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Hot Spring vs Hot Spot
honeypot:
Hello.
I am looking at the Tempo Hot Spot or the Vista or Envoy Hot Spring. I wet tested the Tempo and the Vista/Vanguard/Sovereign this past Saturday and liked the Vista. I felt the Vista may be a little large so I am going to wet test the Envoy this weekend.
Of course the price of the Hot Spot is something I like vs the Hot Spring tubs. However, I'm not sure that I will be getting the same quality and performance from the Hot Spot. I also like the idea of the Salt Water Cleaning system (ACE) that is only available in the Hot Spring tubs (for an extra G). I wonder if that is worth it?
All experienced hot tubbers please help me with this decision. I like the dealer and he is not trying to push either on me..,. he simply states the differences. One big difference I see is the warranty (2 years vs 5 years). Wonder if hot tubs malfunction in that short of time frame? Or maybe I should consider that to be related to the overall craftmanship.
Hope to get some responses to help in my decision. ::)
Water Boy:
I could be wrong as I am not a HS dealer, but I am pretty sure that the Hot Spot line has a one year warranty, and not a two year like you had mentioned. Again, I could be wrong as that may have changed as well. But, just a few weeks back a HS dealer said that the warranty didnt change, and if that is the case, it is a one year warranty. Just a FYI.
wmccall:
Welcome to the forum,
I recently went with my sister while she looked at the same tubs. She also looked at one of the Limelight spas and chose between the limelight and a Vanguard and ended up with the Vanguard. Unrelated, my non-HS tub had a couple of problems in the first 2 years and then has been fine since. Good luck, there will be tradeoffs either way, go with the one you are comfortable in. I'll let others answer the salt system question.
wmccall:
--- Quote from: Beer Man on April 07, 2010, 08:31:38 am ---I could be wrong as I am not a HS dealer, but I am pretty sure that the Hot Spot line has a one year warranty, and not a two year like you had mentioned. Again, I could be wrong as that may have changed as well. But, just a few weeks back a HS dealer said that the warranty didnt change, and if that is the case, it is a one year warranty. Just a FYI.
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Could it be the dealer is offering a 2nd year on his own?
hottubdan:
I am a Hot Spring/Hot Spot dealer. Hot Spot warranty is 2 years. Although it is a shorter warranty, standards are the same. Multiple testing. We have found, because they are a little simpler, the Hot Spot line is relatively trouble free. Warranty has a cost, so, if the Hot Spots had the same warranty as the Hot Spring, price would go up.
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