talk to me about hot tubs

[ThePenIsMightier]

I know a guy who went to a party in high school at this girl's house and her dad was one of this guy's teachers. They had a hot tub and he railed his GF in there, but pulled out, which is repugnant but he thought it was pretty funny at the time because he disliked that teacher, and, was bitter that he wasn't railing the daughter because she had cans from the hands of God and her boyfriend was this wannabe coke dealer loser.
Anyway - no shit - this guy's GF actually ended up getting preggers. But it wasn't likely from the hot tub seahorses... Probably.

*This reckless escapade was before CoVid.


But yeah, hot tubs make sense for those who use them 5x per week and for no one else. I bet that's only 3% of owners, but this will turn into a motorcycle mileage debate, so obviously everyone totes uses them. My neighbour has not been in theirs even once for over 60 days.
My electrician acquaintance says that "install is $1k" IF you put it in your basement, literally next to the breaker panel. Otherwise, he hasn't installed one that was under $2k. I believe the daily heating cost is slightly over $2.
I really enjoy them when I'm on vacation, but know I wouldn't get proper use out of a personal one so it's not on my radar.

[killramos]

Not with that attitude

- Posted from the tub

[G]

Lol

[killramos]

Beauty

[you&me]

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Man that is exactly what I tried to buy but got overuled by the missus anti aircraft fire. They had a similar one, maybe a bit longer, (maybe not, it was indoors in the showroom and had a guy using a kayak in it demo-ing it when we saw it), but very close. Best of both worlds without the pita of having a pool sunk in the yard. Very nice, sure wish I'd gotten that instead of the tub/pool combo.

You're crazy. There's nothing wrong with a swimspa if that's what works for your family/yard/space, etc, but they're in no way comparable to an in-ground pool.

But since the OP lives on a lake, I imagine his swimming requirements are handled, so a tub fits the bill...

[vengie]

Sold mine three days ago. Was great, but I bought a lemon.

Buy New, have warranty, make sure the insulation isn't that awful packed foam... You'll never find a leak.

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Sold mine three days ago. Was great, but I bought a lemon.

Buy New, have warranty, make sure the insulation isn't that awful packed foam... You'll never find a leak.

I was thinking of selling mine. What was yours and how much did you get for it?

[mr2mike]

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My neighbour has not been in theirs even once for over 60 days.

Quit staring and maybe he would.

[ThePenIsMightier]

^LoL!
I think he's in Qatar or some shit. One of those strange workers.
Still, the water is getting fucked up with no chemical monitoring and they're pissing money away to heat a thing they don't need.

[vengie]

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I was thinking of selling mine. What was yours and how much did you get for it?

07 Coast Spa 7 seater.
Sold for $5500

[Buster]

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You're crazy. There's nothing wrong with a swimspa if that's what works for your family/yard/space, etc, but they're in no way comparable to an in-ground pool.

But since the OP lives on a lake, I imagine his swimming requirements are handled, so a tub fits the bill...

Yeah...I think ours would get used in conjunction with the lake. The kids run into the house and into the basement shower right now to warn up if the lake is cold.

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07 Coast Spa 7 seater.
Sold for $5500

Better than I thought. I was going to put my 2012 7 seater up for $5g, but I think I'll have to up that.

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Yeah...I think ours would get used in conjunction with the lake. The kids run into the house and into the basement shower right now to warn up if the lake is cold.

Lake water in your hot tub? Ew. Then again kids in a hot tub are gross either way.

[ExtraSlow]

Tubs are the same level of gross with lake water, kids, or just everyday adults. Humans are pretty disgusting creatures, but good news, the hot tub isn't making that any worse.

[suntan]

If anything the chlorine is killing all the bad stuff.

[bjstare]

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Better than I thought. I was going to put my 2012 7 seater up for $5g, but I think I'll have to up that.

Yeah my parents are looking to replace theirs and the one they want is backordered for a year or so. Same as used cars I suppose.

RE: hot tub store, my grandparents didn't have business partners. Maybe your family bought it from mine haha.

[Rocket1k78]

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Are there low end shitty brands, and high end good brands? Yes

What do they cost in general? At least $6K. +$50/mth in electricity.

Are there big ones? Small ones? Yes.

$6k wont get you much now unless you want a 2 seater or an old used one.

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Yeah my parents are looking to replace theirs and the one they want is backordered for a year or so. Same as used cars I suppose.

RE: hot tub store, my grandparents didn't have business partners. Maybe your family bought it from mine haha.

This. Anything outdoor related is high demand

[suntan]

Tell them you're putting the hot tub indoors, that'll knock off 50%.

[gwill]

Here's a few things to consider.

Lots of companies advertise huge 8x8 or 9x9 tubs that hold very little water. There's lots of tubs with wasted space in them. Some tubs that are 9x9 will hold less water then some other tubs that are 7x7.

Energy costs should be $20 on high end with a nice end hot tub.

Lots of places will tell you insulating your tubs is bad. This is one of the biggest variables on construction out there. You'll hear all sorts of hilarious things when it comes to discussing this.

There will be a long wait for a hot tub. Smaller stores are typically getting less stock. If a store has inventory id be asking why. Be sure to ask what the price of that same model was pre covid. There is easily a 20% Increase from last year.

Companies with lots of inventory are most likely using a lot of knock off Chinese parts.

Many companies force you to buy parts from them when it comes to after care service. I'd ask about where else you can buy all their parts from if you decide to service your tub elsewhere down the road. Some manufacturers are super sleazy in this area.

Comfort comfort comfort comfort. This should be most important part to whatever tub you buy. You'll find all the extras hot tub companies like to distract you with won't matter once you start to relax in the hot tub. I found many hot tubs to be super shallow when you sat in them which becomes very uncomfortable.

Do your homework on alot of the gimmicks out there. For example a few people discussed salt systems being less chemically. Salt programs convert your "salt" to chlorine. If your goal is to get away from chlorine don't buy a "salt water" tub. Chlorine from a generator is no less chemically then chlorine you buy from a hot tub company.

Have fun with it!! Hot Tubs are awesome.

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Do your homework on alot of the gimmicks out there. For example a few people discussed salt systems being less chemically. Salt programs convert your "salt" to chlorine. If your goal is to get away from chlorine don't buy a "salt water" tub. Chlorine from a generator is no less chemically then chlorine you buy from a hot tub company.

That's true of Sodium Chloride Generators, butwas not true of Sodium Bromide Generators.

Bromine is way less chemically smelling than Chlorine.

[killramos]

My perspective of the salt water being less chemically. Is because it’s being constantly generated you need to need to maintain lower levels to keep your tub in good shape. Most tubs have way too much and owners wait for it to dissipate. Sure you could be hell on top of our chems and keep it at the right level, but who wants to do that shit very few days.

Another big one for me on the salt is lower maintanence. For me when I go several weeks between seeing my tub is hugely valuable to me. I haven’t added chemicals to my tub all season.

No ragrets on the salt.