Logosol M8 - Manual (Page 32)

Getting started
The first time you fill up the hot tub,
you should start by filling it with a
couple of buckets of warm water, so
that the bottom is covered. Wait for
30-60 minutes.
After this, you fill the hot tub with the
desired amount of water.
When the water reaches over the
water ducts in the stove, you can start
heating it up by lightening a fire.
Lightening the fire
Set fire to some paper and put it into
the stove. Poke the burning paper
in under the chimney, so that the
chimney gets hot in order to give a
good draught.
Make a fire by using small sticks.
Feed the fire with more wood on the
grating. Use logs that are no more
than 40 cm long, to prevent the wood
from jamming in the wrong part of the
stove, which gives poorer efficiency,
and to prevent the part of the stove
that is over water surface from getting
too hot.
The heating-up time, 2-4 hours,
depends on the water volume, the
water temperature, and the quality of
the wood.
Congratulations! You have built your own outdoor hot tub.
When the hot tub is leaking
A new hot tub leaks for a couple of
hours or up to twenty-four hours the
first time it is filled with water.
If the hot tub does not stop leaking,
you can apply sawdust in the gaps
that leaks. The sawdust will swell
inside the gaps.
If the hot tub has been left empty for a
period of time, it should be moistened
with clean water both on the outside
and the inside at least 24 hours before
being used. This will make the wood
expand to some extent.
If the hot tub dries out completely after
the wood has been swollen, it can
be difficult to get it watertight again.
Then, you may need to cover it with a
tarpaulin and keep it wet on the inside
and outside during a couple of days.