Bella Vista
Frequently Asked Questions

We offer the hot tub as an optional rental amenity for a separate fee of $30 per rental. 
(For Airbnb, HomeAway, or TripAdvisor rentals, this fee is incorporated in the housekeeping fee and will be rebated after completion of the rental if the guests state at the time of booking that they will not use the hot tub). 
In the unlikely event that the hot tub is not operational, we will refund the $30 paid use fee.      

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USE OF THE HOT TUB IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.  Our hot tub is serviced by a professional contractor prior to each rental. It is and sanitized with a combination of ozone and bromine. While sanitation with ozone and bromine, each by itself, is highly effective, and the two are synergistic in their sanitation effect, there is always a finite possibility of an unforeseen malfunction out of our control. People who are sensitive to such chemicals or water-born skin irritations should refrain from using the hot tub.
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The hot tub is built into the deck off the master bedroom. The controls are on the wall below the kitchen window.

-- NO children in hot tub without constant supervision!
-- Never step on hot the tub cover -- it is not designed to walk on and will break (replacement cost over $600).
-- NO washing of wet suits in the hot tub!
-- NO sand from the beach in the tub! ***
-- NO abalone handling in the tub
-- Cover: It is perfectly adequate (and much easier and safer) to fold the cover only half-way, rather than removing it entirely.

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To conserve energy, we keep the water temperature at about 80 degrees when not in use, and ask you to
set it to your target temperature (100 degrees) when you arrive and back to 75 degrees before you depart. 
Plan for about 3-4 hours heating time to reach that temperature (rate of heating is about 6 degrees per hour).
Keep the cover on at all times to avoid unnecessary heat loss.

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• Buttons:
  Use these buttons on as you like - they will automatically re-set to stand-by settings after 20 minutes.

-- The first (left) button on the controller will turn on the pump (first low speed, second high speed, third off);*
-- the second button is designed for the air bubbler (which is disabled: THE HOT TUB HAS NO AIR BUBBLER);
-- the third button is deactivated at Bella Vista;
-- the forth (right) button is for the temperature adjustment.** 

• The fully automatic control system will turn the pump to low speed and the heaters on if the temperature at the sensor drops by one degree, run for a minute or so, and turn everything off again.****
  
  
• Filtering: In addition to automatic temperature adjustment, the pump will also periodically come on automatically for the necessary filtering.  Every 12 hours the automatic electronic system moves through a complete low speed and high speed cycle, lasting about 2 minutes.  
   
  
• Jets:  Do not change the settings of the jets (proper setting is required for correct functioning of the ozonator). 
  These jets are very fragile -- please do NOT ADJUST them.
  
  
• Water level: should be about 4-6" below rim of tub; use the garden hose to add water. Our hot tub service contractor will fill the tub to the proper level, and you will likely not need to add water.

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*** Even small amounts of sand will damage the pump system and cause expensive repairs.
 
**** Should this bother you at night, you can simply set the thermostat (right button) to a significantly lower temperature setting, say, to 80 degrees,* which will give you several hours of quiet time until the water temperature at the sensor location has dropped to that level and the pump will do its thing once again).  Next morning, don't forget to set the temperature back up to your target temperature).