Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:39:38 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:20:32 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 11:06:43 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 9:58:24 AM UTC-10, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > He's as bad as Kuthe if he thinks anyone could (or should)
> > > > > power central air using a car battery for any length of time.
> > > > > The battery would run down in hours and hey, if the power is
> > > > > out, how could she recharge the car battery. Answer is, she
> > > > > couldn't. That's why she bought a gas generator in the first
> > > > > place.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > A 100kWh battery could power a household for about 4 days. A
> > > > 200kWh battery could power a house for about twice that long.
> > >
> > > If it were trying to power my entire house, including the hot
> > > tub, it wouldn't last nearly that long. I consumed 2088 kWh last
> > > month.
> > >
> > > Full disclosu like the clothes dryer, the hot tub isn't on the
> > > generator transfer switch. If we had a prolonged winter power
> > > outage, we'd drain the hot tub and clear the pump so it wouldn't
> > > burst.
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > Would it be safe to assume that during a power outage, you wouldn't
> > be using 70 kWh/day? That would be over twice the national average.
> > What the heck are you running? Just kidding. I don't want to know.
>
> It's the hot tub. We run the outdoor hot tub all year long, even
> when the outdoor temperature is colder than your freezer.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

I wonder if there is a way to insulate it a bit better that wouldn't be
really ugly?

I have a friend with a year long outdoor one too. He has it in a
glassed in greenhouse like structure.

Looks a lot like this one:
<https://www.samsclub.com/p/charleston-10x13-dotcom-2018/prod22131390?&source=ifpla&itemNumber=980096314&CA WELAID=730010300001906030&msclkid=442dbbd36b2514cc ea4ee51a3f4e692f>

Except his is taller, free standing, and has a genuine looking black
cast iron pot bellied stove (wall vented). Portable AC/Dehumidifier
(can run in just dehumidify mode) completes it all. He said his total
cost was about $4000 but worth it as it took his power bill down by the
same amount within 3 years and they really like it.