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Good to hear, I’m meeting up with him tomorrow. One more item checked off in the preparation dept. Thanks for the recommendation.
Thanks very much!
My deck will support the weigh and I’ll contact Hibernation.
Not sure I’d be able to keep it at 65 degrees minimum when I’m not there for weeks at time. Is that what you do even when you are gone for extended periods?
We bought our cabin and it already had a good quality hot tub installed on the deck. I would say:
– A hot tub filled with water is very heavy. Our deck was custom built for it; you really need to make sure your deck can support it.
– You can never leave it shut off. Ours has a daily 30 minute cycle for filtering.
– It heats up about 5 degrees per hour. The minimum temp setting on my unit is 65 degrees. So it takes about 7 hours to heat up.
– Maintenance is easy. During periods of use, I check and add chlorine every day. I have to add water every 2 months or so (about 1 inch, due to evaporation). About every 3-4 months, I drain it and replace the water. That’s it.
– Make sure you get a well insulated unit and cover.
– Purchase it locally. I have had great service with Hibernation in Arnold. In my 5 years of experience, they fixed a faulty flow sensor and repaired a minor leak.
– Electricity costs are hard to estimate. I would guess that the tub costs $20 to $40 per month to operate.Thinking about putting in a new 6-person/300 GAL, 4kW hot tub on my deck. 230v wiring is already run. Would be using on ski weekends and also in summer at night. I would ideally pre-heat remotely before heading up for long weekends,etc and then keep it hot. When leaving house for extended periods I’d just turn it off?
Anyone have any comments on the reality of having a hot tub for a vacation home up in the Arnold area?
Some generic questions:
– How long to heat from non-use state in winter (35 degrees to 102 F?)?
– Are electricity costs crazy high?
– How much yearly maintenance ?
– any concerns (temp) with it exposed on the deck in winter?Thanks in advance
Just had the house in BTV spruced up. Drywall repair in spots, priming, painting and some installation of baseboards.
Dye painting did all the work.
Showed up on time, finished on budget and time, and the even helped me move in my new couch…Great guys, If your looking for interior this winter I highly recommend them.
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And the stupid voters of California thought legalizing it was such compationate act. What a bunch of morons to think violence would not follow.
As I remember it had a couple businesses in it, multi use building.
The bar was full a lot. They even had karaoke night, can you believe in Arnold? I remember my wife and I even did a duet one night, it was not pretty….
I don’t know for sure what has changed but the whole Hwy 4 corridor from Avery to Bear Valley use to have a lot of action in 70’s and 80’s and up to about mid 90’s if I remember correctly.
With all the warm weather we have been having it’s easy to not shut-down and winterize your cabin in time for the cold weather. Shameless Plug Alert: Anybody need me to turn off their water? Just $35 for the visit. It’s what we do.
Sandi Pearce
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209-795-7618 office
209-595-9562 cell/textI support fire services here locally and throughout the state. As a part time resident of the Arnold area I pay property taxes and a regular property tax assessment to the Ebbetts Pass Fire District. However, I agree that the states so called fee is an illegal tax.
I am a firefighter in a Bay Area city, and I know for a fact that local Bay Area fire service taxes, fees and benefit assessments(whatever name gets attached to them) for additional funding must be voted on. Also, a 2/3s majority vote is required to get a new fee/tax approved. I’ve seen numerous fire departments throughout the Bay Area attempt to get additional funding that way. Whatever the State calls it, it’s still a tax.
