The wood-fired Ducktub at your accommodation

1. The do's and don'ts of using a wood-fired hot tub
2. Filling and emptying the hot tub (if you have to do this yourself)
3. Heating the wood stove to the ideal hot tub temperature
4. The use of any systems
5. Hygiene before you step into the hot tub
6. What you should pay attention to in terms of safety
7. The best things to do when you're done

1. The do's and don'ts of using a wood-fired hot tub

Do's

• Showering. Shower before you step into the hot tub. To ensure that the hot tub water stays clean and fresh for as long as possible, we recommend that you shower yourself off first. without soap. This is because body lotions, sunscreen and soap on our skin can cause an oily layer in the hot tub water and make the water dirty.

• Clean feet. Use slippers or a basin of water before entering the hot tub. This way, you ensure that little dirt is taken into the hot tub.
• Supervised children. Make sure that children are always in the hot tub under adult supervision.

Don'ts

• Diving & jumping. The hot tub is not designed for diving or jumping.

• Eat. No food in the hot tub. Food leftovers that end up in the hot tub water via the hands or while eating will affect the quality of the water.

• Sharp objects. Do not bring sharp objects into the hot tub.
• Grab the heater tube. As soon as the hot tub stove is heated, the stove tube will heat up. In most cases, there is a heat shield around the stove tube of the hot tub stove. This protects the hot tube against contact, this shield can be touched and does not heat up. Avoid contact with the heater tube itself.

2. Filling & emptying the hot tub (if you have to do this yourself)

You can fill the hot tub by hanging a garden hose in the hot tub. Our Ducktubs are standard equipped with a Gardena coupling including a ball valve. The advantage of this is that it allows you to empty the hot tub easily. You connect the garden hose and open the ball valve. You should also deflate the stove when emptying. You do this by opening or pulling out the heater stop on the stove.

3. Heating the wood stove to the ideal temperature

Before you start firing, it is important that the bath is filled to 10 cm below the rim. In this way, the stove is filled with water. If you do not do this, the natural circulation will not work and the stove will not be able to cool itself. This can cause the stove to break down.

The best way to heat your stove is the Swiss method. The Swiss method provides the most efficient way of heating and burns the longest. To heat the hot tub, it is important that you use unprocessed firewood. If the Ducktub comes with an insulating cover, it is useful to leave it on the hot tub while heating. This way, the water does not lose its heat immediately.

In this video, we explain how firing works:

The ideal temperature

The ideal hot tub temperature is around 38 degrees. Perhaps a bit cooler in the summer than in the winter.
When the water gets warmer than 40 degrees, this can already be dangerous. Therefore, always keep a thermometer in the water to monitor the temperature.

4. The use of any systems

Are there bubbles, jets or underwater lights on the hot tub? Then you can easily switch it on and off by pressing the buttons on the outside of the hot tub. The buttons for the bubble, jet and LED systems work on the basis of air pressure, which means that the button must be fully pressed and released to switch the systems on and off.

5. Hygiene before you step into the hot tub

To keep the water in the hot tub as fresh as possible, it is good to get into the hot tub as clean as possible. You do this by always rinsing yourself off beforehand so that there is no cream and/or soap left on your body. Then walk to the hot tub in your slippers or shoes, so you don't bring dirt from outside into the water.

6. What you should pay attention to when it comes to safety

Where there is fire, it is of course important to be careful. We recommend that you never leave children in the hot tub unsupervised. In addition, it is important to never touch the stovepipe. Is there a heat shield around it (like the image below)? Then it offers protection against the hot stove tube, but always be careful. Also, always check the temperature before you step into the hot tub. Water that is too hot, from 40 degrees, can already be dangerous.

7. The best things to do when you're done

When you're done enjoying the hot tub, you can turn off the fire in the wood stove by itself. Is there a cover? Then we recommend placing it on the Ducktub. This keeps the water warm for when you want to go back in the next morning!

We wish you lots of fun and wonderful moments in the hot tub!