Quote Originally Posted by BPTactical View Post
You also need to consider electrical for the tub- 220V probably a 30 or 50 amp service. That will need to be a city permit/inspection.


Think really, really, really long and hard before you drop the coin for a hot tub. They are like a boat*
I have had 2 of them and I will not have a 3rd. You have the water chemistry to stay up on plus the utility cost to figure in. A wise person will have a secure enclosure to keep unauthorized persons out.
Liability insurance is another thing to consider.



* How is a hot tub like a boat? Glad you asked. You will use it constantly when you first get it. You will discover you have new friends, your kids will want to bring over their friends. Every weekend, every sore muscle gets a soaking.
Second year it gets used a bit less.
After about the 3rd or 4th year it only gets used on holidays and Valentines day. You will spend $200.00 before every use because you have to drain/refill and get the chemicals squared away because you don't use it often.

By year 5 you will hate it, it is just this big, heavy and ugly thing in the way.
You try selling it but nobody wants it.
You try giving it away but nobody wants it.
You finally take a SawZall to the damn thing and pitch it in the trash.
Yeah but you get to drink beer while cutting it up.