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stuart:

--- Quote --- How big a deal is a leak?  Can a HT be fixed if it eventually develops one?  How rare are they?  (I'm hoping this was mostly a scare tactic.)
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Leaks are very real! Marquis has gone a long way to eliminate them with a barb fitting that is glued and clamped, I have not seen a plumbing leak in a Marquis for a long time other than one spa that someone at the factory tightened the jet bodies to much (marquis replaced the whole spa!). I haven't worked on any 2004 Hotspring yet but in the past their foam has a tendency to carry the water to different parts of the cabinet making it kind of hard to find. Marquis foam will not hold water and allows it to pass straight down making it easier to find if you get a leak.

The bottom line is that the foam helps prevent leaks and is necessary. Both Marquis and Hotspring give you an excellent warranty and are proven to perform those warranties with unmatched professionalism and customer service so for at least 5 years on the HS and 7 years on the Marquis leaking should not even be something you concern yourself with.


--- Quote --- Any opinions on the Saratoga line?  
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Saratoga (though not a bad tub) does not come close for engineering or reputation to the other two.

Rboehme:

--- Quote ---QUESTIONS:
How big a deal is a leak?  Can a HT be fixed if it eventually develops one?  How rare are they?  (I'm hoping this was mostly a scare tactic.)


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As stuart pointed out leaks are very real.

As someone who gets to work on both hot springs and marquis on a regular basis, I would say that the Hot Springs is by far the more difficult to fix a leak in.(In fact its the most difficult of all brands I have seen).

I do not know of any brands that have built a leakproof spa.

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