Jstew600 Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 I have a Sundance McKinley hot tub less than a year old. I just noticed that the base does not have a plastic cap around it like other spas. It is sitting on exposed wood painted black. Is this normal? Everyone else’s hot tubs I’ve seen have black plastic covering the wood which makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castletonia Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 Not a Sundance dealer here. The McKinley is a 680 series Sundance, which is their “entry level” collection. Similar to a Hot Spot from Hot Spring, Vacanza from Caldera, and J200 from Jacuzzi. It is typical for manufactures to have an exposed wood frame at those price points and have the ABS bottom pans on higher end models. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couch67 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 I had bought a used Dynasty pool, and the base was painted wood as well. It was not in great shape, and had been chewed on from mice and ants over the years by the looks of it. I had a bunch of 4" aluminum roll flashing (white on one side, black on the other), so I trimmed this down to fit the height of the base, and installed with a handful of black self tapping screws. I also made sure the wood was first sprayed down good with an insecticide, just to be sure I'm not now hiding a colony of future ants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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