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Can't decide - Jacuzzi J-315 or Artesian Santa Cruz
The Wizard of Spas:
--- Quote from: Sam on April 04, 2018, 05:36:44 pm ---The Santa Cruz is my favorite 3 seat spa. It's the only one that I know of with 3 pumps, and boy does it rock. It will be more powerful than the one you wet tested most likely. It's an awesome little hot tub. As for their AOP systems, I've found the basic pro-pure system with inline @ease to be the way to go and it's less expensive than the AOP and it should last longer than the bulb.
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macabra11:
Another question for those that are familiar with Artesian. For the Santa Cruz, the website lists "Full foam with ABS bottom" as a standard feature. Then under the optional features it lists "PermaBase ABS Pan"? What is the difference?
And is the ProGuard cover upgrade worth it over the standard cover?
The Wizard of Spas:
Full Foam ABS Bottom: There is 3/16 ABS plastic stapled to the frame. Then inside the tub they spray in the foam across the floor.
Pan: The stapled bottom doesn't protect the base of the tub, below where the cabinet stops. Inspect below the cabinet and you'll see exposed wood, painted black. The PAN is ABS plastic that is not just the bottom of the tub but it folds up and bridges the gap between the cabinet and the ground. Ala a PAN that you would use for baking.
Make sense?
The cover upgrade really depends on where you live. If your winter isn't terrible then I dont feel its worth it. If you have hard winters with tons of snow, sure.
macabra11:
That makes more sense Wizard. Thanks for the description on the pan. Here in Boise we usually have pretty mild winters without much snow, but we do get cold temps (single digits) and lots of wind. I'm just wondering if the cost to upgrade to the thicker cover would help with year round energy costs.
Sam:
It's a super energy efficient spa. I live in a cold climate and we very rarely sell the upgraded cover. On bigger spas it can make the cover much more cumbersome. On a small spa like this it's not a big deal. Depending on the cost it may be worth it. I wouldn't spend more than a $100 or so myself probably. I definitely wouldn't mess with the floating blanket. They're kind of a pain in the butt to deal with and I don't like creating barriers to using the spa.
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