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Date Posted: 15:13:34 12/10/10 Fri
Author: David Leonhardt
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 69.168.143.54
Subject: Saving Energy In A Hot Tub

There are several ways to reduce the energy costs and the resulting pollution from a hot tub. This is important because, by their very nature, hot tubs are energy consumers. Read this article to reduce your environmental footprint.

Save energy as best you can with your hot tub or spa. Hot tubs are very big users of energy, because they make sure the water is kept at a high temperature - and that takes energy, even in August. Fortunately, there are several ways to save energy and reduce both your environmental footprint and the strain on your budget at the same time.

1) Cover up - no need to keep the hot tub open to the air. Put your Hot Tub Covers on right away, when not in use. This is the same principal as keep your door closed in winter to keep the heat in, or in summer to keep the air conditioning in. Remember when your mother used to admonish you to "Keep the door closed. Are you trying to heat the whole neighbourhood?" Well, the same goes for your hot tub - keep the spa covered, or you'll heat the whole neighbourhood.

2) Turn it off. If you know you won't be around, you don't need the heat. That goes for vacations, long weekends, weeks when you know your schedule will be too busy to use the spa - any time when there will be more than two or three days in a row when you know you won't need your hot tub...turn off the heat. (NOTE: In winter weather, keep some heat going so that pipes don't freeze and equipment is not damaged. But you can still turn it way down while you are away for a week or more.

3) How about a light-weight thermal blanket, specially made for pools and spas? They neither cost nor weight very much. It will keep both heat and moisture in the tub and away from your cover. It saves energy and helps your hot tub last longer.

4) Buy new. Modern technology is much more efficient - sometimes twice as efficient - as older technology. A used spa could save you some money on the purchase, but could cost you much more money over the decade to follow in energy costs. A brand new spa will offer the benefit of more efficient heating technology that has been developed over the past 10-15 years.

5. Do you use your spa at predictable times? Always in the evening, after work but before bed? Or only on weekends, when you have more time to relax? You could save a lot of energy by putting your hot tub heating on a timer. Let the heat come on automatically for the evening, and reduce power automatically during the day time. Or have the heat power down for the week, and power up for the weekend.

6) Keep your filters working well, and replace them as they show their age. Clogged filters slow down the circulation of water, straining the equipment, and making your motors work harder - and consuming more power. An overworked motor will also have a shorter life and need to be replaced sooner.

7) Don't waste water. The more water gets splashed around outside the tub, the more new water has to be replaced and reheated. Save water, save heat.

Hot tubs are so much fun, but we also know how much energy they require to keep warm. Keep the fun, let go of (some of) the energy. Make sure the hot tub you choose actually reduce energy rather than increasing it. These are some common-sense steps you can take to avoid digging too deep into your pockets and scarring too deeply the environment with your hot tub.

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