My parents owned one when I was young. I remember it working only a few times and almost never getting used. They spent thousands to repair it to only use it a few times before it broke again.
One of the highlights of their life was getting rid of it and reusing the space.
did they have a used hot tub that a previous owner had already used to death?
It was new when they built an addition to the house before I was born. They said it was hell since day one.
Ex hot tub owner here: my regrets is not using it enough
Never would have bought one myself, but it came with the house, and it’s one of my favorite things. It’s remarkable how physicall and mentally refreshing it is after doing a bunch of yard work or after a particularly mentally-exhausting day at work.
Ours has broken down twice, though, in 6 years, so between that and regular maintenance, it’s an ongoing expense.
It made a fantastic table.
We had one indoors in a sun room for years and years. Rarely used, eventually just ignored.
But man the cover was a great surface for cutting fabric and general use.
No matter how “sexy” it may look in porn and movies. Sex in a hot tub sucks. The water kills all lubrication.
Yeah, ever heard of an investigation on why the hot tube water foams up in time? Now you know why
Hot tub chemical stores always tell you to use bromine instead of chlorine. They claim chlorine will destroy your tub. I have been using chlorine for 20+ years on 3 different tubs. Never had a problem. I suspect they recommend bromine only because it’s more expensive.
I think bromine destroys your clothes less doesn’t it?
Maybe? I haven’t noticed it. I use the same bathing suit each time and it doesn’t appear to be faded.
I think chlorine really destroys the elastics
But that smell hits different. It’s what they use on Pirates of the Caribbean at Disney and partly why it smells the way it does.
I realize I’m weird, but I love that smell
Bromine has a higher boiling point than chlorine, which allows it to stay in the hot water longer. You can use chlorine in a hot tub, but you have to add it more frequently to achieve the proper level of sanitization.
Maybe, but I’ve never had an issue with satiation using chlorine.
And you won’t, if you add it more frequently.
It’s a matter of long-term economic effect. Both work, but one is cheaper in the long-term because bromide sanitizers for longer at higher temperatures, such as those which exist in hot tubs. That’s the point they were making.
Chlorine also works fine, but because of the higher temperatures, you have to use more, which cost more.
You need the chlorine, you need to always put the cover on, and you need the net to get the bugs out.
It feels much less luxury when you come out in the morning to a green tub full of flies and spiders.
The answer is: it depends. Before purchasing a hot tub take a water sample from the faucet you’ll use to fill it. Take it to a pool/spa store and ask them what type of chemicals and maintenance you’ll need to do. If your pH is aligned then you’ll be in good shape. If it’s not you will be fighting it forever.
That isn’t true at all. The pH will needs adjusting from the tap and will need periodic adjusting during use, but that all depends on how often you use it and if you spill and drinks in to during use. I check my mine from weekly to monthly depending on how often I use it. Usually every 5-10 uses. The manufacturers of hot tubs and chemicals say after every use but that is way over doing and wastes testing strips.
Basically the pH needs to be adjusted so the chlorine can do it’s job. That’s the jyst. There are extra chemicals beyond that but those will be used on a anually or semi-anually basis.
Unless you’re drowning in money or have a physical ailment that NEEDS a hot tub to improve your life- Dont.
Yeah, I feel like hot tubs are great only if someone else is maintaining it for you. So either go somewhere and pay to use it, or own one and pay someone to keep it running well.
I’m the latter. Currently I’m having to use an inflatable bath in my wet room which can only be emptied via a powerdrill-powered water pump into a hose pipe and into the toilet. It’s not ideal, ha
Be sure to use some sort of insect repellent around it. My coworker got one 3-4 years ago and within a year or two, ants began building a colony in the insulation inside the shell. The colony really thrived in the heat, and it became a huge issue.
For the cost of heating you can pay for a lot of gym membership. And if you don’t use the gym cancle (gyms are notorious for being hard to cancle so read the fane print)
You misspelled “cancel,” so I kept reading your spelling error as “cankle” 🤣
Mine costs me $10/month in electricity. Not getting a gym membership for that
Nothing but regrets. What I imagined and what I got are two very different things. I was thinking party time and sexy date night with the wifey. Instead, it’s a big ass chemistry set that also attracts pests.
I never saw a rat outside until they set up shop inside where the pump and all the plumbing is. I have no idea how they got in there. I smelled something dead and it took a while to figure out it was in there. Unscrewed the panels on the side and found a whole nest in there and a decomposing rat. Another time, a bunch of nasty frogs got into the water even though it was covered.
Aside from that, it was a nuisance to maintain. There’s always something a little off with the water. I spent more time maintaining and cleaning that damn thing than I ever spent relaxing in it. Then the cover eventually wore out from being in the sun. That was like $500 to replace.
That hot tub was nothing but an expensive mistake.
Don’t cheap out. Buy a good one or you’ll end up spending more constantly repairing the cheap one.
Apparently my idea of hot tub is quite different of what people are speaking of here. I’m quessing OP meant jacuzzi.
Hot tub and jacuzzi are used interchangeably in the US. Is the one that you posted used for bathing?
Hot tub is a machine. Jacuzzi is a brand
Tissue paper is an item, Kleenex is a brand. They’re both interchangeable in the US.
Well tissue paper is a different thing but yes I understand your point. But it’s also important to understand when someone means a thing or the specific brand
shoot for repairability. the ones that drown all the components in styrofoam so you cant replace any pieces are not worth having. thermospa brand have the components all repairable. also the closer it is to your house the more you will use it. if you contact the manufacturer and ask what cancelled orders they have sitting around you can get a major discount like 30%+
Smart move on the cancel request
I have a styrofoam filled hot tub I bought for $100. I had to put $3000 in to in parts and fixed several leaks. It’s not unrepairable, just not as straight forward. It was easy to find some of the leaks because the spray foam would be saturated with water so I just pulled out the wet foam and followed it to the leak. And when I was done I just put in some of the pink fiberglass insulation in it’s place, but even that isn’t necessary.
