediately move on to connecting it to communications. After the hydromassage bath is in place, proceed to connect the device to the mains. This operation is best done first. If you first connect the plumbing, a leakage may occur, which will increase the danger of electric shock.

Jacuzzi consumes a lot of energy, the power of some models varies from 1 kW and more. Therefore, to connect it is better to use a separate wire from the shield with a separate machine installed.

A three-core wire is used for connection, the cross section of which is selected depending on the power consumption of the product. The third wire (yellow-green) provides a reliable ground, without which the operation of the Jacuzzi is strictly prohibited. Reliable grounding is the key to safe use of the device.

The next step in the installation will be connected to the plumbing system. There should be no difficulties. The connection is made with the help of hoses, which are connected to the shut-off valves with a cap nut with seals.

It is better to install taps on the side of the bath. If necessary, they can be easily overlapped.

Connecting to the sewage system will also not be a big problem. It is important to bring the pipe closer to the device. The bath is already installed siphon assembled. It is enough to connect to it a rigid or corrugated hose, which is inserted into the sewer pipe using sealing gaskets.

At this all installation work can be considered complete. After installation, you should check the tightness of all connections and the structure itself. To do this, the following actions:

• shut off taps and faucets open, fill the jacuzzi with water;
• we check the absence of leakage in the places where the device is connected to the water supply;
• after that, it is worth checking the operation of the Jacuzzi devices, for this, turn on the power and use the control panel;
• Next, open the drain and check the tightness of the connection to the sewer system.

After you are convinced that there are no leaks, you can proceed to the next step. Its essence will be to seal the place where the jacuzzi is against the wall. To do this, the bath must be filled to the brim with water. Sanitary silicone is hammered into the gap between the device and the wall, and a decorative border fits over (immediately, without waiting for solidification). That's all the work on installing the jacuzzi is over.

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