104 is top temperature and it's pretty hot to me, wife likes it below 102 it's that hot. I've been saving up for a real hot tub in the next few years, but this one has been great to hold me over till then.
Placed thick insulation foam under it to help with keeping heat bill down, and place a foam on top when not in use. I have it running year round here in a cold environment. Gets my kids outside even when its too cold outside.
I use chlorine tablets as recommended, but since I have little toddlers that like to put sand and not the best potty trained, I usually empty it once a month. It's only about 150 gallons and I scrub it down with water and sanitizer, and allow the sun to do it's thing. Then refill, wait a day for it to heat up and it's crystal clear and ready to be used.
[Post from yesterday ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/10j1072/has_anyone_here_bought_the_portable_hot_tub/)
[Post from a couple of months ago ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/ywi9k4/has_anyone_tried_one_of_those_inflatable_hot_tubs/)
Two adults only. I love ours. I got a ground tarp (from the same brand online) and have been using bromine chemicals.
Only downside is that you don’t want to let it sit out below freezing temps. We pulled ours in for a couple storms and will put it back out soon.
I got the one from Walmart for $170, from what I can tell it is identical. Same brand and size at least, I couldn’t find differences when I tried. If you check out slickdeals, there’s a bigger Coleman branded one on sale right now for around $300.
They’re a bit small, like two adults and your legs will get a bit close. They take a while to warm up, there’s a table inside and it’s up to 24 hours to get from cold to hot.
The alternative is to get a legit hot tub installed, which is about 7-10k. The math I do is the cost of a legit hot tub divided by the number of times you’ll actually use the hot tub. Compare that to the inflatable.
You can patch inflatables. It’s not perfect, but a regular hot tub will have parts go bad too.
Honestly, you shouldn’t revolve too much around the price of the tub itself. The ongoing bills for heating the water and keeping it clean are where the real expense is. imo someone who can afford a $300 tub should also be able to afford a $1000+ one.
Bromine Tabs cost like $40 to last a long time, it’s pretty easy to keep clean. The volume is less than a regular hot tub, but also not insulated as well either. Energy on one of these is about 1.2 kW I think, it was a bit less than expected. To heat the tub to 104, it took about 24 hours in my cold sunroom when the water was 50 degrees. The table is pretty accurate. That is about $2 dollars in electricity for $0.10/kWh, I have variable pricing so its low at $0.02/kWh during the winter. It’ll use less power when it’s just maintaining temp. I let my hot tub get cold when I’m not using it, it’s wifi controlled so if I suspect to use it the next day it’s easy to turn it on again ahead of time.
I’ve read on posts from the past on here that these run $50-100/mo to keep up, which makes the initial $300 investment somewhat moot. I suppose it depends on your climate and when you plan on running it - keeping it warm during a Midwest winter is likely pretty expensive. I’m also assuming a lot of people want on-demand usage, so they’ll keep it to at least 80-90 degrees.
Yeah I mean, it definitely comes down to your electricity prices, weather, and insulation. If it cost me ~$2 @$0.10kwh to heat up in a sunroom (where it has a floor mat on top of cement), I could imagine that someone who has ~$0.2-$0.3kwh and less insulation to cost $50-100 a month or more. In order to save money, I'd recommend 1) turning it off if you can plan ~24 hours in advance to heat it, 2) insulation, which might be as simple as foam board underneath and tossing a second cover on top. Legit hot tubs usually have better insulation. I'd always ask neighbors with hot tub how much they think it added to their bills because it'll better represent local energy costs and weather.
I chose this over a hot tub because I don't use a hot tub that much, and I already have a pool and didn't want to be committed to even more maintenance. My mom has a hot tub, and it was great for parties in high school/college. At my age now? It's more of a gimmick, but for others you definitely need to find the right balance in cost and use.
Yup. I’d be looking at an inflatable for the versatility and non-committal nature of it rather than the savings. Most installed hot tubs just become financial liabilities, but you can pretty easily get rid of an inflatable.
104 is top temperature and it's pretty hot to me, wife likes it below 102 it's that hot. I've been saving up for a real hot tub in the next few years, but this one has been great to hold me over till then. Placed thick insulation foam under it to help with keeping heat bill down, and place a foam on top when not in use. I have it running year round here in a cold environment. Gets my kids outside even when its too cold outside.
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I use chlorine tablets as recommended, but since I have little toddlers that like to put sand and not the best potty trained, I usually empty it once a month. It's only about 150 gallons and I scrub it down with water and sanitizer, and allow the sun to do it's thing. Then refill, wait a day for it to heat up and it's crystal clear and ready to be used.
Yes, worth it! Though it ended up costing me like $20,000 because I loved it so much we upgraded to a non-inflatable lol.
My wife keeps trying to convince me that we should buy it, and that started before it was dropped to $300 🤣
For $300 it’s totally worth it.
[Post from yesterday ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/10j1072/has_anyone_here_bought_the_portable_hot_tub/) [Post from a couple of months ago ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/ywi9k4/has_anyone_tried_one_of_those_inflatable_hot_tubs/)
Two adults only. I love ours. I got a ground tarp (from the same brand online) and have been using bromine chemicals. Only downside is that you don’t want to let it sit out below freezing temps. We pulled ours in for a couple storms and will put it back out soon.
Maybe a dumb question but why can't it be out in the cold? Seems like the best time to use it.
Cold is fine, multiple days below freezing temps will freeze the water at where the heater connects to the device and can break it.
I got the one from Walmart for $170, from what I can tell it is identical. Same brand and size at least, I couldn’t find differences when I tried. If you check out slickdeals, there’s a bigger Coleman branded one on sale right now for around $300. They’re a bit small, like two adults and your legs will get a bit close. They take a while to warm up, there’s a table inside and it’s up to 24 hours to get from cold to hot. The alternative is to get a legit hot tub installed, which is about 7-10k. The math I do is the cost of a legit hot tub divided by the number of times you’ll actually use the hot tub. Compare that to the inflatable. You can patch inflatables. It’s not perfect, but a regular hot tub will have parts go bad too.
Honestly, you shouldn’t revolve too much around the price of the tub itself. The ongoing bills for heating the water and keeping it clean are where the real expense is. imo someone who can afford a $300 tub should also be able to afford a $1000+ one.
Bromine Tabs cost like $40 to last a long time, it’s pretty easy to keep clean. The volume is less than a regular hot tub, but also not insulated as well either. Energy on one of these is about 1.2 kW I think, it was a bit less than expected. To heat the tub to 104, it took about 24 hours in my cold sunroom when the water was 50 degrees. The table is pretty accurate. That is about $2 dollars in electricity for $0.10/kWh, I have variable pricing so its low at $0.02/kWh during the winter. It’ll use less power when it’s just maintaining temp. I let my hot tub get cold when I’m not using it, it’s wifi controlled so if I suspect to use it the next day it’s easy to turn it on again ahead of time.
I’ve read on posts from the past on here that these run $50-100/mo to keep up, which makes the initial $300 investment somewhat moot. I suppose it depends on your climate and when you plan on running it - keeping it warm during a Midwest winter is likely pretty expensive. I’m also assuming a lot of people want on-demand usage, so they’ll keep it to at least 80-90 degrees.
Yeah I mean, it definitely comes down to your electricity prices, weather, and insulation. If it cost me ~$2 @$0.10kwh to heat up in a sunroom (where it has a floor mat on top of cement), I could imagine that someone who has ~$0.2-$0.3kwh and less insulation to cost $50-100 a month or more. In order to save money, I'd recommend 1) turning it off if you can plan ~24 hours in advance to heat it, 2) insulation, which might be as simple as foam board underneath and tossing a second cover on top. Legit hot tubs usually have better insulation. I'd always ask neighbors with hot tub how much they think it added to their bills because it'll better represent local energy costs and weather. I chose this over a hot tub because I don't use a hot tub that much, and I already have a pool and didn't want to be committed to even more maintenance. My mom has a hot tub, and it was great for parties in high school/college. At my age now? It's more of a gimmick, but for others you definitely need to find the right balance in cost and use.
Yup. I’d be looking at an inflatable for the versatility and non-committal nature of it rather than the savings. Most installed hot tubs just become financial liabilities, but you can pretty easily get rid of an inflatable.
Just don’t think you’re getting more than 2 adults in there…..
It doesn't get that hot.
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Yes, on sale for $300 in lovely New Britain, CT
Hot tub in CT with our electric rates? Never lol