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Good Portable Spa ?
Anyone know of a good portable spa.
I checked home depot and Lowes and they mostly carry these 7 or 8 person spa's.. I dont really want the neighbors coming over steam cleaning their butts... |
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I'm not a big fan of the small "portable" spas. They have some big
drawbacks. They are usually not as deep or comfortable to sit in, even if it's only being used by one person. They also use 120V which brings some serious disadvantages. You can't have the jets and blower running at the same time as the heater, as it would draw too much current. So, the power pack won't allow it. This means however hot the spa is when you get in, it will start to slowly cool from there. It also takes 4 times as long to raise the temp as it does with a 240V spa, so you really can't keep it at a lower temp to save energy, then raise it a couple hours before using it. That's probably not a big issue if it's indoors, but could be, if it's outdoors. Also, the spa draws enough current at 120V that it has to be pretty much the only load on that circuit, which could be an issue too, depending on what you have available. IMO, if you can run 240V without major headaches and have room for a bigger one, I'd go with one of the smaller 240V regular ones. They only cost a little more, are more comfortable/convenient and the operating cost isn't going to be too much diff either. |
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