Specifications

9 - 5 Your Beachcomber Hot Tub Details
Protec
Beachcomber’s proprietary design option
of exterior equipment to enhance
serviceability, reduce noise, improve
insulation and provide a step as standard
equipment.
Portable
Beachcomber style of construction with
the equipment underneath the cabinet
behind an access door. Also called a
P2000. This model is fully portable like
any other home appliance.
Pump
The black fitting on the end of a hot tub
motor. Houses the bearings and impeller
that actually push the water through the
pipes. Also called a “wet end”.
Purity
Beachcomber’s exclusive supplier of water
treatment and hot tub products such as
Hot Tub Revitalizing Kits, Fragrances and
Pool and Spa Chemicals. A full line of
Purity products is available at your local
Beachcomber store.
Return Side
The side of the hot tub that sees the water
return to the hot tub.
Shock
The act of putting in extra sanitizer, usually
weekly, to clean hot tub water.
Step
Beachcomber’s cedar step used for entry
and exit. Offers better safety and ease of
entry and exit and will easier support an
adult. The step is offered as standard
equipment with a Protec hot tub, and
optional on a Portable hot tub.
Suction
The side of the hot tub that sees water
return to the motor and pump. A suction
fitting is in the footwell of the hot tub to
allow water to be sucked back into the
equipment and heater. See Section 2.
Tote Kits
Purity’s kits made especially for startup for
new hot tub owners.
Tub Clean
Purity’s product to help clean the hot tub
acrylic surface. Also used to clean a scum
line in a hot tub that is full of water.
Turbo
Another name for a blower, an extra pump
(optional) to add more air action to a hot
tub. See also”Blower”.
Union
The threaded fitting that is attached to hot
tub piping to secure the pipe to another
fitting. See Section 1 for diagrams on the
Protec model and how to secure these
unions.
Waterports
TM
The jet openings within the hot tub shell.
Wire Size
Your electrician is authorized to properly
install your hot tub to ensure that your
warranty is valid.