Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: TubbinLuvin on April 26, 2018, 09:43:06 am
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I’m being told multiple things by dif manufacturers
One said only 13 a month and another said about a dollar a day
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It depends on a lot of things. How much you use it, climate you are in, electric rates you pay and things like that. Also depends on brand. Some insulate better then others
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Ask what criteria was used to arrived at $13 a month. $1.00 per day in my opinion is far more accurate for the best insulated brands unless your in a warm climate.
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I’m being told multiple things by dif manufacturers
One said only 13 a month and another said about a dollar a day
One is being far more honest than the other or maybe one is just far more informed than the other. I think you know which is which.
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I believe I can trend below $20 a month during summer with my A8 even whilst keeping it above 90 degrees. In the dead of winter I should be right around the $40-45 range at 100/101.
I'm in Michigan. And the Bullfrog I own "should be" one of the better performing models out there from an energy efficiency standpoint. I would not be shocked if a lower-end spa in my climate was pushing $80+ a month in February...
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I. Have a meter on the power to my 965L. 535 gallons. And the extra insulation package. Water temp set to 100F and filtering 2 hours out of 12. An hour north of Durham NC.
On a co-op with tiered rates. Since December when we got it, cold months about 500-550kwhrs at marginal rate 7.5 cents. So $35 or so.
Upcoming summer months rate goes up to 9.5 cents but kwhrs should come way down.
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I. Have a meter on the power to my 965L. 535 gallons. And the extra insulation package. Water temp set to 100F and filtering 2 hours out of 12. An hour north of Durham NC.
On a co-op with tiered rates. Since December when we got it, cold months about 500-550kwhrs at marginal rate 7.5 cents. So $35 or so.
Upcoming summer months rate goes up to 9.5 cents but kwhrs should come way down.
On another thread you are talking about not having enough chlorine with @ease. Part of your problem is most likely not enough filtration.
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I’m being told multiple things by dif manufacturers
One said only 13 a month and another said about a dollar a day
The only way to know is to meter your tub, not that complicated. A well insulated tub 20-30 per month average. Not so well insulated 50-60 or more.
13 bucks a month if you don't use it, keep it covered and turn the temp down to 70 and your local climate stays above 70 deg.
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Thank you for all of your replies
The thing is , I live in the Midwest
If I was to heat it 24/7 But was only to keep it
At around 95 degrees when I’m not in it
How long would it take to get from 95 to 103-104
If it was too only take 1 hour to go from 95 to 103
Then I’d be fine with that . I’d prolly want to get in it
Once per day for around 25 minutes
Boy this forum is a godsend
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Thank you for all of your replies
The thing is , I live in the Midwest
If I was to heat it 24/7 But was only to keep it
At around 95 degrees when I’m not in it
How long would it take to get from 95 to 103-104
If it was too only take 1 hour to go from 95 to 103
Then I’d be fine with that . I’d prolly want to get in it
Once per day for around 25 minutes
Boy this forum is a godsend
On average I would say around 3 degrees an hour it takes to bring up the temp of the tub. I have a Bullfrog X7L that's less than a year old and I am willing to bet my tub is costing me around $60-100 a month extra keeping it between 101-103 degrees, 24/7 throughout the Michigan winter. That being said...We do use it almost every day for at least 30 minutes.
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A 220 wired hot tub heats on average 5 to 7 degrees an hour. Cost per month to run the tub should be around 30 to 50 dollars. Where you live and how much you use the tub are variables.
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Thank you for all of your replies
The thing is , I live in the Midwest
If I was to heat it 24/7 But was only to keep it
At around 95 degrees when I’m not in it
How long would it take to get from 95 to 103-104
If it was too only take 1 hour to go from 95 to 103
Then I’d be fine with that . I’d prolly want to get in it
Once per day for around 25 minutes
Boy this forum is a godsend
On average I would say around 3 degrees an hour it takes to bring up the temp of the tub. I have a Bullfrog X7L that's less than a year old and I am willing to bet my tub is costing me around $60-100 a month extra keeping it between 101-103 degrees, 24/7 throughout the Michigan winter. That being said...We do use it almost every day for at least 30 minutes.
There's no way it's costing you that much. Unless maybe you leave your cover off for extended periods of time or some other strange factor.....
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Thank you for all of your replies
The thing is , I live in the Midwest
If I was to heat it 24/7 But was only to keep it
At around 95 degrees when I’m not in it
How long would it take to get from 95 to 103-104
If it was too only take 1 hour to go from 95 to 103
Then I’d be fine with that . I’d prolly want to get in it
Once per day for around 25 minutes
Boy this forum is a godsend
On average I would say around 3 degrees an hour it takes to bring up the temp of the tub. I have a Bullfrog X7L that's less than a year old and I am willing to bet my tub is costing me around $60-100 a month extra keeping it between 101-103 degrees, 24/7 throughout the Michigan winter. That being said...We do use it almost every day for at least 30 minutes.
60 bucks or more is common here in the midwest in the winter. The summer can be better at 30-40. The only ones I see do better here in the midwest winters are Hot Springs, D1 or other fully foamed tubs with circ pumps.
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Thank you for all of your replies
The thing is , I live in the Midwest
If I was to heat it 24/7 But was only to keep it
At around 95 degrees when I’m not in it
How long would it take to get from 95 to 103-104
If it was too only take 1 hour to go from 95 to 103
Then I’d be fine with that . I’d prolly want to get in it
Once per day for around 25 minutes
Boy this forum is a godsend
On average I would say around 3 degrees an hour it takes to bring up the temp of the tub. I have a Bullfrog X7L that's less than a year old and I am willing to bet my tub is costing me around $60-100 a month extra keeping it between 101-103 degrees, 24/7 throughout the Michigan winter. That being said...We do use it almost every day for at least 30 minutes.
There's no way it's costing you that much. Unless maybe you leave your cover off for extended periods of time or some other strange factor.....
My highest ever energy bill (gas+electric) before the hot tub was only around $175...I had a bill over $300 this winter. I ALWAYS leave the cover on, unless we're in the tub or I'm shocking it or adding chemicals etc.
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Thank you for all of your replies
The thing is , I live in the Midwest
If I was to heat it 24/7 But was only to keep it
At around 95 degrees when I’m not in it
How long would it take to get from 95 to 103-104
If it was too only take 1 hour to go from 95 to 103
Then I’d be fine with that . I’d prolly want to get in it
Once per day for around 25 minutes
Boy this forum is a godsend
On average I would say around 3 degrees an hour it takes to bring up the temp of the tub. I have a Bullfrog X7L that's less than a year old and I am willing to bet my tub is costing me around $60-100 a month extra keeping it between 101-103 degrees, 24/7 throughout the Michigan winter. That being said...We do use it almost every day for at least 30 minutes.
There's no way it's costing you that much. Unless maybe you leave your cover off for extended periods of time or some other strange factor.....
My highest ever energy bill (gas+electric) before the hot tub was only around $175...I had a bill over $300 this winter. I ALWAYS leave the cover on, unless we're in the tub or I'm shocking it or adding chemicals etc.
If that was in January (Feb bill) that was not a typical energy month in Michigan. If you think you're paying $100 a month consistently in the cold months for your X7 in Michigan you need to start trouble shooting. You might have a pump running 24/7 or messed up filter cycles. No way it should cost this much...
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A 220 wired hot tub heats on average 5 to 7 degrees an hour. Cost per month to run the tub should be around 30 to 50 dollars. Where you live and how much you use the tub are variables.
How the tub is wired doesn't really, technically, impact the rate of heating. The capacity of the tub (gallons) and the size of the heater (watts) is what determines how quickly the tub can be heated (not taking into account the nebulous stuff like insulation, plumbing, pumping, covers, heater efficiency, etc).
If you have a 500 gallon tub with a 4000 watt heater you can raise the temp of the water by just over 3 degrees per hour assuming a 100% duty cycle on the heater.
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Man .... these prices are higher than I hoped
I don’t plan on getting a huge jacuzzi anymore
One with 3 pumps or whatever , like the 6 seaters have
Here’s the newest jacuzzi I’m looking at the Bullfrog R5L
Was told a little over 6000.00 for that at my local dealer
Steps ,cover, chemicals and ozone added in that price
Is that a good price for this ?
And does anything in the specs stick out as generic
https://www.bullfrogspas.com/spas/r-series-hot-tubs/r5l/
I know I’ve said it already a lot but im very thankful
for all of your wealth of information that is here on this wonderful site
Now that thing shouldn’t cost much to heat 24/7 during Feb to November.....right ?
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Man .... these prices are higher than I hoped
I don’t plan on getting a huge jacuzzi anymore
One with 3 pumps or whatever , like the 6 seaters have
Here’s the newest jacuzzi I’m looking at the Bullfrog R5L
Was told a little over 6000.00 for that at my local dealer
Steps ,cover, chemicals and ozone added in that price
Is that a good price for this ?
And does anything in the specs stick out as generic
https://www.bullfrogspas.com/spas/r-series-hot-tubs/r5l/
I know I’ve said it already a lot but im very thankful
for all of your wealth of information that is here on this wonderful site
Now that thing shouldn’t cost much to heat 24/7 during Feb to November.....right ?
Don't take this the wrong way but if the difference of $50 a month is impacting your decision to buy a spa, you probably shouldn't be buying a spa. Or maybe keep an eye out for a used spa that can be had for much less money? They are out there on craigslist all the time.
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That’s not really the issue
I’m just wanting to prove to my girlfriend
That having a jacuzzi won’t hit us hard on the electric bill
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Also remember the costs to maintain it as well...Chemicals, filters, etc.