Hot tub - y'all come...well, not all at once, and not right away

[Robyns.Nest]

Originally Posted by JoannKDavis

If I wanted to add a hot tub or above ground pool, what are some rough cost estimates, and whhat are the aproximate anticipated costs of up keep?

This may give you a fair idea...I had a similar question and found this helpful! https://www.city-data.com/forum/ralei...ighlight=pools

[CalicoskiesNC]

We put in a Sundance Optima spa 4yrs ago this July. We love it, the whole family uses it. I will tell you...don't buy any spa till you do EXTENSIVE research. You want a reliable brand, a company that builds a quality spa and stands by it. We have had one small issue in 4yrs, a small pump that went out. Called for service with Sundance, was under warranty and had it fixed in 2days, we paid a $30 trip charge is all.

Atlantic Spa and Billiards on Glenwood sells Sundance, Hot Springs and I believe Jacuzzi.

In my experience, our hot tub does not require much work, in fact we are constantly amazed at how easy it is to be spa owners. We use dichlor not bromine. Granular dichlor is added daily, amount dependent on use. Our tub requires 1TBL of dichlor we add each evening after use. By the next day, its dispersed so we never sit in chem soup. Once a week we do a simple water test, takes 1min. Once we set our alk/pH at the fill-up we never have to fuss with our water until next refill, city of Raleigh does a good job of that before we tinker with it. Every other week we add 2oz of Spa Defender (controls calcium buildup). Thats all the regular maintenance. Our water stays clear, smells clean and fresh. Every 70-90 days we run SwirlAway thru the old water, then drain, wipe it down, wax the interior and refill. We drain overnight, spend about 2hrs on Sat AM refilling.

We love our spa, someone is in it practically every night. I would recommend that you read comments and archives at these two sites...they are very helpful. We order all our supplies thru the first one, great service and price. Good luck on your spa search/purchase!

Hot Tubs, wooden ofuros, Spa chemicals, accessories & supplies
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[kelly237]

I am cold natured and sitting in the hottub when I get chilled is the greatest.
I love watching the stars and relaxing . When the kids are using the pool I sit in the hottub to watch them. My husband and I enjoy turning off the Tv and relaxing
in the evening in the HotTub. Also when we have company stay with us or the kids have friends over it is used alot. I don't know what "lifestyle" means but we use and enjoy ours daily almost.

[VickiR]

Southward Bound...there I was, sitting in my BLUE mini pool, from 12noon until now...and I can't begin to tell you how relaxed I am! Shhhh, don't tell but I took the whole weekend off! Hubby is still swimming about but when he gets out...he'll toss in a few teaspoons of something and voila, the mini pool with be ready for another day!

Vicki

[lpnny]

Originally Posted by southward bound

We want to put in a hot tub but know nothing -- absolutely nothing - about them. We went to the "spa blowout" at the fairgrounds last weekend, and started learning. I believe this was a Hathaway brand, and a dealer from Richmond VA that put the event on. They travel around the country like that, selling on the weekends.

We think we'd rather have a local dealer, but don't know where to start. Who should we call?

If you have a hot tub, I'd love to hear what you got, who installed it for you, and how you like it.

TIA,
-Mimi

hi ya ,
we have a soft tub hot tub--great portable hot tub --you can move it indoors in the winter or out- which ever you prefer. we use bacqua spa chemicals --you have to empty a hot tub approx every three months and clean your filter routinely. you can search on line and get some great deals check them out ..