On 01/07/2019 08:43, Farmer Giles wrote:
On 30/06/2019 18:02, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?

My daughter and her husband have one, and wouldn't be without it. It
cost about £10,000 fully installed, and I would imagine running costs
are fairly high - it has to be left on all the time. Well, not sure
about 'has to be' but they say it's better to.

They probably leave the CH on all the time because its cheaper than
heating it up again!


All this talk about hygiene is largely nonsense - well certainly for
family use, can't comment about other activities that some here might
get up to! The only maintenance - apart from occasional emptying and
refilling - is the addition of some chemicals every other day. Not sure
what they are, but it's only a teaspoonful or so - depending on usage.
There is no concern about stuff getting into the tub because they come
with a tight fitting cover (theirs is outside).

Its not nonsense, you need a filter, I would fit a UV steraliser as well.