Anyone got one? Can you give me an idea of the cost to install and running costs? Just a ball park figure

Advantages, disadvantages?

Installation cost is going to depend on your chosen site - do you need a cement base for it to sit on, reinforce a deck? Do you have an adequate power supply in place? Could easily run into a few thousand dollars if you need a lot of armored cable, new breaker box etc etc.

I had one and sold it - just not interested enough in it to make the maintenance and costs worthwhile. Running costs are going to be dependent on the quality of the tub's insulation and it's lid, plus weather temperatures. I used to reckon on $50-$75 p/mth, including all the chemicals.

Agree with R I C H. Also, my skin does not react well to the chemicals so I rarely use it. Mrs JonboyE uses it quite a lot but the next time it needs an expensive repair it will be off to the dump.

Yeah...hot tub, don't even go there. We had one and found we didn't really use it that much. It came with the house so can't really complain and it ended up being a good selling feature for the house in the end.

Running cost as mentioned sounds about right and perhaps slightly more. You have to have it running constantly, then there is the maintenance and chemicals. Just make sure you get a good pump to pump the water out when needed.

Why wouldn't you just undo a hose and let it drain?

In Ontario i think a locked, lid is req to stop small children walking out of their own homes, across the street, across your lawn, through the garden gate, into your yard, and then drowning in the tub.

Rules for Toronto

http://www.toronto.ca/water/protecti...mmingpools.htm

Rules for Guelph

http://guelph.ca/living.cfm?itemid=68081&smocid=1846

It happens, "NEVER" leave the lid off.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/...188/story.html

Same with swimming pool covers... or maybe not

It takes forever

We have one, it is for our guests because we never use it anymore and as soon as it packs up will get rid of it, unless we sell the home and business first! It is a good feature for selling though because they do love a hot tub here! Those costs are about right.

What's the rush? Use the pump your hot tub already has for air/water circulation if saving 15 minutes is so important.

We've got one. It came with the house. Heated it up at the beginning of last winter, and then never used it. Never very appealing to run across a freezing deck when you could be sat dry and cozy by a fireplace inside!

It's now our storage for all the pool crap, as if we leave noodles / floaty things out the racoons chew them up and stick the bits in the pool :-)

The only time I've been in an outdoor hot tub in Canada was at forty below zero for a New Year's party. Having icicles in my hair while sitting in hot water was different.

I don't see much "hair" in your avatar picture

That's more than I have now .