power out for over 12 hours- New Hampshire

[nlittle]

I am in southern NH where there was/is an ice storm.  Last night my power went out and it is still out....how long before I should worry about my tub?      At the time of outtage it was up to temp (104+) and covered.  It's on raised deck so there is no real protection underneath.  I just got it last week and will be devistated if this act of nature breaks something!

[Brewman]

Resist the urge to open the cover.  Do whatever you can reasonably do to help your spa retain it's heat.  Cover with blankets, quilts, tarps, whatever you have around.
 A good quality spa should hold it's heat for several days with no power- depending on the temperature in your area.

 If you have access to a generator, there are some other things you can do like putting a light bulb in your service bay for some extra heat.  

Your owners manual may have some tips in this area too, mine does.  And you can also call your dealer to see if they have any suggestons.

[nicker]

at this pint I would not worry to much about freezing on maybe the third day Id start to worry.  But as Brewman says if possible cover with blankets, tarp etc. AND DO NOT OPEN THE COVER doing so would let out allot of warmth.

PS once you have power please let us know what the tub temp is at. I will be curious as to how long your power was out and what the temp was down to.  I bet you will be surpised how warm it still is.

[Chad]

When I lost power Saturday night for 5+ hrs, my tub only lost 1 degree with an outside temp between 29-31.

[Brewman]

At those temperatures, you have much less to worry about than if you had near zero temps!

[brentp]

I'm in Southern NH too.   For us, power out ~ 2am, . . . came back on ~ 1 pm (11 - 12 hours).

FWIW:  Tub is set at 102 and was at 99 when I started it back up.  It was a windy morning too, . . . which causes the temps to drop faster than a still day.  I did go out in the morning a adjust the cover 'skirt' so it was tight down around the edge to the tub.  

Not too bad  

[brentp]

I'm in Southern NH too.   For us, power out ~ 2am, . . . came back on ~ 1 pm (11 - 12 hours).

FWIW:  Tub is set at 102 and was at 99 when I started it back up.  It was a windy morning too, . . . which causes the temps to drop faster than a still day.  I did go out in the morning a adjust the cover 'skirt' so it was tight down around the edge to the tub.  

Not too bad  

And the piece of infomation I forgot and left out, . . . ~ 25 degrees all day today.  

[wmccall]

I am in southern NH where there was/is an ice storm.  Last night my power went out and it is still out....how long before I should worry about my tub?      At the time of outtage it was up to temp (104+) and covered.  It's on raised deck so there is no real protection underneath.  I just got it last week and will be devistated if this act of nature breaks something!

My tub has had no heat since Sunday, when it was 102.  Down to 88 as of Tuesday 8pm.

[bwbski22]

wmccall when do you plan on having heat working in your tub again?

[The_Pa._Lady]

nlittle:

I would make sure the straps are hooked so the top fits tight, you probably did that already, but I just thought I'd mention it anyway, because I never use my straps unless it's really windy.

Good luck.

[ndabunka]

Although no one on here has yet mentioned it, I would throw the breaker so that when power does come back on, it doesn't "cycle" the switches too much. When power fails around here, it usually comes back on and then drops right back out again (most likely due to a break the power company didn't know was there until the first section was repaired).  I do this with most of my electrically sensitive equipment anytime there is a power failure. From Home Theater components to Hot tubs.  Just makes more sense to be safe than to have them blown by the power cycles.  Burnt out a $750 amp one time (luckily it was covered under insurance)

[wmccall]

wmccall when do you plan on having heat working in your tub again?

As soon as the pump from Dynasty arrives at the local dealer who is doing the service. He told me he would give me priority when it did come.  12F this morning.