We’re always looking at hot tubs, so this is great info thanks.PointsHubby wrote: ↑ Very happy with our Arctic Spa.
Not cheap ... but well made
And here in Canada, specifically designed to withstand our super cold Winters
(Tub will not freeze if the power goes out ... for days. Cannot be said of many other tubs)
Your expenses are:
Purchase, Electrical Set Up, and Initial Chemicals etc
Expect $ 10 to $ 15 K for a 5/6 person tub from Arctic Spa
$ 1000 for electrical
And a few hundred to get yourself started chemically
After that maintenance etc is pretty cheap
All in ... electricity & chemicals runs us about $ 1 a day annually
And we run our tub year round
As to seating ... go for as many jets as you can afford
Jets are far more important than other do dads (sound system, many lights etc)
Also we are not fans of loungers
One tends to float off them with the water movement ... more than lay in them
So we personally find them useless
Much prefer to sit with multi jets getting a massage
(Every seat in our tub delivers a different experience / jet pattern ... as well as elevation ... so good for the whole family too )
Whatever you do ... go to a showroom to see all the models
Learn all their differences
And TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
That’s the best way to determine what it is you want / like
(How we decided a lounger was definitely not for us )
No regrets
Our hot tub has been a great investment
Far better than a swimming pool
We use it year round
And in the summer ... we adjust the temp ... so it’s a hot tub some of the time
And a refreshing splash pool on the hottest days in the summer
(Arctic Spa has the widest expanse of temp settings ... you can self adjust ... not just a few presets from the factory)
Best time to buy ...
Spring & Fall Homeshows
And around The Ex
Dealers always have booths at all these events with special promos on
A salt water tub is a chlorine tub - the salt water generator simply converts Sodium Chloride to chlorine gas which is dissolved in the tub. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_water_chlorination
Depends on how much you're traveling - shutting it down for 1-2 weeks even in the winter is pretty easy. Just have whomever is checking your house out take a walk by the tub. Longer than that and you'd likely be draining and winterizing it which isn't hard but not easy either. In the summer just drain and walk away if you your going to be gone longer than a week.superscoots wrote: ↑ Thank you all for the information, sounds like it would be a big decision, going to add a lot of work to myself for it, plus we travel rather frequently so may be hard to justify a hot tub and traveling at the same time.
Anyone have an Artesian spa?
Also this site seems pretty decent for knowledge : https://hottubuniversity.com/
Thanks I pm'd youvon Monster wrote: ↑ Not an expert but I'm guessing junk. because they're only sold at CTC/HD/Wal-mart
If you're trying to stay cheap:
https://www.costco.ca/beachcomber-654-l ... 64838.html for the same price or
https://www.costco.ca/beachcomber-656-l ... 57322.html for $8499.99
although to be honest both are within a rounding error or the Anniversary Edition 578 I bought 3 years ago after you add setup, delivery, starter chems and a cover lifter. That would move you up to a Hybrid as well for better energy efficiency.
Again I ask to your claims... prove it rather than regurgitating their advertisementsPointsHubby wrote: ↑ Very happy with our Arctic Spa.
Not cheap ... but well made
And here in Canada, specifically designed to withstand our super cold Winters
(Tub will not freeze if the power goes out ... for days. Cannot be said of many other tubs)
That site is a very good resource for knowledge, if you are serious about getting quality for your money then take note of the points he makessuperscoots wrote: ↑ Thank you all for the information, sounds like it would be a big decision, going to add a lot of work to myself for it, plus we travel rather frequently so may be hard to justify a hot tub and traveling at the same time.
Anyone have an Artesian spa?
Also this site seems pretty decent for knowledge : https://hottubuniversity.com/
Agreed - if insulation worked the way Arctic says it does we'd all insulate our homes with and inch of fibreglass and some reflective foil. It would also make your house easier to work on too...
That's too funny only because it's TRUE. Arctics entire sales pitch in edmonton revolves around the fact your hot tubs going to leak and you dont want insulation in your hot tub. All their ads on facebook focus on 4 access points to fix the leaks that will happen in their hot tub. IMO its extremely bizarre to trashy those who insulate when arctics only goal is to provide access points for all of the leaks they know their tubs will have.von Monster wrote: ↑ Agreed - if insulation worked the way Arctic says it does we'd all insulate our homes with and inch of fibreglass and some reflective foil. It would also make your house easier to work on too...
Get someone with an Arctic to show you the plastic circ pump sometime if you want an example of needlessly cheap parts.
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