Been looking at these for some time and they have never been sub £400
Ebuyer has them for £299 delivered...Great value
Top comments
Nigelhg
5 Jun 135#3
I used to have an Mpsa Camaro (slightly posher version of this)- these are great fun and work surprising well (I had mine 5 years) the only thing I would say is that they cost similar to a hard shell tub to run (around £80-100 a month if you use it) if outside. I changed recently to a Softub T300 (probably the most efficient electric tub available but a fair bit bigger and more expensive) and my electric bill halved!
I would recommend buying one if you want a starter hot tub - it save's on the initial expense and you'll soon find out if you like it enough to think about upgrading. Make sure you get a chemical starter pack though too or your water will be cloudy and unhygienic within a week.
freakstyler
5 Jun 134#1
A paddling pool and a hot curry would be significantly cheaper.
bigsky
5 Jun 133#4
Let's swing.....
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freakstyler
5 Jun 134#1
A paddling pool and a hot curry would be significantly cheaper.
raul69
5 Jun 13#2
Are these better than the Lay-Z-Spa ones?
Nigelhg
5 Jun 135#3
I used to have an Mpsa Camaro (slightly posher version of this)- these are great fun and work surprising well (I had mine 5 years) the only thing I would say is that they cost similar to a hard shell tub to run (around £80-100 a month if you use it) if outside. I changed recently to a Softub T300 (probably the most efficient electric tub available but a fair bit bigger and more expensive) and my electric bill halved!
I would recommend buying one if you want a starter hot tub - it save's on the initial expense and you'll soon find out if you like it enough to think about upgrading. Make sure you get a chemical starter pack though too or your water will be cloudy and unhygienic within a week.
bigsky
5 Jun 133#4
Let's swing.....
Hondo to bigsky
5 Jun 131#13
Yeah Baby........ :wink:
pablomozza
5 Jun 13#5
woohoo just might SPLASH out on one of these
pibpob
5 Jun 132#6
It's got a 1500W heater and contains 700l of water. This means that even if it had perfect insulation (and obviously without cold air being blown through it) it would take half an hour to heat up by one degree - that's more than 10 hours from room temperature (20 degrees) to the 42 degrees it operates at. In that time it will cost you 16 units of electricity. And of course it'll be more than that because it does not have perfect insulation. If you can't wait that long then you'll have to leave it on all the time - and imagine how much that will cost you.
Oh, and the cover is for "safety" so isn't even insulated.
Qman to pibpob
7 Jun 13#22
I have got one of these and it used to take me ages to warm it up until I thought of filling from the hot tap through a hose and with water heated by gas. :smiley:
g320 to pibpob
4 Apr 17#24
However, if your central heating or fire heatw your home water, and you don't use it much in the way of showers after morning, you can just heat up the tub with hot water from your hot tap. (With long enough hose to your kitchen or bathrooms obviously).
... And drain the water next time you want to use it, hose on plughole to a garden drain, turn on the home hot water tap again, fill it up.
I can't say I understand people who keep a 1500w heater on all the time to keep a bubble bath ready to enter at midday Satursay and 3 am Wednesday night when they can do this.
This is assuming you already have a good amount of hot water as many homes do.
Otherwise, switch on the electric immersion boiler heater for an hour, or the central heating with water for an hour, fill it up.
Three fills a week, say 13 would be less than 25 pounds a month for many people.
Cleaner too, less chemicals for the body and longer life for filter and machine.
OK, if you are in and out a lot at the week, say you might want the raw of not refilling and keeping the heat on. Otherwise, fill, empty, fill - save money. A lot.
It's not hassle - you pull the plug which should have a hose to drain attached.
Wait.
Unwind long hose (pref one of those ones which goes small), turn on hot water.
Slightly more complex that filling a bath.
For chemicals - you all barely need them with frequent empties and refills.
But anyway I found Clarion Spa oxygen silver which is really cheap compared to other sets - you only need the one packet, no shocks or ph adjusters or other requriements. One does all - ph keeps the same, colour isn't affected.
It is really cheap and no nasty chems either. They sell on Amazon , probably eBay also. You just need a tiny bit if you are refilling water once or twice a week and everyone has a quick shower before a visit.
chell6983
5 Jun 13#7
well ivehad the lazy spa but this is miles better
oliverreed to chell6983
5 Jun 132#10
My turd like neighbours have this next to our fence, noisey as hell
Chumba_Wumba
5 Jun 131#8
....better known as ""its-the-hot-tub-baby"
included in this complete ebuyer set is :
tooth whitener
one cheesy grin ;
fast moving eyebrows ;
ray bans
two pairs of budgie-smugglers
baby oil dispenser :sunglasses:
jakethepeguk
5 Jun 13#9
thanks for that chumba,
i just spat my dinner all over my pc keyboard from laughing so much!
Alfresco
5 Jun 132#11
I thought the hot tub fad had ended, with just a few people who still force themselves to use them so they don't have to admit they wasted their money. Can't use it in the summer as it's too hot, and usually raining. Can't use it in the winter as it's too cold, and usually raining. Cheaper to join a gym just to use the indoor hot tub and not have to clean and check PH levels every day.
DoctorHibbert to Alfresco
5 Jun 13#14
I would never buy one but you can use these in the winter you know...thats why they're called hot tubs. I was in one of these on New Years Eve..it was lovely.
Hondo
5 Jun 13#12
Aaaaaaaand he's **** because of the NON invite next door....... :confused:
spannerzone
5 Jun 13#15
This years must have garden accessory, throw away your chav trampoline and get some class with one of these to go with your lovely £99 gazebo tent and the astro turf
{snigger}
Alfresco
5 Jun 13#16
They're called hot tubs because they're tubs of hot water. :stuck_out_tongue: Cool, dry, clear night...lovely. The rest of the year... pointless waste of money.
spannerzone
5 Jun 13#17
:stuck_out_tongue: yes they're ideal for our yearly week of summer.....best buy one now!
pibpob
5 Jun 131#18
That's cos you weren't paying the electricity bill. :smiley:
chell6983
6 Jun 13#19
ive got mine under a gazebo best thing out. its not a waste of money alittle of wot u fancy does u good
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Ebuyer has them for £299 delivered...Great value
Top comments
I would recommend buying one if you want a starter hot tub - it save's on the initial expense and you'll soon find out if you like it enough to think about upgrading. Make sure you get a chemical starter pack though too or your water will be cloudy and unhygienic within a week.
All comments (24)
I would recommend buying one if you want a starter hot tub - it save's on the initial expense and you'll soon find out if you like it enough to think about upgrading. Make sure you get a chemical starter pack though too or your water will be cloudy and unhygienic within a week.
Oh, and the cover is for "safety" so isn't even insulated.
... And drain the water next time you want to use it, hose on plughole to a garden drain, turn on the home hot water tap again, fill it up.
I can't say I understand people who keep a 1500w heater on all the time to keep a bubble bath ready to enter at midday Satursay and 3 am Wednesday night when they can do this.
This is assuming you already have a good amount of hot water as many homes do.
Otherwise, switch on the electric immersion boiler heater for an hour, or the central heating with water for an hour, fill it up.
Three fills a week, say 13 would be less than 25 pounds a month for many people.
Cleaner too, less chemicals for the body and longer life for filter and machine.
OK, if you are in and out a lot at the week, say you might want the raw of not refilling and keeping the heat on. Otherwise, fill, empty, fill - save money. A lot.
It's not hassle - you pull the plug which should have a hose to drain attached.
Wait.
Unwind long hose (pref one of those ones which goes small), turn on hot water.
Slightly more complex that filling a bath.
For chemicals - you all barely need them with frequent empties and refills.
But anyway I found Clarion Spa oxygen silver which is really cheap compared to other sets - you only need the one packet, no shocks or ph adjusters or other requriements. One does all - ph keeps the same, colour isn't affected.
It is really cheap and no nasty chems either. They sell on Amazon , probably eBay also. You just need a tiny bit if you are refilling water once or twice a week and everyone has a quick shower before a visit.
included in this complete ebuyer set is :
tooth whitener
one cheesy grin ;
fast moving eyebrows ;
ray bans
two pairs of budgie-smugglers
baby oil dispenser
:sunglasses:
i just spat my dinner all over my pc keyboard from laughing so much!
{snigger}
"HOTUK"