[Ooper]

We had a hot tub in upstate NY and used it all the time... even when we had to shovel to it in the winter time. We thought we would use it all the time down here but like some of the previous posters, we used it a lot to begin with and now, hardly ever use it. A number of factors may be responsible for this, two of which are that it is not as private in TV and it is too warm, especially in the summer, for it to feel refreshing. If you talk to a partner or guests while in the tub, you have to raise your voices so the whole neighborhood can hear your conversation. Some people really enjoy theirs... we have lost interest in it. I would think long and hard before making the investment. I figure it costs about a dollar a day to keep it heated to a temperature of 100 to 103. We turn the heat down to about 98 in the summer.