Discussion
Tom8 said:
bayleaf said:
Genuine question - what's the appeal of sitting in a warm bath of chemicals?
We've had one for many years. We find that wife and I talk to each other rather than staring at a screen in the evenings. We have all our best ideas in discussions in the tub for example we moved to a small holding and have loved it, all from an idea in the tub many years ago.We star gaze from it, stay out in the cold whilst enjoying the warmth. After busy day say woodcutting, it is great for the muscles. And excuse for a bottle of wine, G&T etc.
We love ours although they are costly.
It does get recognised though that we have amazing views and skies, and not overlooked in any way.
And to call it a bath of chemicals is not quite understanding- once you’ve your own Tub and a handle on ensuring you’re clean going in, the chemicals used are minimal.
A rental / commercial will be by contrast a heavily concentrated chem mix IMHO
(Puerile mode - your wife is lovely)
PushedDover said:
Rented the 13amp 700 litre tub in February
Bought the 1500L proper one in March
Not sure what you want to believe but the Inflatables and rentals eat electricity- that’s a known fact
That's some hefty usage you have there, unless you also have an EV?Bought the 1500L proper one in March
Not sure what you want to believe but the Inflatables and rentals eat electricity- that’s a known fact
Obviously it looks like no major change from March, so your use case does appear to not cost you much/any more - others here clearly have other experiences!
Interesting. We generally use around 4,500kWh each year. Our EV almost exactly doubled that to 9,000
Thanks to Octopus Go tariff, our monthlies stayed the same.
What are the benefits of switching from Chlorine to Bromine? To date we've been using a Chlorine tablet in a floating "mushroom" shaped thing which allows the tabled to dissolve slowly over about a week's time, which you take out when you're about to get in the tub. The issue is that when the water jets are on, the chlorine fumes from the water are irritating to the eyes and sinuses. Is Bromine any less unpleasant in that sort of regard?
mikeiow said:
That's some hefty usage you have there, unless you also have an EV?
Obviously it looks like no major change from March, so your use case does appear to not cost you much/any more - others here clearly have other experiences!
Interesting. We generally use around 4,500kWh each year. Our EV almost exactly doubled that to 9,000
Thanks to Octopus Go tariff, our monthlies stayed the same.
Obviously it looks like no major change from March, so your use case does appear to not cost you much/any more - others here clearly have other experiences!
Interesting. We generally use around 4,500kWh each year. Our EV almost exactly doubled that to 9,000
Thanks to Octopus Go tariff, our monthlies stayed the same.
We have an EV incoming !
Lots of Washing (airBnB we regularly have all the washing for) but interesting observation.
I will chase the women of the house down about the Lights and Tumble driers !
8bit said:
What are the benefits of switching from Chlorine to Bromine? To date we've been using a Chlorine tablet in a floating "mushroom" shaped thing which allows the tabled to dissolve slowly over about a week's time, which you take out when you're about to get in the tub. The issue is that when the water jets are on, the chlorine fumes from the water are irritating to the eyes and sinuses. Is Bromine any less unpleasant in that sort of regard?
I've not tried bromine, but I was massively over doing the chlorine to begin with due to trying to keep the indicator strip purple all the time. Then I read the manual and it recommended 1 tsp chlorine granules as you get in ( I dose it as we get out) and one the morning after. So much better, no smell, water stays clear longer and I don't itch like f
k any more.PushedDover said:
We have an EV incoming !
Lots of Washing (airBnB we regularly have all the washing for) but interesting observation.
I will chase the women of the house down about the Lights and Tumble driers !
Actually I've never done the maths to see if that's cheaper than electric only, but it dries your clothes with FIRE!
Sideways Tim said:
Similar situation here, best thing I ever bought was a propane fueled industrial tumble drier. It'll dry three loads of washing in 30 minutes, needs £70 of propane about every two months.
Actually I've never done the maths to see if that's cheaper than electric only, but it dries your clothes with FIRE!
Actually I've never done the maths to see if that's cheaper than electric only, but it dries your clothes with FIRE!
Got two sodding Elec'y ones stood in the garage already. dont need a third !
8bit said:
What are the benefits of switching from Chlorine to Bromine? To date we've been using a Chlorine tablet in a floating "mushroom" shaped thing which allows the tabled to dissolve slowly over about a week's time, which you take out when you're about to get in the tub. The issue is that when the water jets are on, the chlorine fumes from the water are irritating to the eyes and sinuses. Is Bromine any less unpleasant in that sort of regard?
Bromine is much more tolerable in terms of the smell and eye / nose irritation. We’ve used Spa Frog solution for 6 years (from new) and never had a problem, infrequently topped up with bromine granules after heavy use of the spa. My understanding is that bromine is more effective and more stable for hot tubs v chlorine better for swimming pools.PushedDover said:
Rented the 13amp 700 litre tub in February
Bought the 1500L proper one in March
Not sure what you want to believe but the Inflatables and rentals eat electricity- that’s a known fact
So the previous posters consumption more than doubled.Bought the 1500L proper one in March
Not sure what you want to believe but the Inflatables and rentals eat electricity- that’s a known fact
Yours didn’t change much.
Must have colossal energy usage!
Mine doubled the consumption of the entire 4 bed detached house. Gave it away last year as didn’t use much.
I’m glad I did, especially with the hike
O/T for those that say the usual 'why lie in a chemical bath blah'
Case in point last night and this morning. I've been travelling all week. Got home and Mrs and I sat under the stars with a GnT and caught up on the week.
This morning a run round the reservoir with the dogs and rinse with the dogs under the dog shower and a 10minute warm up with a Coffee in the tub i the clear blue skies overlooking the moors..
Shower, change, in the home office for 8:45.
Happy Friday everyone
Case in point last night and this morning. I've been travelling all week. Got home and Mrs and I sat under the stars with a GnT and caught up on the week.
This morning a run round the reservoir with the dogs and rinse with the dogs under the dog shower and a 10minute warm up with a Coffee in the tub i the clear blue skies overlooking the moors..
Shower, change, in the home office for 8:45.
Happy Friday everyone
Thread resurrection time...
We've had our Lay-Z-Spa Paris for about three years now. We do enjoy using it, don't enjoy having to replace parts on it quite so often. Now thinking about taking the plunge (pun intended) on a hard-shell tub.
Jacuzzi and Canadian Spa seem to have options that suit our space and budget and seem to get a good review - are they still decent options? Any other brands worth looking at?
We've had our Lay-Z-Spa Paris for about three years now. We do enjoy using it, don't enjoy having to replace parts on it quite so often. Now thinking about taking the plunge (pun intended) on a hard-shell tub.
Jacuzzi and Canadian Spa seem to have options that suit our space and budget and seem to get a good review - are they still decent options? Any other brands worth looking at?
I have a Canadian spa Okanagan 4 years now. Perfect for us & runs off the 13amp outside socket.
Canadian Spa service very good, although I just walk in to their office as it’s around the corner from me.
Needed a new control panel & they also stored & moved it to our new house when we were ready.
Recommended.
Canadian Spa service very good, although I just walk in to their office as it’s around the corner from me.
Needed a new control panel & they also stored & moved it to our new house when we were ready.
Recommended.
We moved house 18 months ago. We'd had our Hotsprings Envoy for about 15 years at the last place and it had been our first tub and had been great. However, over that 15 years I think you could count on the thumbs of one hand the number of times we ever had more than 2 people in it. We also used it regularly in the late evenings but never for more than about 30 mins. Running costs were never too much of a consideration but by the time we were selling they were beginning to get noticeable, plus we had the worry of whether any prospective buyers would see it as being a bit "council" 
After 6 months without a tub at the new place we went down a slightly different route and bought a 13A plug-in tub that was specifically a 2 person one. We use it exactly like the last one. It uses a single filter rather than 5 of them, I can empty it in 15 mins with the pump and re-fill it in an hour. If I change the water at 9am I can be back in it at 40 degrees at 9pm. Because we'd recently moved we were starting monitoring our electricity consumption from scratch and the tub increased things by £60/month so around £2/day. We run it 24/7 but at that size it really could be a weekend-only thing without much inconvenience.
Not sure if I'd want one as my 1st tub incase I thought I was limiting myself about how it would be used but on reflection it's great and was about 20% of the cost of replacing the Hotsprings with an equivalent model.
After 6 months without a tub at the new place we went down a slightly different route and bought a 13A plug-in tub that was specifically a 2 person one. We use it exactly like the last one. It uses a single filter rather than 5 of them, I can empty it in 15 mins with the pump and re-fill it in an hour. If I change the water at 9am I can be back in it at 40 degrees at 9pm. Because we'd recently moved we were starting monitoring our electricity consumption from scratch and the tub increased things by £60/month so around £2/day. We run it 24/7 but at that size it really could be a weekend-only thing without much inconvenience.
Not sure if I'd want one as my 1st tub incase I thought I was limiting myself about how it would be used but on reflection it's great and was about 20% of the cost of replacing the Hotsprings with an equivalent model.
We have a Blue Whale Spa. Had it 5 years. Mostly american electronics and mechanics and chinese tub. The tub is a bit low on insulation so I have used some old sheep fleeces from my sheep to stuff it and now it is brilliant. Turned it off for 18 months due to the energy costs. Turned it back on in January and all fine. They aren't cheap to run plus the booze quaffed when in it, but they are brilliant especially when you have a few aches and pains from hard work.
Portofino said:
I have a Canadian spa Okanagan 4 years now. Perfect for us & runs off the 13amp outside socket.
Canadian Spa service very good, although I just walk in to their office as it’s around the corner from me.
Needed a new control panel & they also stored & moved it to our new house when we were ready.
Recommended.
I’d second that.Canadian Spa service very good, although I just walk in to their office as it’s around the corner from me.
Needed a new control panel & they also stored & moved it to our new house when we were ready.
Recommended.
We’ve had our Montreal tub since 2015 with no major problems and always found Canadian Spa’s service second to none and any interactions with the staff have been dealt with professionally and promptly.
We have just replaced the cover and lifter both of which were delivered the same day by one of their staff, like you I’m local to HO which does help a great deal admittedly.
I’d certainly buy another Canadian Spa tub if the need arose, and may well look to upgrade the existing Montreal, the Cambridge looks a steal at £6k.
renmure said:
Not sure if I'd want one as my 1st tub incase I thought I was limiting myself about how it would be used but on reflection it's great and was about 20% of the cost of replacing the Hotsprings with an equivalent model.
The sales pitch of having loads of friends or even the family in it rarely occurs in reality.
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