Is there a way to disable the heater in my hot tub (spa) so that the water remains closer to room temperature?


My hot tub has a thermostat control but even at the lowest ("coolest") setting it is just too hot for me. I'd like to be able to shut off the heating mechanism, or turn it far lower than the current low.



Plus, in the summer it is obviously too hot to use at all, and if there was a way to have it not-so-hot that might help. (I'm not talking about making the water cold or even cool, but it would be nice if it were much much cooler.)

I called the manufacturer and didn't get anywhere. I also searched the internet and couldn't find anything like this. If you have any suggestions, I would be grateful. Thank you.
To the responder who said: "Sounds like you want to sit in a bucket of water. There is a reason they call it a 'hot tub'."

Thanks a lot for your unhelpful, silly, idiotic answer. If you can call it an "answer". There is also a reason they call it a "spa" --- it's supposed to be a relaxing experience. If it's unbearably hot, it's anything but relaxing.

But go ahead and continue running off at the mouth; it's really enhancing the Yahoo Answers community.

Comments

  1. Dr. Hot Tub Wilmington NC says:

    Snowman is correct that you can simply disconnect the wires to the heater and then make sure they are taped until needing to be used again. Hopefully yours is a more modern Balboa or Gecko manufactured pack that have copper leads that will make it much easier. The suggestion that your thermostat might be bad is also a good thing to check, the older ones can be off by a few degrees easily. The bottom degrees for most are 78 degrees. I couldn't imagine wanting to get into that cold of water. What brand of tub is it (model/make/year)??????? Of course turn the power off when opening up your spa's cabinet to do the work.

  2. t. B says:

    Sounds like you want to sit in a bucket of water. There is a reason they call it a "hot tub".

  3. snowman says:

    You can simply disconnect the heater element for the warm season.My hot tub will go down to 55 degrees.I dial it down all summer and the water stays about 90.

  4. t4tmike says:

    hiya, just how old is yer system there…
    are you getting it looked at by a qualified service teck-I'm wondering if you have a good thermostat controll there-do you use a in-tub temp gauge….just how hot is it staying…I hear 104 should be a safe 'upper-limit' -

  5. davidosterberg1 says:

    The heater is similar to a light bulb, (filament = heating coil).
    If you could find a dimmer that would take handle the wattage of the heater, wire it as you would a lamp circuit. You may need to bypass the thermostat also.

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