I am looking for owners experience with the Highlife line in trying to understand what the increase will be in KWH / month consumed by the hottub. We all have different supply rates from our electric companies so to say the hottub will cost an additional $50 / month is really climate and rate sensitive. My supply rate is on the low side at 6 cents per KWH but I am looking to see what the additional KWH consumption is on your electric bill each month. Is it 500 kWh or 1000 kWh ? I appreciate your help in trying to understand the energy consumption.
So much depends on the model, the ambient temp, and how you use it.
I had a meter on my spa when I first got it for the first 30 days, just as an experiment. Ambient temp was around 45 degrees that month, and it was delivered while snowing (starting temperature of the water was just over 50 degrees.)
I ended up using 296 KWH in the first 30 days. I think I missed 2 days of hot tubbing (I'm not a huge jet user, like 5-10 minutes at a time... then I can soak for another 30-45 minutes easy each time.) I have a Grandee NXT.
I pay $0.11 a KWH --> $32.56 for my first month. Which on my electric statement, it went from about $80 to just over $110, so that is about right.
The more info you give, the better idea of what we can calculate for you.