How to Buy a Hot Tub for Your Summit County Home

We have many new homeowners here in Summit County and we welcome you all! If you just purchased a new home here in the High Country without a hot tub, you are likely considering purchasing one. If not, here is why you should!

Like any other high cost home amenity, a bit of knowledge helps with the buying process. The most important factors for a Summit County hot tub are plumbing, structure and water purification. Beyond that, decision making comes down to smaller details.

Number of Seats: Naturally, hot tub costs rise with higher seat numbers. Think about how many of your family members will want to soak at the same time and then think about guests, both your own guests and the number of people that your home sleeps if it also serves as a vacation rental property. A house that sleeps 12 with a hot tub that only seats 3 will undoubtedly be overfilled no matter warnings are put out to the guests. An overfilled tub will lead to water spillover (which could affect the motors and pumps) as well as water requiring maintenance more than the standard timing of a once-weekly basis.

Maintenance: No point in having a hot tub if it cannot be maintained. While this can be done by the homeowner, a properly maintained hot tub is crucial for safety and performance. Summit Hot Tubs services all tubs that we sell. If you buy your tub from a dealer outside of Summit County, do some research beforehand to ensure it can be locally serviced.

Dimensions: The dimensions (length and width) tub should be considered if you or your family members are taller than average or if soaking will be a family activity (with the children always supervised, of course). The deeper the tub, the easier to immerse up to the neck. However, if you have children who will want to enjoy the tub as well, a shorter tub is a better option.

Jets: More jets will require more work from the pump and motor. In high altitude, the motor already works overtime to maintain tub temperature. Your soaking experience will be affected more by jet placement than the number of jets.

Water Capacity: If water conservation is important to you or your home is in an area with restrictions on well water usage, water capacity is an important factor to consider.

Wattage: The higher the wattage, the more electricity is required to run your hot tub and it also plays a big factor in how efficiently it heats the water. Your Summit County hot tub electrical setup will have to meet county guidelines to pass inspection. Our Summit Hot Tubs spa dealer will be able to explain what this entails.

Warranty:  Age, maintenance, wear and tear from vacation rental guests and our harsh climate will all play a role in how long your tub and its working parts hold up. Warranties will provide peace of mind.

Accessories: Just like a fancy car, the more gadgets typically result in more repairs. If your tub will be used by vacationing guests, it’s best to keep accessories to a minimum. The most important accessories for your Summit County hot tub are listed here.

Aesthetics: You’ll be sitting in your tub. Think about how you want to sit. Reclining or on a bench seat? And will you care what your tub looks like sitting on your deck? While cabinet color may be the least important part of the decision process, it may be important to you that it blends well with the look and feel of your beautiful mountain home. Cabinets come in a variety of colors and textures.

Give our hot tub salesman a call or email today. We can help you through the entire process from choosing the right tub for you to delivery, installation, and permitting. Our team has lived in Summit County for decades and knows all the ins and outs related to hot tubs in our unique environment.