Buying A New Hot Tub Tips: Insulation Considerations
Hot tub retailers have a heyday comparing their insulation with their competitors. It’s much ado about nothing in most cases. You certainly want to avoid poorly-insulated hot tubs but the truth is for south-western BC weather, the difference between one appropriately insulated brand and another will not make a big difference. Other things such as […]
Hot Tub Insulation Problems
Some hot tubs are very poorly insulated. Sometimes a hot tub has a slow (undetected) leak which soaks the insulation, causing it to use its R-value. Sometimes the foam insulation is missing in spots (usually due to sloppy application or being scraped off for repair access). Tips: -Check behind the panels to see what’s insulating […]