I actually had the hot tub before the pool. The beinging able to use it year round sold me
It's a stand alone, & I assure you TENEX that it won't get hauled away for the weekend. These things are heavy! - it also stood up to one huricane & two really nasty blizzards.

I'm depressed about closing the pool, & winter - stuck in the house

I have a heat pump, but I have't figured out when it's just not worth while paying to heat anymore ( we like the pool at about 90F).

Matt 4x4, I thought I had read that you bought a new heater ( guess I'm mixing you up with someone else)

Winter, the one time a year that I wish that I lived elsewhere, otherwise I love living in Canada