I've been designing my concrete patio/cover/hot tub pad and I've received tons of bids on concrete, cover etc. Today was our first electric bid. The electrician stated that any glass (my windows) within 5 ft of a hot tub has to be tempered glass. Is that legit? My city's Spa and Hot Tub Requirements does not list anything about glass. I hadn't heard of that before and now I need to figure out if replacing the windows/sliding door on my home is cheaper or extending the patio/patio cover and changing the location of the hot tub is cheaper.
Maybe this is why all the pictures I see of hot tubs are randomly out in the yard instead of near the house.