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How long do you stay in your hot tub on average?

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bud16415:
It depends on the person and also the temp you keep it at. We live up on the Great Lakes and we have summers that outside at night are in the 70s and winters where it gets as low as –30. So during the summer months the tub is set to a mode where it doesn’t heat during the day and comes on in the evening and only gets between 98-100. In the winter normally it is set 103-104 but if it is super cold 105-106 isn’t any too hot.

Before we got ours we used to hot tub quite a bit at a friends house. His tub was always extra warm around 105 in the summer. 10 to 15 minutes is all we could take and then you would end up sitting on the edge of the tub cooling off. I always thought they were more used to the heat. When we got ours I tried lots of things and got complaints if I got it too hot. Even now after 5 years we are still 1 degree different in what we like and wish I had half degree settings. But in general I would rather stay in longer slightly cooler than being driven out because its too hot.

Forget other entertainment in the tub it is really not worth it IMO. It is a nice place to get away from all that. Built in sound IMO is also a waste if you want some music get something portable and sit it on a shelf outside the tub. Alexa would work good as it is voice controlled.

We stay in ours 30-60 minutes most of the time. in the summer with cooler water but still warm I could stay in it for hours.

Everyone is different.

CanadianSpaTech:

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Forget other entertainment in the tub it is really not worth it IMO. It is a nice place to get away from all that. Built in sound IMO is also a waste if you want some music get something portable and sit it on a shelf outside the tub. Alexa would work good as it is voice controlled.



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Pop up speakers no but a spa with molded 5.5" speakers Yes. The benefit is you don't need a lot of extra volume if you are in a populated area. Your head is right by the speaker and with the pumps running a portable stereo will need extra volume to hear that could piss off close neighbours. Awlays worry when I see customers with lights hanging over a spa or portable stereos with the cord long enough to reach the water. Usually with no GFCI in the wall plug

bud16415:

--- Quote from: CanadianSpaTech on February 27, 2020, 08:51:10 am ---
--- Quote from: bud16415 on February 27, 2020, 08:36:39 am ---

Forget other entertainment in the tub it is really not worth it IMO. It is a nice place to get away from all that. Built in sound IMO is also a waste if you want some music get something portable and sit it on a shelf outside the tub. Alexa would work good as it is voice controlled.



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First off in the USA it is code that all outside outlets be GFCI and I believe it is in Canada as well, but I do agree it bothers me even with GFCI seeing anything 120VAC near a tub or pool.

IMO what we have is outdoor speakers that provide music to the whole deck and all the equipment to power them is inside the house.

Any music no matter where the speakers are located is going to sound bad competing with jets. Adding noise to noise just makes more noise IMO. The time for some low volume quality music is when the tub is being used for soaking.

I’m just not a fan in general for gadgets built into hot tubs. Even waterfalls and light shows don’t get used that much after the novelty wears off for most people. Our lights stay on blue year round and the waterfall gets turned on to show friends how it looks. Water and speakers just don’t mix for me.

I don’t want to discourage anyone that wants to try out features like this just my opinion on them.   

I agree being a good neighbor is important. Sound and visual should be taken into consideration when placing a hot tub.  ::)


Pop up speakers no but a spa with molded 5.5" speakers Yes. The benefit is you don't need a lot of extra volume if you are in a populated area. Your head is right by the speaker and with the pumps running a portable stereo will need extra volume to hear that could piss off close neighbours. Awlays worry when I see customers with lights hanging over a spa or portable stereos with the cord long enough to reach the water. Usually with no GFCI in the wall plug

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CanadianSpaTech:
"First off in the USA it is code that all outside outlets be GFCI "...for houses built in the last 20-25 years. Most older houses only if the homeowner changed them out.
I agree most "upgrades" loose their appeal over time. Everyone leaves the waterfall closed and then when they do turn it on the smelly sagnet water sitting in the line blows out. Stereos have come a long way in recent years with Bluetooth and all related components inside the cabinet. When marine grade (car) stereos and pop up tv's first came out they were a warranty nightmare. Marine grade speakers will have a limited lifespan but not a huge investment to replace 5,8,10 years down the road. Lights...usually on red and only tub at night...daytime tubbing is just weird JMO

Sludge Factory:
thank you all for the responses. 

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