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Bullfrog R6L 1 pump
Tman122:
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--- Quote from: Tman122 on March 01, 2016, 09:26:53 pm ---Any closer dealers? There's plenty of good tubs out there.
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Yes there are several dealers in our area, but many of them do not sell what we want. We have some specific requirements that have narrowed our choices and they are deal-breakers if not included, like a lounger, durable base for easier placement, no circ pump, no ozone, side/footwell lighting only no perimeter lights at the waterline, shell NOT made in China, open footwell, etc. We have looked at all the major brands (Arctic, Beachcomber, Dim One, Hot Spring, Hydropool, Jacuzzi, Marquis, Sundance, etc.) and before making the final purchase, we definitely will be wet-testing the finalists. I don't mind driving to find what I want...just curious if anyone has first hand experience.
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Lots of choices of lounge tubs, lots of choices with durable or ABS pan base tubs, lots of choices with no circ pump (not sure why this would matter) lots of choices with no ozone (also not sure why this matters) lots of choices with only inside lighting, all of your mentioned brands have a shell not made in china, lots of choices with an open foot well. And those choices will come from just about every one you mentioned. I was just trying to get you closer to home. 100 miles seems a long ways for a tub that's no better.
Is there a dealer filling you with miss information?
Compatico:
--- Quote from: Spatech_tuo on March 02, 2016, 11:12:16 am ---I can't recall someone's requirements including "no ozone" and using that to exclude any choices. Its typically either the customer wants it or they don't know anything about it but this sounds like someone has told you that you should avoid it. In the end if for whatever reason you don't want ozone you don't need to exclude all those that have it, all you'd need to do is ask the dealer to unplug it if you were to chose a brand that has it.
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Sorry didn't mean to sound too picky. My wife is sensitive to ozone so we don't want it. That doesn't mean we're excluding models that have it as I know it can simply be disabled - our Arctic Spa had ozone that's how we know about the sensitivity issue and that it can be disabled easily. If we find the right tub and it has ozone, it'll be disabled by the dealer for warranty coverage.
Compatico:
--- Quote from: meriflower on March 02, 2016, 10:00:32 am ---Hi! I'm an owner of this very same spa, Bullfrog R6L going on 3 problem-free years now. As for lacking power we don't think so, actually I prefer to use it on low speed vs high as I find it more soothing. Of course there are different jetpaks that have different pressures i.e. gentle rain shower vs the neck blaster. There are valves on some of the jetpaks themselves where you can turn up/down the water pressure.
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Thanks for the feedback.
--- Quote ---Probably your best answer is when you go to wet test. Make sure to try out as many jetpaks they have on hand. We have the rain shower, neck blaster, and the oscillator. It's just me and the spouse so there is plenty of room for 2 people.
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Definitely will be wet-testing the finalists. We have a bit of time to look around still as we still need to prep the backyard and right now it's frozen solid thanks to the cold Canadian winter. Really miss having a hot tub in this weather. ;D
Compatico:
--- Quote from: d00nut on March 02, 2016, 02:04:55 pm ---I just tried out the Bullfrog STIL the other day, which is basically the same type of spa as an A6/R6. Again, I have to turn off at least one Jet Pak to get the pressure I want. I love the Oscillator jet Pak, if I turn off two Jet Paks, that pressure is to much for me. Bullfrog is like an Android phone, you have absolute control on how something feels and how you want to arrange it.
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We looked at the STIL and thought it might be stylish and contemporary, but we didn't like the layout and crossed it off the list. Lots of others to look at though.
Compatico:
--- Quote from: Tman122 on March 02, 2016, 05:40:40 pm ---Lots of choices of lounge tubs, lots of choices with durable or ABS pan base tubs, lots of choices with no circ pump (not sure why this would matter) lots of choices with no ozone (also not sure why this matters) lots of choices with only inside lighting, all of your mentioned brands have a shell not made in china, lots of choices with an open foot well. And those choices will come from just about every one you mentioned. I was just trying to get you closer to home. 100 miles seems a long ways for a tub that's no better.
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In my area we don't have a lot of dealers, so I have to travel a bit to two other cities to find more dealers and choices, 30-40 mins. My hunt started with looking at layouts online as we must have a lounger and open footwell, and prefer a single pump model as our last tub the 2nd pump was used about 1% of the time (but not a deal breaker). That narrowed our search a bit...but some brands are simply not within driving distance so they were crossed off the list due to unrealistic distances. So far the farthest dealer is 100 km (about 60 miles) away. We'll be going to see two others this weekend in another city. I don't mind driving around to find the right tub as we'll have it for many years to come.
--- Quote ---Is there a dealer filling you with miss information?
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Nope, I don't listen to sales hype. ;D
I like to be well informed before walking in the door so I can avoid the sales pitch and focus on getting the answers I'm looking for in person.
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