Hi everyone,
This is my first summer with a hot tub and am wanting it to run a bit cooler for the summer. I have a Bullfrog R7. The trouble is, no matter how low I set the temperature it continues to maintain 98deg F which is just too warm to be inviting in the summer. It's been hot lately here in Colorado, but not THAT hot. Highs usually in the mid '90s and overnight lows in the mid 60s. But this weekend it's only been in the low 80s during the day and low 60s/high 50s, along with a couple torrential downpour thunderstorms. Yet the tub has stayed right at 98.
I talked to my dealer and they said it was the friction/heat imparted by the pumps during filtration. I'm sure that's a thing - but would it really be enough to keep the tub 20deg over average ambient temperature? They advised me to back off the filtration cycles and I will since I should have been doing that anyhow, but I'm just not confident that's the issue.....but I guess that depends on the answer to my question.
Thanks,
Chris