Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

[mimico_polak]

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I'm sure @Mikedezo44 could tell us what the used hot tub market is like nowadays...probably a bit more slow compared to peak COVID insanity.

There was also a user that had a 110V inflatable installed...but IIRC those sucked during the coldest of days as they took forever to heat the water up, and they cooled off very quickly when actually being used.

There was a thread here somewhere, I'll have to revisit it.

 

[GreyGhost]

I'm sure @Mikedezo44 could tell us what the used hot tub market is like nowadays...probably a bit more slow compared to peak COVID insanity.

There was also a user that had a 110V inflatable installed...but IIRC those sucked during the coldest of days as they took forever to heat the water up, and they cooled off very quickly when actually being used.

There was a thread here somewhere, I'll have to revisit it.

Friends have an inflatable (from Costco iirc). Great in the summer. No good in the winter. I think the instructions tell you to take it down before freezing weather hits. They deflate it and store it for the winter.

Inflatable are much much shallower than real hot tubs. Just plug into an existing circuit though so installation is cheap and easy. In the winter, with 4 kw heater on, mine loses about one degree per hour when open. I'm not surprised that a tub with a fifth of the water and 1/3 of the heat loses temp fast.

 

[JC99]

Since the new neighbour moved in a year or so ago I hate hot tubs with a passion. She put the damn thing near my fence and it hums for ******* hours every day in the winter. The frequency gets right inside my head and makes it feel like it’s going to explode from the pressure She says she can’t put it on a schedule so the pump routine only runs at night when no one is outside but that sounds like ******** to me.

 

[mimico_polak]

Since the new neighbour moved in a year or so ago I hate hot tubs with a passion. She put the damn thing near my fence and it hums for ******* hours every day in the winter. The frequency gets right inside my head and makes it feel like it’s going to explode from the pressure She says she can’t put it on a schedule so the pump routine only runs at night when no one is outside but that sounds like ******** to me.

Oh that def can get annoying.

Although I’m leaning toward believing her as the pump will have a min temperature setting so it’ll come on at night to maintain temps in my understanding.

Buddy keeps his at a min 80F as that’s what’s required…which seems excessive to maintain as basically anything above 0C should keep things from freezing….it just takes longer to heat back up to usable temp.

Went into one this weekend and while it was great…getting into it was much worse than getting out. Shivering like a mofo on the way in….no issues on the way out and the 50m to the house.

 

[GreyGhost]

Oh that def can get annoying.

Although I’m leaning toward believing her as the pump will have a min temperature setting so it’ll come on at night to maintain temps in my understanding.

Buddy keeps his at a min 80F as that’s what’s required…which seems excessive to maintain as basically anything above 0C should keep things from freezing….it just takes longer to heat back up to usable temp.

Went into one this weekend and while it was great…getting into it was much worse than getting out. Shivering like a mofo on the way in….no issues on the way out and the 50m to the house.

Most hot tubs only have two temp probes. One at each end of heater. Maybe one more on control board as a freeze Stat. A problem is, most don't constantly poll the thermostats. They want to run the pump for minutes first to ensure temp matches bulk water temp. Within the equipment cabinet, temps are much much lower. I have my pumps and heaters to only run during cheap power. I insulate the cabinet for the winter to keep it from freezing. Minus a lot plus no circulating water for more than 12 hours means the cabinet can be quite cold.

 

[Gary]

Since the new neighbour moved in a year or so ago I hate hot tubs with a passion. She put the damn thing near my fence and it hums for ******* hours every day in the winter. The frequency gets right inside my head and makes it feel like it’s going to explode from the pressure She says she can’t put it on a schedule so the pump routine only runs at night when no one is outside but that sounds like ******** to me.

Mine is ~ 8' from my bedroom window, and even with the window open, I can barely hear it cycle on & off. I keep it set to 100⁰F 24/7/365, and let it do its thing.
The only time it was noticeable/ annoying, was when the #1 pump was nearing its end of life, and the grinding got louder.

 

[GreyGhost]

Mine is ~ 8' from my bedroom window, and even with the window open, I can barely hear it cycle on & off. I keep it set to 100⁰F 24/7/365, and let it do its thing.
The only time it was noticeable/ annoying, was when the #1 pump was nearing its end of life, and the grinding got louder.

My house came with a similar layout. Pumps face towards the bedroom. I can hear when they kick on. It doesn't bother me. If I was bothered, rotating the tub so the pumps were screened by thousands of pounds of water would solve it. On the plus side, not hearing the pumps last year made me investigate and the main board had burned.

 

[JC99]

Oh that def can get annoying.

Although I’m leaning toward believing her as the pump will have a min temperature setting so it’ll come on at night to maintain temps in my understanding.

Buddy keeps his at a min 80F as that’s what’s required…which seems excessive to maintain as basically anything above 0C should keep things from freezing….it just takes longer to heat back up to usable temp.

Went into one this weekend and while it was great…getting into it was much worse than getting out. Shivering like a mofo on the way in….no issues on the way out and the 50m to the house.

If it was on at night it actually wouldn’t be an issue. I can't hear it in the house but I can hear it when I'm in my yard though during the day. I asked her if she could schedule the pump cycles for the overnight period and she said no which was odd as I thought the biggest temp dips would be overnight.

It’s the frequency that’s an issue. It’s exactly at the “annoying as ****” frequency.

If I want to sit outside under my patio heater now I have this damn thing droning on.

 

[crankcall]

There is probably a municipal bylaw for how close to a property line a tub can be and motor noise , but you have to decide if you want to be ‘that guy’ .

I left a three yr old tub when we moved houses , I miss that thing daily . Loved it .


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[JC99]

There is probably a municipal bylaw for how close to a property line a tub can be and motor noise , but you have to decide if you want to be ‘that guy’ .

I left a three yr old tub when we moved houses , I miss that thing daily . Loved it .


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Bylaw only go by dB not frequency. The neighbour's downstairs renter has an apartment
closer to the hot tub and isn’t happy but doesn’t want to rock the boat with his landlord.

 

[nobbie48]

I'm not into hot tubs. I can't take the heat and there aren't a lot of people I want to take baths with.

FWIW I was in the heat business and the amount of heat require to KEEP a liquid hot is minimal compared to what is needed to MAKE it hot.

 

[Mad Mike]

I'm installing one at my kids' place today, it has 2 water pumps and an air pump (blower). You can't hear the water pumps unless you're within a foot of the tub.

Personally I'm not fond of them - my last tub was in the yard for 8 years, I lost interest after about a year, we kept it because the kids had fun using it. Once the kids left home it became yard art. Then, like many hot tubs -- it met a chainsaw.

 

[GreyGhost]

I'm installing one at my kids' place today, it has 2 water pumps and an air pump (blower). You can't hear the water pumps unless you're within a foot of the tub.

Personally I'm not fond of them - my last tub was in the yard for 8 years, I lost interest after about a year, we kept it because the kids had fun using it. Once the kids left home it became yard art. Then, like many hot tubs -- it met a chainsaw.

Air pump is the fastest way to drop tub temp and drive up hydro bill. Although the water pumps use more power to run, they have a much smaller impact on heat loss.

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