Ask 'Dr. Spa' Q & A Message Board

: It would not be a cheap generator to get 240v and probably 50 amp...
: But yes you can hook it up just like you could hook one up to your
: house.
: You could buy a disel generator that would supply 240v and enough power
: to run your heater and circulating pump to save some money. So you
: couldnt use the jets while the generator was running it but then i
: suppose you could still sit in the warm water or better yet just let
: it stay warm and not freeze :P

: in a quick google search it looks like somewhere around $1000 for that
: size generator.
Thanks. I just wanted to be able to keep it from freezing in the event of a power failure. A thousand is a lot, but then so would losing a big spa to frozen lines.