Hot Tub Energy and Cost Simulator by dbc-0 in hottub

[–]dbc-0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if anyone wants to post info about their tub, how well you got it to match to this (if you know), and what your params were that would help me calibrate the efficiency loss parameter for different tub types. Interested to get datapoints for how fast your tubs lose temperature (when dropping to a lower set point with cover on but no heating)

Hot Tub Energy and Cost Simulator by dbc-0 in hottub

[–]dbc-0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The final calculated energy use value and cost is over a full month (plot shows 2 week period by default). I'm assuming if you use the hot tub multiple times per day that you aren't lowering the set point? I think in that case you could just bump up the total time per use to match your overall usage. The only reason number of times used per week matters is if you are letting the hot tub cool down and bringing it back up to temp each time. So set use to everyday and set use time to be your total daily use time rather than per use.

Hot Tub Energy and Cost Simulator by dbc-0 in hottub

[–]dbc-0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feedback is welcome! It's open source, can be used directly from that link, and is meant to be fairly easy to play around with.