Reduce your spa heating costs
If you consider that the humble kettle is one of your household’s biggest energy consumers, you can only imagine how much energy is used by an electronically heated spa.
A spa works in a similar fashion to a kettle; it channels electricity through a metal element which converts the energy to heating. This is then used to increase the water temperature of the spa.
Gas Heating
An alternatives to electric heating is gas heating, which takes much less time to heat masses of water rather than electricity. Gas heaters are Eco-friendly, using less energy to reach the perfect tempature for your spa. Gas heating is as effective as electric, and as is very effecient at heating a cold spa. This means you can heat your spa for use, rather than leaving it constantly running. Using gas heating instead of electricity, can save up to 5 tons of electricity yearly.
Gas is a great way of heating your pool but there is an even more enviormentally friendly and cheaper option.
Solar Heating
Solar heating is a very efficient way of heating a spa. Requiring no energy to run whatsoever and providing a constant supply of energy while the sun is shining, solar is definitely the most bill and environmentally friendly spa heating option.
The downfall of solar is that it is only effective during sunshine hours, limiting its effectiveness at night, which is when spas are most used. Similarly, while solar will noticeably impact the temperature of your spa, it won’t warm it to the level of electric heating.
A few helpful tips for conserving energy with a spa are:
Investing in a spa cover or ‘blanket’ these are designed to keep the heat in while the spa isn’t in use; they are especially effective when the ambient temperature drops at night. Maintaining the heat of your spa significantly decreases the level of energy required to heat it.
If electricity is your only option, set the thermostat to cooler temperature when the spa isn’t in use. This ensures that there isn’t an excessive amount of energy being poured into an idle spa, but also means the temperature can be increased just before use, rather than requiring hours to reheat from cold.
