With retailers offering ‘bargain’ deals on inflatable hot tubs, energy experts are warning that hot tubs on offer for £100 or less may not be the bargains they seem. While inflatable hot tubs are often the cheapest to buy, energy app Loop warns they are the most expensive to run.
It said an inflatable hot tub cost £360 a month to run and would amount to £1,440 in four months over summer. Loop warned that cheap inflatable hot tubs cost five times as much as more energy-efficient models. But even a more energy-efficient hot tub that uses 7kWh per day could add £72 per month to energy bills. This, it said, is 20% higher than last summer and a huge 90% higher than in summer 2020 when many people bought hot tubs during lockdown.
The ‘Energy Doctor’ Steve Buckley, head of data science at Loop, said: “Many of us will have seen offers on inflatable hot tubs recently and are considering investing in one. While relaxing in a hot tub is a welcome treat on a cool summer’s night, these hot tubs may not be the bargains they seem.
