hot tubs

GOF_430d · 07-10-2023, 06:17 AM

We had the Canadian Spa Grand Rapid inflatable hot tub before we traded up to the spa we have now - 4 seater and I can stretch out and not reach the sides with my head on the pillow.
We paid £450 for the inflatable and got it during lock down and got a £500 trade in when we traded up in 2022.
The heater ran continually with the inflatable due to zero insulation, irrespective of what they said, an air filled lid & sides doesn't provide much if any thermal insulation. That & the fact that I had to sit cross legged in it whilst the wife at 5ft 6in could stretch out, was the reason we traded up.

KRS_SN · 07-10-2023, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by GOF_430d

We had the Canadian Spa Grand Rapid inflatable hot tub before we traded up to the spa we have now - 4 seater and I can stretch out and not reach the sides with my head on the pillow.
We paid £450 for the inflatable and got it during lock down and got a £500 trade in when we traded up in 2022.
The heater ran continually with the inflatable due to zero insulation, irrespective of what they said, an air filled lid & sides doesn't provide much if any thermal insulation. That & the fact that I had to sit cross legged in it whilst the wife at 5ft 6in could stretch out, was the reason we traded up.

The helsinki spa is very spacious. 5 of us in no problem. Very little tub and a lot of space as the walls are about 5cm thick. Agree insulation isn't too great but mounted on a decking base with rubber foam padding and with the grey extra cover on top its the best it's going to get. I like a dip when it's cold and freezing outside. That himalayan monkey feeling.

KRS_SN · 07-16-2023, 05:24 PM

Experiment underway. It's 1120pm. 17 degrees water temperature as its been off for a few days. Tub cover and insulation cover on. I'll see what it heats up to when I wake up.

KRS_SN · 07-17-2023, 03:59 AM

31 degrees at 930am ie 10 hours .... temperature raised by 14 degrees so around 1.5 degrees per hour. So if tub is switched on between 11pm and 7am that'll heat it up by 12 degrees. Probably useless information.

gangzoom · 07-17-2023, 04:18 PM

I was thinking about hot tubs today

KRS_SN · 07-19-2023, 03:09 PM

Left the tub at 38 degrees at 930pm yesterday switched it off.
Today at 630pm water was 33 degrees. So with the insulation cover setup it ain't too bad losing only around 4 degrees in 20 hours.

07-10-2023, 06:17 AM	#45
GOF_430d Lieutenant 289 Rep 505 Posts Drives: 430d convertible Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: London iTrader: (0)	We had the Canadian Spa Grand Rapid inflatable hot tub before we traded up to the spa we have now - 4 seater and I can stretch out and not reach the sides with my head on the pillow. We paid £450 for the inflatable and got it during lock down and got a £500 trade in when we traded up in 2022. The heater ran continually with the inflatable due to zero insulation, irrespective of what they said, an air filled lid & sides doesn't provide much if any thermal insulation. That & the fact that I had to sit cross legged in it whilst the wife at 5ft 6in could stretch out, was the reason we traded up.
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KRS_SN Major General 13631 Rep 5,235 Posts Drives: IX,G07 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 X7 [10.00] X5 [8.50] IX [8.00]	Experiment underway. It's 1120pm. 17 degrees water temperature as its been off for a few days. Tub cover and insulation cover on. I'll see what it heats up to when I wake up. Attached Images
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KRS_SN Major General 13631 Rep 5,235 Posts Drives: IX,G07 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 X7 [10.00] X5 [8.50] IX [8.00]	31 degrees at 930am ie 10 hours .... temperature raised by 14 degrees so around 1.5 degrees per hour. So if tub is switched on between 11pm and 7am that'll heat it up by 12 degrees. Probably useless information.
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07-17-2023, 04:18 PM	#49
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07-19-2023, 03:09 PM	#50
KRS_SN Major General 13631 Rep 5,235 Posts Drives: IX,G07 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 X7 [10.00] X5 [8.50] IX [8.00]	Left the tub at 38 degrees at 930pm yesterday switched it off. Today at 630pm water was 33 degrees. So with the insulation cover setup it ain't too bad losing only around 4 degrees in 20 hours.
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