SAVING ON YOUR MONTHLY HOT TUB ELECTRIC CONSUMPTION

A whole day at work can make on sore, tired and aching. All you want to do when you get home is rest and sleep. But being too tired can sometimes block your way into a good night’s sleep and you will still feel drained and exhausted the next morning. Coming home to the soothing warmth of a hot tub and basking in its pleasurable massages that can easily relieve stress and soothe tired and aching muscles. A relaxing soak in the hot tub can help you achieve a good night’s sleep ad wake-up feeling refreshed and invigorated, ready for another day at work. Yes, a hot tub spa may offer all of these unmentioned health benefits and fun too but saving up for one can be quite a job. Yes, the benefits of owning one outweigh the cost but regular hot tub may rack you up at least a thousand dollars, and at times like these, every penny saved is a blessing! So you may want to save up on everything else, even the electricity bill. To save up on your hot tub’s monthly electrical consumption, below are a few tips.
A hot tub cover is often overlooked by most hot tub owners thinking that it only serves as a cover to keep debris from getting into the water and keep pets and children from falling in. Yes, that may be the primary purpose of the hot tub cover, but what we fail to see is that a well-fitted cover saves up on the hot tub’s power consumption by preventing heat from escaping and keeping the water warm. If heat escapes, it takes more power to heat up your hot tub so always ensure your hot tub cover fits well and is free from cracks and holes to prevent heat from escaping.

A hot tub’s default temperature is set at 104 degrees F. You may opt to lower this at 102 degrees to consume less energy to keep the water warm. Yes, 104 degrees is the optimum hot tub temperature but a couple of degrees lower is still as soothingly warm, won’t make much of a difference and will save you a few bucks.
When your hot tub is not in use, put this in the lowest possible temperature to consume the least amount of energy to warm the water up. If you are going for a vacation or know that you would not be using your hot tub for a long period, you should just unplug it completely. There is no use keeping it plugged and still consuming energy when you can always just put it back on and heat it up when you’re about to use it.
Lastly, most hot tubs today come with other “add-ons” which contribute to the aesthetic appeal of it, such as display lights, etc. You can put these functions off when using your hot tub to conserve energy. You can also soak in the warm waters without the jets being turned on, unless you need a massage. You can still enjoy your hot tub, less the aesthetic appeal, especially if it’s just you. Save the effects for having guests over and save a lot on your monthly electric bills.