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Seriously? Wonder why Coast had it set so high upon purchase (factory defaults)? If the spa is the ONLY thing that's changed in my home in terms of electricty usage could it be possible that my electrician wired it in a way that is inefficient? Seems so odd... I even looked at last year's bills for the same time frame to make sure it wasn't something funky with time of year... Also checked kwh pricing and it's almost identical to last year.

I picked up the Coast Spas Cascade II about 5 months ago and couldn't be happier. As a first time spa owner I was really intrigued by their infinity edge design and overall quality. Very comfortable to sit in, each seat is uniquely differenty, and everything has performed perfectly so far.

So.. My wife and I picked up a Coast Spas Cascade II (Vanishing edge model) and have been THRILLED with it thus far. When we purchased it though, the salesman said most people find their electricity bills go up roughly $18-26 depending on the size of the hot tub, the temp you keep it at, and the going rate per kwh in your area. We live in a big home and typically have our electricity bill range from $100-120 a month. Since installing the spa in August our electricity bill has climbed immediately to $170-200 a month. So.. instead of that $20 or so increase, we're seeing more like $70. We keep our spa at 103, and have even cut the warming/circulating hours back by half (was running twice a day for 6 and 8 hours, now running twice a day at 4 hours each cycle) with no real reduction in our bill. What type of increase in electricity usage did you find when you installed your spa and were they as dramatic as ours? We had our electrician run a new 220W line solely for the spa and are going to contact him this week as well to see if he has any ideas.. Any help would be fantastic - Can't keep having electricity bils like this.

My wife and I have been considering getting a hot tub for some time now and started checking out our local dealers - there's a lot of options in the immediate area including Hot Springs, Caldera, Cal Spas, LA Spas, Dynasty and Coast Spas. We recently toured the "Street of Dreams" show that Portland does every year out here showcasing multi-million dollar custom built homes that are extremely high-end with amazing finishings - an annual tradition to get ideas for our own home. One of the homes had the Coast Spas Cascade II, the only spa on the market with the negative edge (infinity) front to it. It's VERY unique in appearance and design, and also quite functional. Now we compare that spa to EVERY spa we've looked at since as it's a real show-stopper. What's your feedback on Coast Spas as a company, and if you own one of the Cascade Series spas, how has it held up? It's definitely on the high side price wise so we want to make sure we're making a good purchase in terms of the quality of materials and company support.

My wife and I have been considering getting a hot tub for some time now and started checking out our local dealers - there's a lot of options in the immediate area including Hot Springs, Caldera, Cal Spas, LA Spas, Dynasty and Coast Spas. We recently toured the "Street of Dreams" show that Portland does every year out here showcasing custom built homes that are extremely high-end with amazing finishings and what not as we always do to get ideas for our own home. One of the homes had the Coast Spas Cascade II, the only spa on the market with the negative edge (infinity) front to it. It's VERY unique in appearance and design, and also quite functional. Now we compare that spa to EVERY spa we've looked at since as it's a real show-stopper. What's your feedback on Coast Spas as a company, and if you own one of the Cascade Series spas, how has it held up? It's definitely on the high side price wise so we want to make sure we're making a good purchase in terms of the quality of materials and company support.