Difference between wood-fired hot tub and electric hot tub

Such a hot tub you don't have 1,2,3 in your garden. Because, there are so many options you have to think about. Think about the way of heating, with luxury options or without. In this article I would like to tell you more about the differences between the wood-fired and electric hot tub.

What is a wood-fired hot tub?

A wood-fired hot tub is the traditional hot tub. A hot tub as it was once conceived. The water in the wood-fired hot tub is heated with a fire. This fire is made in the wood-burning stove located next to or inside the hot tub. This heating is done entirely through natural circulation. There is no electricity involved, only logs and a fire. There is water in the stove, which is double-walled.

You always have a compartment where you start a fire and around it is a space where the water sits. This compartment is always in contact with the hot tub. Through the lower passage the cold water runs into the stove, gets warm, and automatically goes back into the hot tub through the upper passage. In this way a natural circulation is created.

The electric hot tub

The electric hot tub has everything a wood-fired hot tub also has. The natural look and feel, often round shape, wooden finish but no wood-burning stove. This is because this hot tub is heated, just like a hot tub, by an electric heating element. Electric hot tubs from Welvaere are heated with a Balboa system.

The American brand Balboa is a leading brand within the whirlpool and hot tub market, so perfect for heating our Ducktubs. A display is mounted on the outside where you can easily set the heat. In principle, the Balboa system does not need power and can simply be connected to the normal power network.

Difference between electric hot tub and wood-fired hot tub

So the differences between an electric hot tub and a wood-fired hot tub are actually not very big. The only big difference is the method of heating. With a wood-fired hot tub, you spend some time firing wood while in an electric hot tub, you can enjoy the heat immediately. Provided, of course, it is plugged in for a while.

In fact, the actual heating is a lot faster with a wood-fired hot tub. With an average of 2 hours, the hot tub is already at a comfortable temperature while the electric hot tub heats about 1 to 3 degrees in the hour. So you can only get into an electric hot tub if it has been on for several hours. That's why we always recommend having the electric hot tub plugged in at all times, so you don't have to think about whether you want to get in two days in advance. But you can step into a warm hot tub every night without too much trouble.