Our spa came with the house. It's concrete and in the ground. It is probably a 10 or 12 seater - pretty large. We have had a pool in the past, but no hot tub. I use it almost daily when the outside air is 60s and higher. My wife needs the outdoor temp to be 80 or higher before she can enjoy it. Go figure! In the hot weather we don't heat it and use it to cool off in. Very nice.
I really haven't tracked how much it costs to heat it. The day to day maintenance is almost nothing. I check the chemicals once a week. It takes almost no bromine to maintain it. I do have to put in a little acid every week or two to balance the PH. I buy my chemicals on the Internet and they are very reasonable compared to buying them locally. If we are going to be away for longer than two months we have T & D take care of it once a week. They provide everything and charge $14.50 a week. They built the spa originally and are excellent folks to deal with.
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