Hi Guys

Went down to the Grand Designs show yesterday and really spun myself up into getting a hot tub.

Has anyone got one (pics!)
Any advice.......

cheers

 

my mate has a 6 man one and they are brilliant....will dig some pics out.had many nights sippin champagne till the early hours lol..

 

are these cheap yet??? last i looked was a few years back and they were about 6 grand

 

NSFW eh

 

Depends on what size you go for mate.

But a quick search found this

http://www.elitehottubs.co.uk/spa_sanjose.html

 

NSFW???

 

Not Safe For Work

= sexually explicit

 

cheers chip.

 

We have a 6 man (or lady ) Coast Spa one bought it about 6 years ago it was around Ł8K, we use it regularly and our lad thinks it's cool as well, the trouble we'll have as he gets a bit older god only knows

things to think of are, can you get it in the garden? are you planning on moving anywhere? I moved about 12 months ago and it had to be craned in over the house cost me Ł1500

mine costs about Ł30 per month in electricity, then you have your consumables like Chlorine/filters and such. I would suggest NOT buying a cheap one as the cheaper ones have crap pumps and also leak heat like no tomorrow! A new pump costs about Ł300 for mine and it has 2 and one has just started making a funny noise dammit!!!

definately get one with a lie down bed and get your tub positioned so you can lie there with cold beer, a good car mag and soak up some rays

If you want something to go round it, have a look they are fooking expensive Ł2,000 starting price for a few bits of wood with a roof!

Also, get one with a finish that doesn't show up the marks, we have a blue speckled one and it looks as good as the day we bought it some of the more bling ones look shit after a while.

Before buying one, see the model your buying working and get all the jets, fountains, volcano's going and make sure the pumps are up to it.

Finally try and get one with a volcano, it spurts water out the floor upwards and creates a big fountain on top of the water you can control the strength and all I'm sayin is the ladies seem to find a use for it

Be prepared for a sudden influx of friends

This is similar to mine:

http://www.coastspas.com/models/tubs/waileaNW.html

 

just seen this on the gadget show - an inflatable, portable hot tub

http://bestwayspa.co.uk/Home.html

 

1.5k for crane hire. local company to us charges 250 for half a day hire with an operator.

 

a hot tub would be fooking ACE imo! i want!

 

crane wasn't Ł1,500 but

1. to move it from old house to new
2. crane hire
3. new base laid
4. electric installation

just to clear that one up

 

http://www.spaserve.com/

I have a Manhattan and it's great.

I didn't pay 10 for it, it was Ł5k on special and it took 3 months to arrive.

 

Here's ours, cost Ł6.5K approx 5 years ago (they weren't so common then !).
Had to get proper (40amp) electricity to it which was another little outlay in cable, etc...
The base, and building around it was extra

As said above, take running costs into account, it all adds up and needs regular cleaning, emptying, refilling, etc...

Ours is a SpaForm 7 seater (seats 6 comfortably), Grand Canyon I think it's called.
















It's great though

 

Frog, Can we hire it for a swinging party, looks perfect lol

 

No, it will make a mess of the filters

 

now i really want to be your friend greg but not if you let jonny b in it

 

Not sure if that's good or bad, but you're welcome to be my friend

 

 

The tub and filters need a good scrub, the walls need a fresh coat of paint, you're welcome to come over any time !!!

 

We've just got this one, seats 9 i think...........excuse the mess, building work going on!









Its been a saviour as I put my back out last Monday quite badly & the physio recommended at least 30mins a day on the back massage jets!



(Sod it, best I post that picture up before all the others do! ).

 

would love to help greg, but i'm a cripple for a couple of weeks. summer will be over by then

 

I know and I was being facetious, get well soon

 

got a 8 seater one next to the out door bbq area

 

lovely must get one of these .........

 

you lot have obviously too much spare cash floating about


even a sec hand 1500 quid shitty one would make me think twice spendint that amount lol

 

The last image of facebook, who's profile did you get it from?If you could reply to joebones@shaw.ca

 

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Whats up with Chip's siggy?!?!?!

Why the fuck does it have my profile from Facebook on it! Guessing this is some spyware shite............

 

well i reckon i will be haveing one to got with the pool i just orderd

 

hmmmmm lee is thinking what to do with a little space at the bottom of his garden.........