Hot tubs offer numerous health advantages to users. They provide both stress and pain relief, promote deep, restful sleep, and can even lower blood pressure. However, the energy required to heat them can be expensive. Fortunately, propane makes an effective and cost-effective alternative to electric heat. Below are some good reasons to heat your hot tub with this flammable, petroleum-based gas.

What Are the Benefits of Using Propane to Heat Your Hot Tub?

1. Long Term Cost Savings

A propane hot tub heater typically costs more than one that operates on electricity. However, over the life span of the tub, you can save a considerable amount by heating it with gas. 

Propane is considered an "efficient" fuel, in that it contains more energy by volume than do other fuels. They also save homeowners 42% on hot tub heating costs, for a savings of approximately $10 per month. A hot tub typically lasts 10 to 20 years, so over its lifetime, this can add up to hundreds of dollars in savings.

2. More Rapid Heating

Gas heaters generate more heat more quickly than electric models can. This speeds up the heating process and shortens your wait time before you can use it. It may take an electric heater 7 to 8 hours to bring a 500-gallon tank up to temperature, while a propane model may take only 3 or 4 hours.

3. Environmental Benefits

Electricity is often generated through the burning of coal. Coal combustion adds considerable amounts of carbon dioxide—a greenhouse gas—to the atmosphere and exacerbates climate change.  Propane, on the other hand, offers numerous ecological benefits. 

First, it is efficient, and nearly all of its stored energy is converted to heat, with very little waste. Also, it has a much lower carbon footprint than other fuels do. And finally, accidental leaks—which are rare anyway—do not damage the environment. Leaked fuel dissipates almost instantly instead of pooling up and contaminating soil or water, like many other fuels do.

To heat your hot tub affordably with propane, contact Martindale Guadalupe Gas Company in Martindale, TX. They are locally owned and have served Caldwell County and the surrounding areas since 1947. They sell bottles and tanks, and they specialize in tank installation and gas delivery. They are well-known throughout the region for their reliability, friendly service, and competitive pricing. Learn more about them on their website or call (512) 357-6497 to schedule propane delivery.