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A research site about hot tubs and swim spas. We read the makers' spec sheets, owner's manuals and warranty documents, match each tub to its California energy filing, and publish the figures with a link to where each one came from. The work is credited to the HotTubFinder research desk; how it is done is in how we research.

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• The median hot tub draws 197 W on standby, about $26 a month at the US average of 18.19¢ per kWh. 2026 hot tub energy report
• 85 of 301 hot tubs tested for California draw within 5% of the state's standby limit for their size. Energy report: the limit
• Full-foam tubs drew a median 84% of the limit and perimeter-insulated tubs 92%, across 263 tubs. Energy report: insulation
• 78 of 346 hot tubs whose maker publishes its warranty carry a lifetime shell structure term. Hot tub warranty comparison
• We have logged 1,635 places where two published documents give different figures for the same hot tub. How we verify every figure
• About 8.84 million US homes had a hot tub in 2020, by the Energy Information Administration's household survey. Hot tub statistics

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