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The temperature has been set at 103 since installation. There have been no visible leaking around the outside of the tub. Normal electric usage average 325-350 kwhr. Now it is 890. Local dealer is saying that the tub alone cannot be the only source of the increase and to see if the power company can put a meter on it.

I purchased this tub a few months ago and my electric bill jumped up from $60 to $110 the first month and to $145 the second month. I called the dealer and was told that the tub could not be the cause of such an increase. I checked the filter cycles and they were set to 90 minutes and 30 minutes which is the factory default. Also, I have had to add water twice already. The second time I added about 15 gallons and it has gone down 3/4" in 3 weeks. So I am not sure if this is normal o a leak as I am a first timer. During installation, it was also discovered that the wood in the inside of the side panels on the front of the tub were all wet and full of mold. I was told it was shipped on its side and rain got in it. I am worried that there are more issues going on. Any one familiar enough with the fibercor insulation to know if it would absorb water if there was a leak and lose its insulation properties. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!!

From looking inside spa, it appears that there is no insulation on that side of the tub. So it would appear there is no insulation on at least 20 - 25% of the tub? How can there be no heat loss?

I recently purchased a Hot Springs / Hot Spot Rhythm and noticed that there is no insulation on the front of the spa where the pumps and heater are. I was told by the sales person that it gets too hot for insulation. This may be the case when the pumps are running but what about the 90 percent of the day they are not running. Seems like there would be a lot of heat loss on that side of the tub. Does anyone have any more information about this? I have seen the Watkins video about Fibercor insulation but why isn't this all around the tub?

I have recently purchased a Hot Springs / Hot Spot Rhythm spa. During installation, the technician noticed that the wood inside all 3 front panels were wet and full of mold. He told me this was because the tub was not fully drained after testing at the factory and the tub was shipped on it's side from California to NH. I have asked the dealer to replace the panels and they have contacted Watkins and have put in a warranty claim. I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else and I am concerned about what else I am going to find that goes wrong after we begin using the spa. We purchased a spa from Hot Springs because of their good reputation to build a quality product. Has anyone had any problems with warranty claims with Watkins?