mstrlucky74 wrote:
Need something at home.
I have a 6 person hot tub in my backyard, made by Artesian. It is 220v, 3 phase, 60 amp. Tub holds 700 gallons. When not in use it is turned down to 70 degrees. It takes about 3 hours to heat to 100 degrees.
The spa is 4 years old and was bought on a good Friday sale. List was $13,999. We paid just over $10,000 delivered.
It has to set on a cement slab or similar - We already had that available.
You will need at least a 150 amp service and 200 amp is recommended. Ours cost $2000 for the material (we had a 100 amp service) and my son is a union electrician, but he told me it would have been about $1500 to $2000 if I had to pay for it.
We use about $60 in chemicals a year. It gets filled around April 1st and drained around Thanksgiving.
I don't know what it costs to run because I have a full solar system with battery backup that was installed with 2 kids lived there. I know the additional usage does not exceed my solar capacity.
No one has just a hot tub. You will by stands for radios, lights, bathrobe hangers, etc. My wife is constantly buying something for the thing.
"...the street finds its own uses for things"