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Grandee purchase. Good deal?
BullFrogSpasMN:
I would NEVER buy a Grandee without wet testing it....I'm 5'11 190lbs and can sit like a rock in a Vanguard but when I get in a Grandee it's a nightmare, floating all over the place with no spot to "plant" my feet, very uncomfortable for me....doesn't make it a bad spa, this can obviously apply to any spa brand its just I have direct first hand experience with the Vanguard and Grandee...so ya basically like everyone has mentioned make sure before you drop 10-14k that you wet test, wet test, wet test
amy2421:
--- Quote from: BullFrogSpasMN on December 11, 2015, 04:26:14 pm ---I would NEVER buy a Grandee without wet testing it....I'm 5'11 190lbs and can sit like a rock in a Vanguard but when I get in a Grandee it's a nightmare, floating all over the place with no spot to "plant" my feet, very uncomfortable for me....doesn't make it a bad spa, this can obviously apply to any spa brand its just I have direct first hand experience with the Vanguard and Grandee...so ya basically like everyone has mentioned make sure before you drop 10-14k that you wet test, wet test, wet test
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This was what sold us on the Jacuzzi J-470. The center foot dome with the foot jets acts like a "seatbelt", both because there is a comfortable place to plant your feet and also because the foot jets create a jet flow pushing backwards so you stay in your seat. It isn't really noticeable, but I was playing around in our tub the other night (while my husband made dinner - heaven!) :) and I noticed when I turned off the foot jets it was easier to float out of my seat.
pinhead:
A couple of things to consider when testing a spa - the same spa will sit very differently with and without a bathing suit. With a suit I slide and float a bit, w/o I sit like a rock.
Also, at first we liked lower intensity jets - after a few weeks we prefer full intensity jets, I think we got used to the jets after a short while.
I hope this is not TMI but something you may want to consider....
amy2421:
--- Quote from: pinhead on December 11, 2015, 08:57:10 pm ---A couple of things to consider when testing a spa - the same spa will sit very differently with and without a bathing suit. With a suit I slide and float a bit, w/o I sit like a rock.
Also, at first we liked lower intensity jets - after a few weeks we prefer full intensity jets, I think we got used to the jets after a short while.
I hope this is not TMI but something you may want to consider....
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I'll add to that if you don't have a private enough yard for that (which unfortunately we don't!) the type of suit can make a difference too. I wear a "tankini" in public for self-consciousness but a bikini in our own tub because the extra fabric creates more buoyancy.
Tman122:
The Moto Massage didn't blow me away but it does a lot of folks.
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