j par
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Does anybody have one of these or have you ever tried one?...
Yes of course wondering if it will hold up as the cost is affordable. There's thousands of reviews so it would seem like a few people have tried them...cant say that i have
i do have a regular 2 person hot tub...and i need a 15 person hot tub once funds become available
so you are wondering if this will hold up?
i guess the extra temperature and chemicals make this different from regular inflatable pools
I've never noticed any kind of rodent problem around here. Could have something to do with the cat and three dogs.. that and US using it every day I would have a hard time seeing that but who knows time will tell...i got foamboard under neath my hot tub, to keep the sound down
(the pump used to vibrate a little, more like a humm, that i could hear downstairs)
i think that an the concrete flooring will protect the bottom
my real question would be...how does the outside hold up to the freezing cold?
and that brings up something else
imagine you're a rodent and your outside in the freezing Oregon winter
so what do you look for?
a nice warm place where you burrow into and survive the winter
now picture a plastic tub full of 102 degrees hot water sitting on a soft little foundation of chewable foam
i think that may be a serious threat to your longevity there
How long have you had it?..I have one. Not a "Coleman", but looks identical. Works as advertised. Water cools down faster than a fiberglass tub, but other than that, it does the job.
considering what my daughters cat did to my last car cover, i hope it doesn't start thinking of it as the new scratching post...Could have something to do with the cat..
Our cat is way too fat to jump that 4-foot wall and are three dogs ain't letting any other cat in here..considering what my daughters cat did to my last car cover, i hope it doesn't start thinking of it as the new scratching post
wait until the idea of cat soup occurs to themOur cat is way too fat to jump that 4-foot wall and are three dogs ain't letting any other cat in here..
How long have you had it?..
Has it been running the whole year or do you take it down and put it up?..About a year.
Has it been running the whole year or do you take it down and put it up?..
Thank you for sharing your experience..We leave it up.View attachment 1715596543
Our cat is way too fat to jump that 4-foot wall and are three dogs ain't letting any other cat in here..
I'm okay with keeping it out here...Welcome!
If you would like to chat about it PM me a phone number.
We got it just to see if we would use it enough to buy a "real" one
yes I don't expect any extremely hard freezes here and if we do have bad weather I mean really bad in the winter it only lasts a week or two and I could at that point empty it and deflate it and bring it inside...Friends in high school had a very similar one. If I remember right it lasted them about 7 years. Out of the sun and rarely freezing temps (min of 28-30, no "hard" freezes). The insulation was good, but a decent cover made a huge difference in heat retention. Wind protection of course helps too.
When they finally tossed it, the reason was mold/algea (and frogs) from non use, not from wear or failure. Ymmv.
Based on my experience with glass tubs, I'd keep the chemicals to a minimum. We tried to maintain a "normal" chlorine range and wound up with lots of wear on all plastics and the cover. Then we decided to just barely maintain the chlorine with only occasional shocks and bleach to keep a low residual level and then the wear ceased and hasn't gotten worse.
Biggest challenge we had with our glass tub was residual laundry detergent in bathing suits causing foam/froth. We stopped using soap with the suits and low dose bleach only, and the froth disappeared. Making sure bathers are clean ahead of time and not slathered in makeup (teenage girls are were the worst) keeps the water clear for a very long time.
Just my experience..