The cost of a hot tub in Manitoba has two halves: what you pay to bring it home, and what you pay every month to run it. Manitoba has a real edge on the second half — among the cheapest electricity in Canada — and an Eco Spa is built to keep that monthly number low everywhere it goes. Here's the honest picture for 2026.
What You Pay to Run It: $10–60 a Month, at the Low End
On an Eco Spa, the monthly cost is small to begin with: $10–$60 per month all-in — power, chemicals and filters together — depending on the model. Manitoba's low Hydro rates put you toward the bottom of that range. Smaller tubs sit near $10; the largest tops out near $35 even before Manitoba's power advantage.
We run the largest model, the E6, on a power meter. The reading: "Just over a dollar a day in winter, 60–70¢ in summer — about $25 a month." That's the biggest tub we make, on a meter, in a Prairie winter. On Manitoba's cheaper electricity, a number like that lands even lower.
| Model | All-In Monthly (power + chems + filters) |
|---|---|
| E1 | $10–$25 |
| E2 | $10–$20 |
| E3 / E4 | Within the $10–$60 range |
| E5 | $15–$25 |
| E6 (largest) | $15–$35 |
Manitoba Hydro runs among the lowest residential power rates in the country, so a Manitoba owner generally sits at the bottom of each model's range. The cold doesn't change that much — because the cost is won at the cover, not the meter.
Why It Stays That Low Through a Winnipeg Winter
About 70% of a hot tub's heat escapes through the top, so the cover decides your bill. Most tubs use a foam cover that soaks up water from day one — once it's waterlogged it stops sealing and the heater runs flat out. In a -30°C Winnipeg night, that's a brutal monthly number, cheap electricity or not.
An Eco Spa is built like a thermos. The hard cover is rated R-40 and clamped down by patented Power Clamps so the seal holds, the body is wrapped in R-30 insulation, and there's a 2" air-chambered bottom. The heater barely works — so Manitoba's low rate is multiplying an already-small number.
What You Pay to Buy It
For context on the wider market: a traditional acrylic spa in Canada runs into the thousands — from several thousand at the cheaper end to tens of thousands, climbing fast with size, jets and brand.
Eco Spa pricing is by quote. We don't post a sticker, because the right number depends on the model and your site — and we'd rather give you a real figure than a misleading "from" price. Request a quote and we'll send your exact number for your model and city, no obligation.
Look at Total Cost of Ownership, Not Just the Sticker
The cheapest tub to buy is rarely the cheapest tub to own. Here's what an Eco Spa is built to save you over the years:
- No cover replacement. Foam covers waterlog and get swapped every few years. The R-40 hard cover carries a lifetime warranty — that repeat cost is gone.
- No structural failures. The shell is one rotationally-molded HDPE piece with no seams to leak, and it carries a lifetime warranty on the entire structure. As we put it: "We're the only company that does that."
- Low monthly running cost — lower still on Manitoba Hydro — that doesn't creep up over the years.
- Minimal chemicals. The non-porous HDPE shell plus 100 feet of filtration through two large filters as standard — with the optional Ecozone ozone upgrade to cut chemicals even further — means about a tablespoon of chlorine every one to two weeks and roughly 3 minutes of upkeep a month.
Cottage Country
Manitoba cottage country — Whiteshell, Falcon Lake, West Hawk Lake, Riding Mountain, Hecla Island — is a natural fit for an Eco Spa. It's a 110/220 convertible: plug it into a standard household outlet (about a 12-amp draw on 110V) where there's no 220V panel, or run a 4kW heater on 220V — switch any time, no parts changed, so there's no decision up front. The R-40 cover and heavy insulation mean it holds heat well through a long weekend, even when you're not there Monday to Friday. It sits on any flat surface — deck or crushed gravel, no 5" concrete pad required — and it's about 36 hours from delivery to your first soak.