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Holgmi585281:
So you will be pleased to know our Master Spa HL8 here in the Uk has been up and running nearly 3 weeks now. To give some real life running costs i metered the spa daily. We have it set to 39°C constantly or  102°F.

The ambient temperature outside is around 15°C or  59°F daytime nearer 10°C on an evening. We only use it mainly on an evening when its dark as the view is superb and its extra peaceful at that time of night. We use it for around 2hrs every night..
On the odd day we havent used it the spa uses 5to 6 kwh of electricity maintaining 39 degrees . On the days its in use it uses 10 to 12 kwh.
In monetary terms it uses £0.80 per day ticking over maintaining and £1.60 per day in full use. ($1 to $2 ) . The build quality i find to be excellent in every respect. On tickover it is barely noticable its hush quiet. On full its pretty quiet too. The insulated cover works superbly. The temperature barely alters at all covered. Im not sure how that compares to other peoples warmer climates but i am very happy with our choice. We have an excellent well respected dealer which i know is important. Here in the UK we dont hear of any problems with Master Spas like apparently you do in the USA. I have talked personally to many people who have them and they cannot speak highly enough of their ownership experiences. The forums over here are full of complaints of substandard Chinese made spas. We also have lots of online companies just selling cheap spas here (no showrooms). People are so focussed just on cost. You would be pushed to find any bad MasterSpa reviews here and that seems strange. I understand the tent sales problems you experience but in fairness Master Spa does tend to get slated on a regular basis and to a point where it becomes unbelievable. Jetting wise its not as powerful as some out there i know but it certainly has the power to give a fantastic massage. Chemical wise we are using bromine to sanitise. Bromine tablets in the inline filter. The chemical levels have been easy to maintain since the initial fill up where TA and PH were sky high on the first day . We are slightly limited here compared to the USA and Canada on the many manufacturers but we couldnt be happier with our little piece of opulence. Im sure it will give us great service for many years to come judging by the reputation they have here too. Whatever Hot tub you have enjoy. Happy hot tubbing 😁. Mike

Tman122:
I would not be surprised if MS has paid people or put up fake posts like this to try and shed there terrible reputation.

Here in MN they are sold as a middle of the road option (they are middle of the road) and they seem to be very energy hungry in the winter.

Whats the serial number off your tub?

swilly1000:
And I would be equally unsurprised if other manufacturers have done the same thing. It's just so easy to s**t on Master and so many people are eager to do it.

The OP has PM'ed me a few times and has posted pics of his tub.  I doubt he has been paid to post a fake review.  That's just a knee jerk, get-in-line-and-join-the-Masters-haters-group reaction.

Other critics have said that you have to meter the tub to get a true read.  The OP takes the time to do that and convert the number into dollars and then gets cast into the faker category.  Not at all surprised.

I put my tub into service on October 1st, 2018.  I took a far less rigorous approach and added up my hydro bills for the seven months from Nov/17-May/18 and compared them to the seven months Nov/18-May/19 and determined that I paid just over $50/mth more with the hot tub than without.  I understand that my method doesn't consider weather and other usage differences, but it's a ball park number that I expected to see.  Go ahead and criticize if you want, and further dismiss the OP's findings.  But my gut is telling me that Master does NOT go crazy on the hydro as so many people here would have you believe.  Furthermore, my tub has powerful jets......guess what?  More powerful jets=more hydro!!!

The hate-on for Master is not going to change.  At the end of the day it doesn't really matter.  If you're happy with your tub, then you're happy.  I am happy, so is the OP and so many people he has canvassed. 

Forums are about educating and sharing experiences.  I bet 95% of the haters are dealers who have an agenda that is not in sync with the (especially new buyer) end user's needs and wants.  It's too bad that people just can't past the tent-sale arguments and remain focused on badly misguiding the newbies. 

Holgmi585281:

--- Quote from: Tman122 on June 26, 2019, 07:20:00 am ---I would not be surprised if MS has paid people or put up fake posts like this to try and shed there terrible reputation.

Here in MN they are sold as a middle of the road option (they are middle of the road) and they seem to be very energy hungry in the winter.

Whats the serial number off your tub?

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Geez well hello to you too and welcome to the Forum.  :o
Do you need a picture of the serial number too?
1906810

silversun:
This review is suspicious for two reasons
1. the amount of posts from new forum members with over the top glowing reviews of master spa. It happens at a noticeably higher rate than any other hot tub manufacturer. 
2. the number of historical objections covered. The reviewer seems to hit on every major issue with master, from noise to build quality, to sales practices.

On a side note, you're using it for 2 hours each night?!! at 102 degrees!! WOW. I've never heard of that. how do you find the time?

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