Portable hot tubs will save you money
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You may have already discovered portable hot tubs but the chances are that your first hot tub experience was in regular hot tub. It’s usually very memorable, either on holiday in the sun or snow, over friends or at the local health and fitness club. They provide the perfect way to unwind and relax after a hard days work and can be used in any weather.
After you have used a hot tub you are very tempted to buy one until you see the price which can be from $4000 to $15000. However, now with the new inflatable and portable hot tubs we can all discover the fun and relaxation of owning a hot tub at a fraction of the price and you can now purchase an inflatable portable hot tub for less than $600.
An important factor when you start researching the portable hot tub market is to decide how big you want the hot tub to be. Even though portable hot tubs are smaller than regular hot tubs they still come in all shapes and sizes and can fit anywhere from 2 to 6 people. Consider whether you are likely to entertain guests and have a hot tub party or if you are only going to use it for personal use. Are you likely to want to move the hot tub inside during winter months or will it remain in one place throughout the year? The great benefit of the inflatable portable hot tub is that it can be moved to fit in with the seasons, your lifestyle and your surroundings.
You don’t have to reconstruct your floor or have large holes dug out in the garden to have a portable hot tub installed. If you have the hot tub inside then it can sit on a standard supported floor. If the hot tub is outside it can sit on decking, patio or an even patch of grass.
A portable hot tub has the same benefits as a regular hot tub, it can have a thermostatic heater, a power jet massage and it can have the same water filtration system to ensure that the water is clean and sanitised.
With a portable hot tub you can have all the fun and benefits of owning a regular hot at a fraction of the price and it can be relocated with ease to suit your lifestyle needs.
down sleeping bag and down jacket wash question's?
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Hi Stephen here how do you wash a down sleeping bag and a down jacket at home in the bath tub. Should I use warm,hot,or cold water and what kind of soap. You see I have a Portable Clothes dryer I brought off of HSN the home shopping network. Now I want to use this to dry my down jacket and sleeping bag. But please first tell me how to wash it in my bath tub? Should I ring it out after it is done or just but it right in my Portable dryer all wet? Thanks and please respound with all and any help…
Your best bet is to have them professionally cleaned but if you insist on washing them in the bathtub be prepared for them to not get as clean as you want them and they will be very heavy. Rinse them well and squeeze as much water out as you can and they will dry better with air drying. A tumbler has a tendency to burn heavy garments. I personally would take them to a self service laundry and do them myself.
Spa, Hot Tub not insulated well?
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I have a "lower end" spa that sits out on my outside deck. It seems to have very little insulation because during our "harsh" Fall and Winter season down here in Louisiana (lol) the spa just can't seem to hold the temperature long. It always kicks on and cycles to bring the temp back up to wherever I have it set. I use to have a Colman spa and I do not remember the temperature fluctuating like this! I know you get what you pay for, I have a DreamMaker portable 6 person spa. When I empty the water out and tip it up I do not notice a whole lot of insulating materials. I am tempted to go to Home Depot and by that expanding foam and spray that stuff all underneath up along the underside of the tub to give it some insulating properties. I can get way up in there so I could cover a lot of area doing this, I really don't care what the underside looks like as long as my water temp holds better. Also, I do have a standard cover but was thinking about getting a floating blanket also.HELP?
Dream maker is a very poorly insulated spa. You can use a soray foam and we do but make sure your prepared for the diggin out of the foam when the day comes that their glue fails and the plumbing starts to leak in places. I think it is well worth doing and we do it often to a lot of hot tubs. It also makes it harder for snakes to live under your spa. Do leave room around yout pump and spa pack for it to be worked on in the future. Also make sure you hard wire that tub. I have seen a lot of melted GFI cords from that company with the plug in cords. As far as the blanket, that will pretty much be a waste of money.
need pump heating unit all in one uses circuit board. can i convert ?
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it is a vico-ultima pump with circuit board located in end cap of pump. I do not know the name of my hot tub. information lost in fire. i did replace unit a few years back that is what i lost. i purchased it in 1999. square tub. 10 jets. seats 4 portable hard platic unit. bench seats. help
Is there a spa store in your village? The information you've provided isn't enough to give you a proper answer. Taking the pump to the spa store may get you more assistance.
Bathtub jets/hot tub?
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i have a regular size bathtub, i know around xmas time at walmart they have mats that go in you bathtub for the "hot tub' effect, does anyone know a website where i can find something portable w/ jets or a mat? thanks..best answer get TEN points 
http://www.Bizrate.com/bathtubs
http://shopzilla.com/bathtubs
http://DIYHomeGuide.com
Good luck 
How do I remove an electrical breaker box from my yard?
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I'm buying a house with a hot tub that sits in a sort of portable gazebo about 50 ft from the house. Right now we're negotiating who gets the hot tub.
There is a breaker box outside the gazebo that attaches the electricity to the hot tub and a ceiling fan. If they take the hot tub, what can I do about the breaker box that's just sticking up in the yard? Any ideas of cost to remove? I may tell them to pay it.
I think you should leave the breaker box in it's place. Are you afraid of getting electrocuted? It's no more dangerous than any other outlet.
If I was buying that house, I wouldn't want the hot tub, but I would use the breaker box to power my tools, and create a little workshop shed.
The you will have a good power source in your shed. You can plug in a heater in the shed and work on hobby projects in the shed , even in the winter.
You will also have a good place to plug in electric hedge trimmers.
It would also be a good place to charge an electric motorcycle, or electric garden tractor.
Maximum weight limit on a deck?
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I know this is going to be difficult to answer without seeing the deck. (yes, I know I would be better off asking a professional, but thought I'd see if there was one here first)
Anyway, I have a portable hot tub. Fill is 300 gallons, up to 4 adults(usually only 2 in at a time)
Filled water weight is 2569 lbs according to manual specification. Adults weight up to 300 lbs max.
My deck is farely new, but we did not build it(bought house).
The deck is approximately 6 ft off ground, with 14 supporting beams(about 2 ft apart), 4 under/crossing beams, plus the top boards to make the deck..(all standard deck materials with bolts, brackets, etc)
I want to put the portable hot tub on it, but concerned. Though it's by no means the size of a standard hot tub needing ground floor install, it is heavy when filled.
Can someone tell me if this will be ok?
Thanks for your help.
If your joists (the boards that the deck boards are attached to) are 2' on center, the answer is no, it will not hold the hot tub. In order to put a hot tub on a deck, you should space the joists 12" on center, and beef up the beams under the joists. A deck is built to hold 40 pounds per square foot as "live load", which is everything you place on the deck that can be removed. This includes furniture, people, etc. This tub will exceed that substantially. Talk to an architect, or a builder in your area to determine what you will need to do to use the tub there. Good luck.
have you ever heard of a spa in a box?
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it's supposed to be a portable hot tub…
do you know anything about them?
i heard they were actually in an envelope and you had to add water
Is their a device that heats up water without using a hot water heater.?
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Heres the problem. I got a generator but it its not enough to run my hot water heater. Is their a portable device out thier like a thermal device that i can use to stick in the tub and make the water hot? I know it maybe a dumb question.But I want use all options. Especially with the coming economic crisis anything could happen at anytime.
What do you mean expending my energy in the wrong direction Corky R ?
While it’s true that there are such things as immersion water heaters, they are electric and don’t do much of anything more than to just keep the surface of the water from freezing, they certainly don’t make HOT water. The elements that are in an electric water heater are the thermal devices you’re looking for to heat water, and they do a fairly economical job in the heater, which is enclosed and insulated to keep most of the heat in the water, not let it escape into the atmosphere. Also, people got along without heating their water in large tanks to have ready at a moments notice, for many, many years, by heating water as they needed it on a gas stove. I don’t think the question is dumb, I think you’re expending your energy in the wrong direction.
How much does a nice six person portable hot tub cost?
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Looking at some on-line, there's a big price jump from a 4 person hot tub to a 6 person hot tub.
A new portable 4 person hot tub can run $1000 and up.
Whereas a new portable 6 person hot tub can run $3000 and up.
Probably due to the bigger equipment necessary to run it.
You might want to check out a reconditioned one.
They are a fraction of the price and come with full warranties.
