Hot Tub Movers Near Me in Salt Lake City, Utah
A spa is mostly an access problem. In a Utah winter it becomes a plumbing one as well.
Get a Free Quote Call (435) 862-3080Hot tubs are awkward rather than heavy. A spa is a large, rigid, slippery-sided box with nothing to hold, and the difficulty is almost never lifting it. It is getting it down the side of a house, through a gate, and onto a truck without it getting away from anybody.
Just-In-Time Moving moves hot tubs across Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County.
Draining, and why winter changes it
A spa has to be fully drained before it moves, and fully means more than emptying the shell. Water stays in the pipework, the pump housing and the heater after the tub looks empty, and that residual water is weight in unpredictable places plus a mess in the back of a truck.
In this climate there is a second reason, and it is the one people miss. Water left in the lines of a spa that is sitting disconnected in cold weather can freeze, and frozen lines are how a working hot tub becomes a damaged one before it has even been loaded. If your move is in the colder months, drain it properly and blow the lines out if you have the means, and do not leave a drained-but-not-cleared tub sitting for days waiting for a move date.
Give it a full day either way. A tub drained an hour before the crew arrives is a tub that is still draining onto your driveway.
Access, and the gate
The single most common obstacle is a side gate too narrow for the tub. It happens constantly, usually because the fence went in after the spa did, or because the tub was originally craned over the house and never came through a gate at all.
Measure the narrowest point of the entire route and measure the tub. If those numbers are close, tell us the actual figures rather than an impression, because two inches of clearance and one inch of interference are completely different jobs.
Snow and ice matter here too. A spa on its side on a dolly on a downhill run is a lot of mass with a lot of surface area, and it wants to travel faster than the crew does. Clear the route before the crew arrives.
Disconnect the power properly. A hard-wired spa needs an electrician at the panel end, at both addresses, and that should be arranged when you book rather than discovered on the day.
Send photographs of the tub in place, the gate, and the tightest point of the route. Five minutes on your phone produces a far more accurate estimate than any description.
Call (435) 862-3080 or email office@movingjustintime.com.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I drain it properly before a winter move?
Empty the shell, then clear the pipework, pump and heater, blowing the lines out if you have the means. Water left in the lines of a disconnected tub can freeze in cold weather, which damages a working spa before it is even loaded.
My gate looks too narrow. What should I do?
Measure the narrowest point of the whole route and the tub itself, and give us the actual numbers. It is the most common obstacle by a distance, and knowing before the day means we can plan a different approach or tell you honestly that there is not one.
Do I need an electrician?
For a hard-wired spa, yes, at both addresses. Disconnection and reconnection at the panel is electrical work. Arrange it when you book the move rather than leaving it to the day.
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