Hot tubs. Spas, Jacuzzi, which one to get how much electric bill per month Maint!
Question: Looking to maybe get a hot tub. Just started looking and hot springs guys says his r the best. Jacuzi guy says that they started the outdoor hot tubs. Sundance is the Lexus of hot tubs. I just wanted to get feedback from people who own outdoor spas and what brand do you have. What was the cost to run it during winter and summer. How often do you use it. What is the weekly/monthly maintance for it etc.. Any info would help.
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Answers: Looking to maybe get a hot tub. Just started looking and hot springs guys says his r the best. Jacuzi guy says that they started the outdoor hot tubs. Sundance is the Lexus of hot tubs. I just wanted to get feedback from people who own outdoor spas and what brand do you have. What was the cost to run it during winter and summer. How often do you use it. What is the weekly/monthly maintance for it etc.. Any info would help.
Thank you,
All three of those brands are luxury hot tubs. Do note that Jacuzzi rolls off the same line that Sundance does. All three are great tubs. They all are expensive to fix but the warranty will cover you for five years on the important things. The cost of running the Hotsprings will be the cheapest by about 8 bucks a month. No with that said..the cost of repairing the Hotsrings will almost always be more expensive since their parts are very difficult to otain and please don't think your dealer will be there tomorrow just because they may have for 20 years. I repair all three. I like all three. I am hard to pick one over the over but I love Sundance's quality and jets, not too mention their arrangements. Also I am no fan of the Moto Massage seat. They are broke at every tub I go to and being 80% fused (back) I am really into the therapy aspect of a tub. Of these three, you can't beat a Sundance. Now with all of that said...I gave away mine and brought home a Masterspa LSX. What we don't know is where you live so electricity is going to be hard to tell you. Sundance-Jacuzzi in NC, around $30 a month. Hotsprings about $22. I use mine every day and realy keep up on my chemicals. Now for sanitizing, I have a CD Ozonator, use very little Bromine, a Frog mineral cartrige and a non-chlorine shock for oxidizing. My tub has no smell and costs about $10 a month in chemicals. Almost every tub has a few different modes you can run it in to save money, except the Hotsprings. I do wish my Masterspa had those Sundance jets, and I wish that Sundance had that Masterspa frame. We always accept phone calls if you have a specific question.
Look on the label for how many watts it uses, ( It will be a lot, in the thousands) find out what your electric costs per kilowatt, multiply by number of hours its on. be sure to get a cover for it. Of course it will be more in winter. Don't be afraid to change the water every now and then. It will hold in the 500 gallon range. keeping chemistry correct in a heated hot tub is tricky. Stay on top of it or hire a good pool person.
Had one. Loved it. Was it worth the money, time and trouble. Probably not. I had one for about 10 years, replaced pump and heater at least once. It must be operated several hours a day to keep water clean and chem levels up to snuff...even if you're not using it. So it can have some impact on the electricity bill. Drained it about every 2-3 months, scrubbed, disinfected and refilled. Takes several hours to do so. Hot tub, cold evening and stars are romantic. But I'd much rather have a Jacuzzi in my bathroom than under the stars. Check out the cost of a skylight above your indoor tub. We did use it a lot at first. Then less and less. Also...you need to be aware that hot tubs are breeding grounds for bacteria. No matter how picky you are about taking care of your chemicals. And I was PICKY! Had a nasty nail fungus occur that Dr. related to hot tub use.