Lazy Spa - Hot tub

[justin220]

I have a Miami, which I think is the smallest, realistically it's a 2 person, possibly 3, but it wouldn't be great with 4+.

I bought with the same intention of having it to try out and see if we liked it before going for a new one.

I out down some insulating matt on the patio and ran it over last summer. I tended to knock the temperature down to 30 degrees if I knew we weren't using it, then boost it up a few hours before we would be in it. I think my electric bill went up by about £25-30 a month.

I thought it was brilliant but the misses doesn't see the attraction. Haven't set it up this year so far.

Chemicals are easy to keep on top of, just dip check it every couple of days. I think initially you need to shock treat it with chlorine.

I'd still like to get a proper one, or sink mine into the ground somehow where I have a big flower bed.

[silverthorn2151]

My sis in law had one and they put it in the conservatory so they could watch eastenders from it.

The house smelt like a swimming pool and it was very very chavvy.

The do live in Harlow to be fair. Albeit a posh bit.

[ooo000ooo]

silverthorn2151 said:

My sis in law had one and they put it in the conservatory so they could watch eastenders from it.

The house smelt like a swimming pool and it was very very chavvy.

The do live in Harlow to be fair. Albeit a posh bit.

Kids wanted me to set the projector up to show films on the wall of our hot tub gazebo while they stewed.
I was tempted

[page3]

ooo000ooo said:

Kids wanted me to set the projector up to show films on the wall of our hot tub gazebo while they stewed.
I was tempted

<boring alert>
Wouldn't that be incredibly bad for the projector? All that moisture.
</boring alert>

[TheHighlander]

Was out in it last night at 12:30am, was lovely.

Set the temp to 35 now and it seems perfect.

I did the shock treatment and got the chlorine levels bang on.

PH is between 6.2-6.8 and alkalinity is near 0

How do I bring these up?

[eliot]

ooo000ooo said:

TheHighlander said:

After leaving it on from last night to this morning its at 36 degrees, have set it for 40 so will jump in it after work with a beer or 5.

LOL for us 37 is normal 38 occasionally, 40 will have you sweating like a pig.

Agreed - highest i ever go is 38.5 in depths of winter - which I avoid as it costs a ton to run.
Basically I run it over the summer when the central heating is off and turn it off again for the winter, but usually fire it up over Christmas break.

[ooo000ooo]

page3 said:

<boring alert>
Wouldn't that be incredibly bad for the projector? All that moisture.
</boring alert>

I could put the projector in the sunroom as the tub is just outside the doors

[TheHighlander]

When it's on but on idle should it automatically top up the temperature to the set temperature or do i need to put the timer on?

[Derek Chevalier]

The children are nagging me to get one of these. My understanding from Amazon is that the Vegas

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0068484UU

has been superseded by the St Tropez

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M0QHM8J

Anyone know if that's correct and whether there any decent deals on at the moment - best I've seen is £350?

[LeadFarmer]

Derek Chevalier said:

The children are nagging me to get one of these. My understanding from Amazon is that the Vegas

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0068484UU

has been superseded by the St Tropez

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M0QHM8J

Anyone know if that's correct and whether there any decent deals on at the moment - best I've seen is £350?

From reading the question and answer section it says the difference is that the St Tropez keeps heating whilst the air bubbles are on, whereas the Vegas doesn't, so it will drop in temperature slightly. From the description on Amazon..

You can simultaneously run the Lay-Z-Massage function and the rapid heating system ensuring that optimal relaxation is achieved at all times. This dual operate heating system strikes the perfect blend of warmth and relaxing bubbles.

Edited by LeadFarmer on Monday 15th May 00:04

[LeadFarmer]

If it had been turned off for a period, how long would it take to get it up to a temp of say 36 degs?

Edited by LeadFarmer on Sunday 14th May 22:06

[ooo000ooo]

Ours usually gets up to 37-38 in less than 24 hours. Typically about 2 degree an hour.

[LeadFarmer]

ooo000ooo said:

Ours usually gets up to 37-38 in less than 24 hours. Typically about 2 degree an hour.

Thanks.

I'd like a black one, but only the smallest model - Miami - comes in black.

[dreamer75]

How noisy are these things either when they're just sat heating, or when you're running the bubbles? I'm very tempted but don't want to upset the neighbours!

[captainzep]

This is the third year for ours and a few weeks ago we came across the first major issue with these.

Each autumn we clean ours carefully and pack it away in a shed over winter, taped up in the box it came in. This year we came to inflate and fill it again but found that mice had got in; nibbled the lid and the main inner section. Patched the lid OK but there was no way the main inner section pumped up with a ton of water was going to hold a puncture repair reliably.

So £150 for a new inner section plus an industrial patching kit and we're back in the tub. But I've got my doubts about long term now, (which is why I started the wood fired hot-tub thread!)

[captainzep]

dreamer75 said:

How noisy are these things either when they're just sat heating, or when you're running the bubbles? I'm very tempted but don't want to upset the neighbours!

It's a quiet enough background hum, not too intrusive. Bubbles are louder which a bassy whooshy whine as it spins up, although I find the bubbles a bit much.

[skilly1]

dreamer75 said:

How noisy are these things either when they're just sat heating, or when you're running the bubbles? I'm very tempted but don't want to upset the neighbours!

Mine was making a rattle/hum which was a bit too noisy, so I opened it up, tightened all the screws and jammed some polystyrene in a section which sorted it out. Now just a quiet hum.

[LeadFarmer]

Just noticed that Aldi sometimes have these type of hot tubs available under the Intex brand for £300. Anyone know if these are actually Lay-Z-Spa's under a different badge?

Edited by LeadFarmer on Monday 15th May 18:03

[ooo000ooo]

LeadFarmer said:

Just noticed that Aldi sometimes have these type of hot tubs available under the Intex brand for £300. Anyone know if these are actually Lay-Z-Spa's under a different badge?

Edited by LeadFarmer on Monday 15th May 18:03

Different manufacturers. Ours is intex, seems ok although our first 1 was delivered with a tiny hole inside and the replacement has developed a couple of pinholes at one of the seams on the outside after a year.
Not sure about the lazy spa, the intex comes with an inflatable lid to keep the heat in.

[Derek Chevalier]

LeadFarmer said:

Derek Chevalier said:

The children are nagging me to get one of these. My understanding from Amazon is that the Vegas

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0068484UU

has been superseded by the St Tropez

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M0QHM8J

Anyone know if that's correct and whether there any decent deals on at the moment - best I've seen is £350?

From reading the question and answer section it says the difference is that the St Tropez keeps heating whilst the air bubbles are on, whereas the Vegas doesn't, so it will drop in temperature slightly. From the description on Amazon..

You can simultaneously run the Lay-Z-Massage function and the rapid heating system ensuring that optimal relaxation is achieved at all times. This dual operate heating system strikes the perfect blend of warmth and relaxing bubbles.

Edited by LeadFarmer on Monday 15th May 00:04

Great, thank you - that will teach me not to ignore the Q&A section in future! That is a nice option to have, which makes me question whether the Vegas is worth going for unless massively discounted.