These days, it is a great investment and choice when people add hot tubs to their homes. Buying a hottub indeed has a lot of advantages when it comes to a person’s physical and psychological well being, add the fact that hot tubs are great for social get together’s and since the water is heated, it can be used regardless if it’s the cold season. So, if you are considering to buy a hot tub for your backyard or your deck or as an addition to your swimming pool, you need to consider a few points. Since most hot tubs and even most kinds of a portable spa are above ground, these tubs can be installed by the homeowners; but an investments such as this requires careful planning that involves location, water source, supports, among others; so the first thing that you need to take into consideration is where you would like to put your hot tub. Because of its modular and above ground structure and design, you can place the hot tub inside or outside of the house; the only thing that you need to remember is that wherever you may put the tub, it needs to have sufficient structural support. This is because when a hot tub is filled with water and you are using it, it will get very heavy and would require a strong base to keep it in place; this is why it is recommended for hot tubs to be placed atop slabs of concrete. Proper ventilation is another thing to take into consideration when you are going to install a hot tub inside your home; should you install a hot tub on the deck, make sure that the deck is sufficiently supported to handle the extra weight. Do not forget that the area where the hot tub will be installed will not only support the hot tub, but will also take the weight of all the water you put into the tub as well as all of the weight of the people who would be bathing in the hot tub. The next consideration that you need to focus on will be the gas, plumbing and electrical lines because in order for your hot tub to work, it would require either electric power alone, or a combination of electricity and gas to heat up the water. Plumbing is also an important factor since you will have to drain the tub of its water in order to clean the hot tub filter so it is important to have accessible plumbing. Lastly, always make sure that you keep your hot tub covered when it is not being used to avoid having too much debris get into the filters which may cause serious damage to your whole hot tub.