Hut tub dilemma

[Cuntycovid]

As did half the country we decided to get a hot tub during lockdown , its causing no end of problems with the neighours though

We have lived in the same new build home for a while , friends with the neighbours no problems whatsoever and generally get on well. Dont socialise together but always pleasant exchanges so no problems , we turn a blind eye to some antisocial behaviour on their part. mainly smoking weed in their garden that blows into ours because on the whole they are good people , no loud parties or noise from theirs ect

They seem however to have taken exception to our hot tub as they dont like what they call a loud humming sound that they can hear , we are at a loss what to do about this as we canny move the hottub anywhere else in the garden , we have a large decking for garden furniture /bbq and a home made bar that take up the other spaces in the garden , my husband has spent a considerable time putting electric cables in the garden so repositioning this would be out of the question, we are mindful not to put the jets on after 11pm (checked with local council and this is the time that noise wouldnt be acceptable after) we also spent a fair whack on a set up so we would not consider not using this
Any suggestions other than moving house ?
AiBU for wanting to enjoy my garden ?
Neighbour came.round fairly angry knocking on door

@littlemissredhat
Our one year old I'd perfectly fine thanks for your concern , we dont often go in this together apart from the once every couple of months that she stays at her grandparents

@MrsEricBana

A whole thread about hot tubs and no one has yet used the description sex pond?

I was thinking the same thing

A hot tub next door would irritate me - they do hum, they are tacky and they make me feel a bit queasy to see them. But I probably would just keep all these things as my own internal thoughts rather than share them with a neighbour. I would consider it fair trade as the dogs here bark occasionally.

Are you sure you're not more noisy than you think? Hot tub, mini bar? I am imagining your dh reenacting scenes from the film cocktail. Invite the neighbours round with their weed. My husband and I call hot tubs sex ponds 😂

@draughtycatflap
Thanks for your support , wouldnt so anything if we lived by these people rules posting on here , some very stuck up people my god

@Stuckinadream why do you call them sex ponds? Just curious
Ha ha we really are not the partying type believe it or not our child stays with her grandparents once every couple of months so we couldn't be parting all night , not like we would want to anyway

Why don't you ask to go in next doors garden/house if they are comfortable with it and see how loud it is yourself.

00:09Cuntycovid

"@WhoEatsPopTartswhy would you hate to be my neighbour ?"
Why do you think,? A constant humming noise! How selfish are you. My neighbour has bought one and I can hear it humming as I'm writing this. So unfair. It's right by our fence and wall and under our bedroom window. So we cant open our window in the heat, and when it's on, we cant hear our own tv. We walked round the block the other day and we can hear it over the other side if the block, so 5 houses away.
I was looking out my bedroom window the other day, to hear her say to her mate "noone can see us here"...duh, I was 3 metres above her looking right at her!!

@GalesThisMorning I'm not even gonna mention the fire pit we have jesus im gonna get hung ha ha
I love the fact that poster felt the need to question my parenting , like my one year old., my only child that I struggled to conceive for years isnt my priority
Some.absoloute cunts on here isnt there

@Cuntycovid Your neighbours need to get over it and stop being so precious. How loud can it really be that it’s interrupting their lives so badly? The next time they come round just tell them that it’s your garden, it’s staying on and if they don’t like it you’ll be calling the Police next time you smell weed. Then give the The Stare.

@TabbyMumz
We cant live in silence for gods sake

We try to limit our noise as much as we can , we play music very low through a phone outside rather than sound system so there is no bass vibration

To me, this is a contradiction. You could not play music outside at all, or listen through headphones, but you choose not to. So you're not limiting your noise as much as you can imo.

The only time I hear music from my neighbours is when someone pulls up in their car with the windows open, and then it's only for a few seconds until they turn off the engine and go indoors.

@EmbarrassedUser
I like your thinking

[quote Cuntycovid]@TabbyMumz
We cant live in silence for gods sake[/quote]
Nobody’s asking you to. They’re asking you to be considerate, because you aren’t being.

@LakieLady
So if on the odd occasion we have friends round you think its anti social to play music on a low level in the garden? You csnt be serious ? Is any noise acceptable.in your world? Do your children tip toe round the house?

"TabbyMumz
We cant live in silence for gods sake"
Theres a big difference between living in silence and ruining all your neighbours summer because you need to have a constant humming noise in your garden. That just shows how selfish you are to me. Think of your neighbours for once. Because of my selfish beighbours I can no longer sit on my patio because of the noise and smell of chlorine.

"@LakieLady
So if on the odd occasion we have friends round you think its anti social to play music on a low level in the garden? You csnt be serious ? Is any noiseacceptable.inyour world? Do your children tip toe round the house?"

I have no words. You play music in the garden too!! You absolute selfish !!! I hate people like you, ruining it for everyone else. What makes you think peopldcwant yo hear that!!!!

This has got to be a wind up merchant. Hot tub, music, bef you have a barking dog and a trampoline too!!

My husband thinks if a group of people get in a hot tub you all have to have a sex party. I'm saying that in jest! Enjoy your hot tub, our neighbours have one and we can hardly hear it

Our one year old I'd perfectly fine thanks for your concern , we dont often go in this together apart from the once every couple of months that she stays at her grandparents

But upthread you said "we use it 3/4 nights a week"... now "we" only use it once every couple of months. Interesting change of tack. Of course, if you are using it one at a time then there is someone in the house keeping an ear open for your daughter, and my comment is irrelevant. It just seemed from your other posts like you were both in your hot tub at the end of your large garden, with noisy jets on. And for those putting raised eyebrow emojis and / or mocking comments, yes, it does concern me that a one year old is left alone in a house whilst parents are in the hot tub. If that is "cunty" (nice language!) then I guess I am. Sorry... not sorry... It's not the same as putting the washing out for 2 minutes or taking the bin out, presuming they are in it for longer than 2 minutes... Monitors only work so far away and are only so loud.

Ahh @Cuntycovid such the wrong place to post this Mumsnet hate sex ponds.

Personally I would just ignore your neighbours the hum isn’t very loud and I can’t believe their hearing is sensitive enough to pick it up.

Maybe place the pump on some kids playmatts to see if that helps, I know some people have built surrounds. Also check it’s level as sometimes when the level is off the hum can be slightly louder.

Are your neighbours the sort of people who pretend to be annoyed by the hot tub? If not, then it's a genuine issue for them, think of it like having tinnitus at home, who wouldn't want that to stop? Seems to me like a bit more respect all round would go a long way, rather than the selfish 'I want' behaviour so prevalent these days.

£70 a month for the electricity to run the thing? Wow. Turning it off as much as possible is a no-brainer. Use it three times a week? Spend £30 on a timer switch that'll set it going six hours before you'll want it, it'll then cost you £20/week or less and stop pissing off the neighbours.

Also box in the humming part - pump or voltage rectifier? - or even bury it (in a plastic box) in a hole with a lid, that'll very effectively cut the noise.

Playing music on a phone is worse than quietly on a decent portable stereo, as it's tinny and awful. Can't bear phone music myself, and find it desperately antisocial.

Is anyone else getting hot tub adverts now?

Dear OP
Thank you for marvellous entertainment this morning. Saved me from the ironing.
Couple of things. Half the country didn’t go out and buy a hot tub. I couldn’t bloody get hold of a sun lounger....
And as others said, invite them over. Get them sozzled at the bar, and once children are in bed, join them in a toke.
Finally, don’t neglect the water treatment, legionella is a killer.
Happy days 😎

The inflatable ones can be quite noisy, the pumps do have a constant hum and they are really noisy with the bubbles on. We had the Lay-Z-Spa Vegas a few years ago and it was annoyingly loud at times.

We got rid of it and replaced it with a solid walled hot tub which can be left out all the time - it's much quieter but it still has a hum when it's on, it's definitely one of those noises you eventually adjust to and no longer notice and none of our neighbours have ever mentioned it. To be honest, our next door neighbours are so loud I doubt they have ever heard it over their shrieking child.....

However, when we use it - which isn't often with two young children - we rarely use the bubbles as this does make a lot of noise and if we do use it later in the evening, we definitely don't turn the bubbles on.

I think you can try and build some sort of enclosure for the pump to try and minimise the noise, but you need to ensure the pump doesn't overheat.