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  1. Thanks everyone for the tips and recommendations. I have a much better handle on this now, including how I might improve it.
  2. This is all super helpful. I will inspect the insulation and report back my findings. The cover we have is new. We got it aftermarket but it was custom fit and I selected the higher density option to retain heat better. I am starting to get this now. Basically, the heater is the main draw and if I can decrease the amount of time it runs I should see the usage decrease. Makes sense. I am still curious about whether a higher end new spa would do better, especially one with a circ pump and that I can control how often it runs (min 4 hours a day seems too much). I intentionally purchased this used one as a bit of a "test", mainly to see if myself and my family would use it. So, upgrading to a newer spa was always on our radar at some point.
  3. Hi. Thanks for much for your responses. The information on the heater seems helpful. This seems normal then if I am reviewing the above image and seeing about 5kw per hour (heater plus low speed circ pump). I chose this specific image example because it was just a maintenance (and heating) cycle day. We didn't use the spa and it doesn't have any other features except an ozonator. If we went with a newer spa with a circ pump, would we expect to see much lower overall power usage? I'm not sure how the heater plays into that as mentioned. Overall, it makes me feel better to confirm this isn't anything unusual. It's still costing us about $75/mo though. If I can get a more efficient spa it might be worth a look if I can cut this back. We are in CA so no big temp swings and it's usually about $2.50 per 2 hour cycle (without using it!). Thanks again.
  4. Greetings. I have kind of an interesting scenario I was hoping someone could help me understand. We purchased a used Master Spa spa, Legacy Inspire, which is about 10 years old. We had to replace the heater but otherwise it works great and has no issues at all. We have a new cover on it too. This thing has been an energy beast though, and we've seen our power bill go through the roof. The spa runs a minimum 4 hours a day for maint. and appears to utilize, per attached, about 5 KwH per hour (20Kwh day - just for maint. cycles). I've tried to look into whether this is normal, but most data I can find is for new spas. I understand the heater is the biggest energy such but it's new, so I would expect it to be somewhat efficient and running properly. We have already addressed power billing, etc.. the the best of our ability with our local utility. I am mainly curious of two things: 1) Is this 5kwh about typical for this (older) spa? 2) Would a newer spa be more efficient? Thank you very much for any help. JH
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