zad
Prominent Member
Those bubbles hide all sorts
Your scaring me now, your not my neighbour I hope!! lol
Those bubbles hide all sorts
Sadly I do not have a Hot Tub, only a paddling pool, some lubricant and a vivid imaginationYour scaring me now, your not my neighbour I hope!! lol
Sadly I do not have a Hot Tub, only a paddling pool, some lubricant and a vivid imagination
Get a room.
Ive got a cheap and cheerful inflatable one, only had bubbles no jets but I love it. Takes a little looking after to keep the water in good condition but its rather nice to be able to nip into the back garden for a soak at the end of the day
How much was the electric running costs when you had one? Just got myself a lay z spa and the electric costs had me a little worried!
How much was the electric running costs when you had one? Just got myself a lay z spa and the electric costs had me a little worried!
Average quotes on a standard 10ftx10ft type deal is about £10 per week but I've seen much higher numbers quoted on the Chinese imports of more like £25-£40 per month.
As I have said before we have rented log cabins for weekends with hot tubs and loved them, about 3 years ago we went to the lakes for 2 weeks and we got bored of it after a week. But that was a warm summer and I prefer hot tubs when it's cooler. Speaking to friends who have had them and they say for the cost of up keep and the constant checking of chlorine levels they have sold them on and just rent one for birthdays and holidays.Thought I'd revive this thread a bit to see what anybody has got these days and to post pics.
We've got an inflatable one on hire for the wife's birthday which has inevitably lead to the discussions about getting a proper one. Got the perfect area for one but would need a little bit of preliminary work done to facilitate it.
Don't know what common opinion is but they seem to be more efficient to run these days than they ever used to be.
That will be much cheaper to run as much smaller/shallower than most 'full blown' hot tubs so not really a comparable cost/running example but in reality probably a better option for most folks that want a hot tub for occasional use and don't want to commit to a long term purchase
Bought one a couple of weeks ago, so clearly early days for us, but we love it.
Like others have said in this revived thread, we used one at holiday rentals so decided to get our own.
Went for an inflatable one so we could pack it away in the winter, though I do also prefer it on colder evenings, but these ones can't be used in less than 4 degree c.
Ours has a timer and thermostat so you can set the required temp and timer so it's ready for when you want to get in it and don't have to keep it up to temp all the time. We've got a Loop energy monitor, so I can confirm pretty accurately that it costs about £0.25 an hour when it's heating up and about £0.10 an hour when running the bubbles.
I've got ours set to maintain 34c, as it heats up about 2c an hours, so 2hrs to get to the desired 38c. In this weather it doesn't cost much to maintain temp, it takes a few nights being totally off to drop below 30c.
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