I am narrowing down choices on tubs having a hard time finding ANYTHING that I like or want to wet test locally but just matching options and features with warranty and pricing in mind.
Quite a few of these tubs are plug and play on the 110volt outlet, this means either the heater or pump runs but not both at once, but if we do the 230volt hookup they would run both at the same time correct?
Kinda leaning towards a tub aquaterra (watkins) makes for costco but obviously no way to wet test that either, a few local shops have nice big awesome tubs but not the ones i want (more basic smaller models) specifically and its far and few between trying to find the dealers within 50 miles to even go see them and in a few cases the tubs have been empty (what's the point!) hehe. So I may just go with costco and be done.
Having that option of hooking it up 230volt, in my garage there is a HUGE plug in that in the sub box of garage says MIG Welder/Compressor, so I assume the previous owner had that big outlet installed for the welder or compressor and that it is probably that higher 200+ type volt (not sure how to tell though), where we plan to put that tub is near both a 110 outlet and that super big outlet so I am hoping that might save us huge if we decide to hook it up via the 230 hookup vs having someone run lines etc.
I know and I can plug and play 110 and it will just "work" and most likely be fine in there but I wondered do they offer any simple 230 plug and play if i already have the outlet or does the electrician have to run something custom (costing much more) to get it hooked up.
This is going in my insulated heated garage, we keep the temp in winter at 58 degrees and the main garage door is close 99% of the time so it's quite comfortable out there would just using the 110 simple plug and play be ok since it isn't sitting outside in winter at 6 degrees trying to stay warm while in use?
Would it do me any good to lay down some carpet padding under it (concrete floor) to help insulate it from the cold floor?
Thanks for any info can supply pics of that big outlet and what the sub panel says beyond a 110 outlet i don't know much about electricity stuff but that big outlet is HUGE on the wall!
Oh lastly and this is paranoia, but any tips on if this thing springs a leak or of course some possible overspash from an extra person in tub etc in terms of ways to kinda soak up or divert the water some sort of around the general area mini edging or something that IF it ever did leak i could somehow divert that flow of water thru a channeling system over to the door (sounds silly i know) but it's wifes main concern. Just thought someone may have some really cool idea or suggestion that just helps in places where you wouldn't want water to pool up on the concrete floor inside like our garage.
Its a 3 car garage but we use it for storage, have a tv, couch, treadmill out there along with tools and whatnot so she wondered if it was in a corner by door what methods we may be able to do to lessen any spashes or possible.
Bill