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Stompy · 11-28-2004, 04:44 PM

My girlfriend's parents gave us their hot tub, and during the winter months, the bastard runs our electric bill up like you wouldn't believe.. two consecutive months last year had it up towards $150 (ours is normally $80, max).

I know the top sucks.. it's really old, one of those brown "fold-in-half" type lids. It actually broke on us recently, so there are two half-lids resting on top of the tub.

I heard about these little thermal covers that lay on top of the water itself that keep most of the heat in, and when used with a good lid, insures that you aren't wasting energy.

I can find several on google, but I'm not sure how good they are or if they actually work wonders. Does anyone have experience with these, or does anyone have any specific models/brands of covers (thermal or otherwise) they use that keep the heat in?

11-28-2004, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	How to keep heat in a hot-tub? My girlfriend's parents gave us their hot tub, and during the winter months, the bastard runs our electric bill up like you wouldn't believe.. two consecutive months last year had it up towards $150 (ours is normally $80, max). I know the top sucks.. it's really old, one of those brown "fold-in-half" type lids. It actually broke on us recently, so there are two half-lids resting on top of the tub. I heard about these little thermal covers that lay on top of the water itself that keep most of the heat in, and when used with a good lid, insures that you aren't wasting energy. I can find several on google, but I'm not sure how good they are or if they actually work wonders. Does anyone have experience with these, or does anyone have any specific models/brands of covers (thermal or otherwise) they use that keep the heat in? __________________ I love lamp.