Hot tub running costs
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The warmer the water the more heat it will lose. Hence maintaining a temperature will cost you more.
Of course the way to reduce running costs is to use a hot water heat pump - only problem is that this is a significant capital cost.
Running costs reduced to 33% versus 1500 pound cost of heat pump.
In the short term always have decent cover fitted when not in use.
Of course the way to reduce running costs is to use a hot water heat pump - only problem is that this is a significant capital cost.
Running costs reduced to 33% versus 1500 pound cost of heat pump.
In the short term always have decent cover fitted when not in use.
As a rough guess, assuming the hot tub loses 4kWhrs a day if you maintain the temperature it would cost about 50p a day (but check the price of power).
If the hot tub can be plugged in, and doesn't have some sort of time clock, then consider using one if you know you want it up to temp as some known point in the future.
If the tub is inside all the energy it loses will heat the house, so it isn't wasted - but more expensive than gas.
Don't forget water treatment - ozone is best.
If the hot tub can be plugged in, and doesn't have some sort of time clock, then consider using one if you know you want it up to temp as some known point in the future.
If the tub is inside all the energy it loses will heat the house, so it isn't wasted - but more expensive than gas.
Don't forget water treatment - ozone is best.
Its not great for them to be turned off and on all the time. If you do turn it off you need to decommission and empty it properly really.
Depends on how good the insulation is as to how much it will cost you to run but I'd always leave it on.
I had one about 8 years ago and used it all the time.
I just got another one and loving it.
Depends on how good the insulation is as to how much it will cost you to run but I'd always leave it on.
I had one about 8 years ago and used it all the time.
I just got another one and loving it.
We use ours 3 or 4 times / week on avg. More in winter, less in summer. It is fairly expensive Hotsprings Envoy 6 person one. The advertised running costs when we bought it 5 years ago were £3.50/week (that was low compared to most of the other brands. It seemed cheaper purchase price came with higher running costs. Hotsprings would also fit an Energy consumption meter to demonstrate the running costs if you wanted so I guess it was fairly accurate) I would imagine it would be a fair bit more than that now.
Because it is outdoors we tend to use it as an evening / night thing under the stars, particularly if it really is freezing outside or snowy. They are designed to run constantly and we keep ours at 40 degrees, sometimes in summer we may turn it down to 38.5/39 but you really can tell the difference. I can't imagine 36 degrees would be much fun. It takes about 24hrs to get up to temp from being cleaned out and filled up again every 3 months.
It was Mrs R who wanted it. I thought it would be a white elephant but went along with it. Great decision
Because it is outdoors we tend to use it as an evening / night thing under the stars, particularly if it really is freezing outside or snowy. They are designed to run constantly and we keep ours at 40 degrees, sometimes in summer we may turn it down to 38.5/39 but you really can tell the difference. I can't imagine 36 degrees would be much fun. It takes about 24hrs to get up to temp from being cleaned out and filled up again every 3 months.
It was Mrs R who wanted it. I thought it would be a white elephant but went along with it. Great decision
Pcot said:
Its set at 37 degrees now, as it felt a little cool!
40 was far to hot for us.
I guess I'll just have to wait for the quarterly bill to arrive.
Cheers all.
Sorry to resurrect an old thread...40 was far to hot for us.
I guess I'll just have to wait for the quarterly bill to arrive.
Cheers all.
What are the real world running costs?
My wife is nagging me to get one.I say its madness to get another energy-hungry appliance. How bad is it?!
Mine is set to 38 degrees. Used nearly every day for the last two years.
Electricity costs are pretty brutal - i would say about £1.50 to £2.00 a day. At my old house i used to run it on overnight 'cheap' electric, but it's proving to be cheaper to have in on flat rate electric since moving.
Electricity costs are pretty brutal - i would say about £1.50 to £2.00 a day. At my old house i used to run it on overnight 'cheap' electric, but it's proving to be cheaper to have in on flat rate electric since moving.
CraigVmax said:
Jimboka, if a wife agrees to toys, don't question it you skinflint!
Worse case scenario looks like £60 a month then. Which will probably go up to £100 a month in a couple of years. I dont spend that much on petrol. I think I'll show who wears the trousers and say no to it (by text of course!).Here's the graphs from my current cost engergy monitor for the whole house, this month vs last month.
http://tinyurl.com/82pyvbo
About ~30Kw a day.
http://tinyurl.com/82pyvbo
About ~30Kw a day.
Jimboka said:
Sorry to resurrect an old thread...
What are the real world running costs?
My wife is nagging me to get one.I say its madness to get another energy-hungry appliance. How bad is it?!
It adds approx £150 per quarter to the bill.What are the real world running costs?
My wife is nagging me to get one.I say its madness to get another energy-hungry appliance. How bad is it?!
The novelty did wear off, as i knew it would.
We use it on a monthly basis now. I fill it on a Thursday evening, heat it to 38 overnight, then use it all weekend, once a month.
Pcot said:
It adds approx £150 per quarter to the bill.
The novelty did wear off, as i knew it would.
We use it on a monthly basis now. I fill it on a Thursday evening, heat it to 38 overnight, then use it all weekend, once a month.
Thanks for the real world info. Funny how the hot-tub websites seem to suggest about 80p a day running costs!The novelty did wear off, as i knew it would.
We use it on a monthly basis now. I fill it on a Thursday evening, heat it to 38 overnight, then use it all weekend, once a month.
Jimboka said:
CraigVmax said:
Jimboka, if a wife agrees to toys, don't question it you skinflint!
Worse case scenario looks like £60 a month then. Which will probably go up to £100 a month in a couple of years. I dont spend that much on petrol. I think I'll show who wears the trousers and say no to it (by text of course!).
Jimboka said:
Thanks for the real world info. Funny how the hot-tub websites seem to suggest about 80p a day running costs!
Most domestic hot tubs have 3kw heaters, so that's 33pence an hour. They need around 6-8 hours of heating per 24 hours depending on outside and water temp - plus the 24hr circulation pump.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff