You have to take the front off in order to set it all up. The picture in the listing shows a spot where it looks like you will hook it up, but when it arrived there is no such spot. We had to drill a hole to run the electricity. Also, to drain it, you will need to take the entire front off as well. Other than that, this hot tub is really nice and we enjoy it every day. I also wish the cover came with a brace that helped take it off and put it back on. I imagine we will buy something like that in the near future to prevent the cover from ripping.