dave nh

I just passed my 1 year anniversary with my nordic xl and love it, no problems. I really admire the depth on this tub. It does cost money to operate, i live in nh and we have some of the highest electric rates in the country. It costs me at least $30-$40 a month to operate. Unfortunately luxuries often do cost money. The entire belly of my tub is sprayed with closed cell foam (a very good insulator). If a comparable tub with the same amount of gallons would only cost $10 a month to operate in new england i would like to see that. I still think the best thing that can be done to save $$ is to make sure you have your cover secured and/or upgraded and protect the tub from the wind. Personally, stuffing additional insulation in makes me nervous, moisture/mold concens, pump ventilation, etc Would like to know if the benefit is really worth it. Happy tubbing all.

Is your drinking water from a private well or municipal source? Looks like a possible mineral problem. You should have your dealer test your fill water, dont be afraid to ask them for startup help, sometimes your initial balancing chemicals might be free of charge too.

what is your source water? is it from a well? great tub by the way, love that amore seating layout

Capt, if you get the shelves let us know how you like them. They do not give them aways so i have been using a small table. I hooked up a couple of outdoor speakers for my tub on my deck for $90, works off the stereo in the porch. Unfortuantely got some complaints from my neighbor though, gotta turn them up loud to hear over the roar of the Nordic Jets .

Dave, Is the 24/7 pump available for after purchase? Is it slow and quiet for calm while in the tub? Last, is it simple to install or must I leave that to Nordic? PFamily Check with your dealer, I am sure it is, i think there is probably a feed from the spa pack to connect it. Basically it runs during nonuse times, when your tub heater is on and during filtration cycles instead of your main pump. It does not run when you are in the tub, unless the temp drops and you do not have your main jet on. dave.

Well, it works ok with two people but i just dont trust it, unless i am drinking water, one accident and i will be draining the tub. Too far away from my deep seat anyway. I like to keep my drink resting just outside the tub when not in use Thanks Dave I was about to order one.we are the only ones who use the spa and i keep my drink there by the filter. I will look into it before i order one. Hows the family and the crown doing?? 104 Hard to believe i have had it more than a year already, getting ready for my favorite tubbing season. By the way how did your new cover work out?

Yes, good to hear, dealer support on your purchase is great to have. I highly recommend you get the 24hr circulation pump. I have mine set to 12 [on 12/no rest/12 again (24)]so the tub filters and ozones 24/7 (unless the temp rises to much). Otherwise your main pump will do all the filtration. Good Luck and enjoy your new Nordic.

Well, it works ok with two people but i just dont trust it, unless i am drinking water, one accident and i will be draining the tub. Too far away from my deep seat anyway. I like to keep my drink resting just outside the tub when not in use

Open your spa pack up and see if there is a diagram there, hopefully that is where your contractor disconnected it. good luck, and if you are uncomfortable about this i highly recommend having an electrician hook it up and make sure it is safe and the gfci works properly. good luck and congrats on the new place.

I would suspect an airlock at first, did you fill the spa through the skimmer? check the troubleshooting section of the manual if you have one. good luck and i hope you get it running.

Thanks for reply. I have 4 buttons (Jets / Light / Cool / Warm). My directions say press heat then light to set mode and it does show me 3 possible modes. I know I had to switch from economy to standard to heat the tub. Pressing heat then jets, the directions say I can set filter cycles. My options in filter cycles on the pad offer F1..F8. I tried pressing and holding the light button and I merely cycle through the lighting options, no matter how long I hold it. I do see in the directions that the cireculating pump with the ozone generator is supposed to run 24 hours. Thus I'm confused. I do notice however that in the Standard Mode, the unit periodically comes on to maintain heat, thus I guess filtering the water too? One last question, the plastic drink holder floats off when too many people get in raising the level. Thoughts on how to best handle that welcome please... PFamily I am not sure what you mean by pressing "heat", you must have a different controller than mine. Did you order the circulation pump with your tub? I do not have a standard/economy mode which leads me to believe your unit might not be equipped with a circ. pump. not sure, you should ask your dealer to go over the operation with you. I never see "F1,etc" on my control panel either which leads me to believe yours may be a different setup. Do not use that skimmer cover as a drink holder unless maybe you have one person in the tub or you risk spilling a drink in the tub, they should just eliminate the drink cup indentations. They do however sell some shelves that you can mount on the outside of the bug which is a better way to rest a drink. With my setup i just use one of those outdoor furniture side tables on my deck adjacent to the nordic.

Thats a tough one, but the first thing i would do is find out why the breaker keeps tripping. I have lost power a number of times in my town over the last year since i bought my tub and the breaker does not trip during the power outage. When the power comes back on the tub fires up and runs at 95 degrees flashing on the display. I have a seperate GFCI next to the tub made by spa builders (SBCG?), it also has an audible alarm should the GFCI trip due to a fault which is good to have during the winter months. After that is fixed you could look into a low temperature alarm system, which has a submersible probe. Should the spa fall below say 80 degrees it could call you or page you. Not sure if they have them but my friend has something similar for his cottage for if the heat fails or there is a prolonged power outage. just some ideas, good luck. Soaking after snowmobiling sounds like a great idea.

Winter tubbing rules, the only thing that stinks is if it is windy, otherwise never a problem. you wont even feel the cold for a while after you get out of the tub. enjoy.

if you are going to go that route i would add a top layer of masons sand or stone dust for the part that is going to be directly under the tub at least a couple of inches.