How powerful are the electric motors in my hot tub or spa?
It is standard practice throughout the world to inflate the Hp or horsepower rating of consumer electrical goods, including power saws, drills, heaters, generators, pumps and any other equipment with an electric motor. Often the peak power rating is quoted rather than the much lower continuous output rating at which the motor actually operates. The figures are further confused by voltage variations in different countries. The same motor may produce a different output in one country to another. Hot tub and spa equipment is generally made in North America or Scandinavia for a global market. At Summer Hot Tubs the horsepower figures we quote are the lower continuous output rating if known, otherwise if we quote the peak power output it is described as such. The amperage gives a better indication of the power of a motor. Any UK appliance which operates on a 13 amp circuit cannot be more powerful than approximately 2.2 Hp. Any UK appliance which operates on a 32 amp circuit cannot be more p
