Looking to purchase a hot tub and evaluating 3 brands Hotsprings, Jacuzzi, and Sundance recomendations?

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dkarn

Trying to find a quality product that is energy efficient and low maintenence

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First go sit in all three when they are empty. Check out how much leg room there is , and how many jets there are for
each seat. The larger the hot tub is, the more it will cost to
heat it. Is it 110 volts or 220 volts, 220 is cheaper to run, but you may have to have new electrical wiring run by an electrician. How many people will be using it at the same
time ( back to size and cost ), trust me you don't want to
try to have 5 people in a 4 person tub. Check the Energy Star
rating, or ask the sales people for something showing how
much energy the unit uses.
Find out how long all components are under warranty, not just
the tub itself, the pumps, the jets, the water lines, etc.
Don't be afraid to ask, compare all three, don't rush
Jacuzzi and Hotsprings are both reputable companies, I don't
know about Sundance.

Which is better for the environment, handwashing dishes or using a dishwasher?

Michael P

And how about when taking in other considerations, such as only using machine when full, using economy settings, handwashing only after shower or other hot water source has filled pipes with hot water, using a rinse tube when hand washing rather than faucet rinsing, any others that you can think of that might change which is better.
typo above: that should read "rinse tub" not "rinse tube".
Note to Sione's questions: the rinse tub is just a second dish tub used to rinse the soap off of the cleaned dishes rather than running fresh faucet water over each one after it is cleaned. There is, I would assume, a cleanliness issue with essentially reusing the rinse water on every dish that is washed.

Also, the washing after showering is refering to dish washing by hand, not washing hands. In the apartment that I live in on the third floor, I have experienced that the time it takes for hot water to reach the faucet in the kitchen is shorter after I have just taken a shower than when I turn on the hot water faucet at other times. So, I was just thinking along the lines of doing as many things that require hot water together as possible, to limit the water wasted while waiting for the water to heat up (the cold water that just runs and is not used during that period - though I often collect that water in a bucket for other purposes, such as plant watering).

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There's an interesting discussion of the issue in the first link below, where a guy in the UK compared his hand dish washing efficiency to a dishwasher.

Bottom line is that in general a dishwasher uses less water than hand washing, as long as the dishwasher is full before running. A lot depends on the technique of the hand dishwasher, too. Personally I don't soak the dishes in a big tub - I usually just rinse them, wash with a sponge, and rinse again. I think this is pretty efficient water use.

Other factors that need to be considered are the energy used to run the dishwasher, the energy used to produce, transport, and install the dishwasher, and the harsh detergents used in the dishwasher which could wear out the dishes faster.

So overall it's pretty hard to compare. If you use either one efficiently (if you're a good hand washer or always fill the dishwasher up before running it) it's probably pretty much a wash (pun intended).

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