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srucker1:
We have been looking around for a few weeks and are pretty set on a Bullfrog A8 or R8 (wife needs the foot dome and we both lover the versatility of the jetpaks). We're leaning towards the A8 and have been quoted $11,300 (including delivery, set-up, start-up chems, stairs, cover, and cover lifter) or $10,300 for an R8. Does this sound like a good price? We are buying in Nebraska.

No extras on either of these. Should we add the circulation pump? Ozone upgrade? It comes with ozone standard, correct? Cloud control module?

We wet-tested an A7 (they didn't have an A8). We would have loved to wet-test an A8! I know the A8 is a little bigger and has the foot dome - any other differences we should know about?

Thanks in advance for your help - this forum is very helpful.

Sam:
Those are very good prices.  Does not come with ozone standard.  I recommend the circ pump but it's not necessary.  If you're spending that much, the extra $400 for a circ makes sense.  I'm not a fan of the cloud control.  Have seen some annoying issues with it. 

Other than the footwell and size, there isn't really any difference between the 7 and 8.

srucker1:
Thank you, Sam. Would you recommend adding the ozone upgrade. Any idea on what that would/should cost?

Snowba:
We just ordered an A8 and we negotiated the wellspring ozone and the circ pump into the price. I couldn't get them to drop the price, but they were willing to include the upgrades. Might be worth trying that in your negotiating strategy.

Sam:

--- Quote from: srucker1 on July 30, 2018, 04:18:50 pm ---Thank you, Sam. Would you recommend adding the ozone upgrade. Any idea on what that would/should cost?

--- End quote ---

Standard ozone should be $200 to $300 and the EOS should be $400 to $500 from what I've seen.  I'm torn on ozone systems. The thing that makes me pause is that they have a 2-5 year life expectancy, but most people never replace them or even notice when they aren't working anymore.  If people aren't realizing that they quit working, how much of a difference is it really making?

On the flip side, I've tested spas side by side and seen a difference.  In the end, I personally think water care is easy with or without an ozone system and it doesn't bother me much.  Consumer's on the other hand have this irrational fear of "chemicals" so businesses are selling to that fear and many exaggerate the abilities of their systems, sometimes egregiously.  No matter what system you use, you need to maintain a constant residual of sanitizer in the water.  Ozone can reduce that level and maybe make it more forgiving for those who slip-up so I usually end up recommending it.

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