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4 weeks in and the tub is excellent... except fo the running costs,our electric useage has trebbled... Our tub is currently running on std mode, 4 cycles of 30 minute duration with the circulation pump on its default setting at 24hrs constant,with the heater coming on as and when required too maintain its set temp.Water quality is very good at these settings,so is there anything we can do to reduce the electric costs but maintain quality thru out....We have read the manual and can see that there is room for manouvre on all the heat and filter cycles/settings,but not sure wot to do for the best...cheers Shell
Thanx for the quick reply....This is our first bill since start up and to be honest we have used it every day for approx an hr each time...Water temp is being maintained at 39 degrees..cheers Shell
7 degrees above freezing.... Smart a$$es... I don't see the benefit of running a 24hr circ AND have a jet pump running on cycles for filtration? Those 2 systems seem redundant to me. Can Jacuzzi Jim or anyone else explain why Jacuzzi has this??Carter; remember that the initial fill is costly to heat for the first 8 or 10 hours but you have one of the best spas available for heat retention so I wouldn't worry. Bank on a buck a day to operate it on average.Steve
How can anyone estimate a buck a day without knowing cost of kwh?Is that a Canadian buck a day or US?
So, are you guys saying the Jacuzzi/Sundance engineers are mistaken to design their filtrations systems as they do and have the factory default the way it is and recommend "redundant" filtration?How can anyone estimate a buck a day without knowing cost of kwh?Is that a Canadian buck a day or US?
I didn't think the Sundance system filtered with the main pump and that all the filtering was done with the circ pump. I understood that when therapy pumps turned on there is a small secondary suction in the filter well to draw more water to the well itself. I would say you could program the four filter cycles to zero and be just fine. I am not sure how the Jacuzzi system works, but it must be similar, though the SD uses one filter and the Jacuzzi two.First month electricity use will generally be higher than normal as the spa is new and gets lots of use. Also, any time you fill the spa, the electric will spike because you are heating from a cool temperature rather than maintaining temp.