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Hot Spring Energy Guarantees are actually dealer guarantees, not manufacturer guarantees.
MXW, what model do you own? How much is electricity in your area? How much has your bill increased?
I own a Vanguard. Â My current electric rate is $.0793 / kWh. Â Comparing the six months prior to owning the tub with the six months after (and looking at the same time periods the previous year to account for seasonal differences) and without going into standard deviations and such...The difference in my average usage went from 165 kWh for the six months prior to purchasing the tub to 612 kWh after. Â In other words in the six months after I installed the tub, I used an average of 1992 kWh, compared to the same six months last year where I used 1380 kWh, (so a difference of 612 kwH) Â My electricity rates went up about an average of about $.01/kWh when comparing the six months following install compared to the previous year. Â So this equates (using the average electricty rate since I've owned the tub) to about a $40 difference, or twice the "guaranteed" cost. Â And I really don't use the tub excessively (2-3 time s'a week) or keep it that hot (101 deg) and it really hasn't been THAT cold here this winter, (Average temp for the last month has been in the upper 40s). Â Now is that $40 going to be a "deal breaker"? Â Nope. Â Am I going to unplug my tub? Â Nope! I really am looking into this whole thing for two reasons: Â 1. I'm a stickler for keeping folks to their word. Especially salesmen. Â If they would have not thrown that guarantee up and preached to it, and maybe just offered some estimates or figures for typical costs, I could have bought that. (I probably wouldn't have even asked) Â 2. (and more importantly) If a typicall tub really does do a better job, I wonder if there is something that could be better (i.e. wrong) with mine....