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so if the breakers were tripped on the arctic to jack the temp up to 107, it will reset when you shut the unit down for a refill. So I have been in 104 max, which tends to drop a few degrees in the cold water since my last water change.I just realized that if you hold the temp up button for 5 seconds, it allows the tub to go up to 107 again. this is great!!!
At 104, I spend 30 min to 1 hr at a time. The problem is that temps drop about 2 to 3 degrees during this time in the cold. I like 104, so 107 keeps me on par for quite sometime. When I first started going in the tub, 98 would make me dizzy with a headache. Now 104 is like a warm bath. I love it as hot as I can get it now.The other thing is that I hate the jets coming on at night. I like sitting quiet and relaxing. I find on the really cold nights this effects the temp a little more without running the jets to heat up tub.
Man, I couldn't imagine being in a tub that hot. I passed out getting out the tub last night (45 minutes at 101). Lucky for me, my husband was there to catch me... unlucky for him my elbow smashed his package. :-/
You know, if I was a trouble maker, I'd say this is one advantage of a ff spa with 24 hr circ pump. But I'm not a trouble maker. So I wont say my ff keeps the tub hot without overcompensating , and it's nice and quiet.
Well, I'm keeping my trouble maker hat on. . My personal opinon is I think the water in a TP tub loses heat faster than a FF tub. On severely cold nights this become very noticable. After all , you are relying on the heater and pumps to keep the water and the cabinet warm. And unless the cabinets is truley airtight , heat will wick out/cold air will seep in. I belive that on fridgid night, this becomes more noticiabel. I get the impression that one must compensate for this by turning up the heater. I have no facts to back this up, and it's only my opinon, , but that has never stopped me before