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Narrowed it down to 3 tubs
silversun:
I looked at all 3, wet tested BF and Sundance, and ended up going with the Optima. I found the Optima's jets to be the strongest, and loved the foot dome and filtration, both were better on the Sundance were better than Bullfrog.
I paid 12,200 for it out the door, so you should be able to get a better price assuming you're not getting the built in stereo.
Tman122:
--- Quote from: Thisismyname on September 18, 2018, 12:00:25 pm ---I had a Caldera that had lots of issues/leaks.
Light leaked a few times. Ozonator leaked and stopped functioning. Shell began to form bubbles on it.
My brother got the identical tub at the same time and had the same issues.
Caldera replaced both entire tubs but even my 2nd one had issues. This was about 10 years ago
Now I have a Bullfrog...just got it last Oct but no issues yet.
Not saying its any better or worse for reliability just my experience.
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Not a single one of the issues listed has anything to do with less or more plumbing.
Hottubguy:
--- Quote from: silversun on September 18, 2018, 03:31:27 pm ---I looked at all 3, wet tested BF and Sundance, and ended up going with the Optima. I found the Optima's jets to be the strongest, and loved the foot dome and filtration, both were better on the Sundance were better than Bullfrog.
I paid 12,200 for it out the door, so you should be able to get a better price assuming you're not getting the built in stereo.
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Pure curiosity question for you silversun because I don’t know the answer to it. Why did you feel the filtration was better on the Optima versus the Bullfrog? $12,200 is a very aggressive number. Guessing you got that from the guy up in New Hampshire. That is definitely closer to a $14,000 Tub.
silversun:
It came down to the combination of the horizontal filter (i felt like it has higher surface area and catches more debris) and the UV light, which sundance has and bullfrog does not.
BF was my second choice though, and I really liked it but it just didn't have the same appeal as the sundance.
Thisismyname:
--- Quote from: Tman122 on September 18, 2018, 07:15:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: Thisismyname on September 18, 2018, 12:00:25 pm ---I had a Caldera that had lots of issues/leaks.
Light leaked a few times. Ozonator leaked and stopped functioning. Shell began to form bubbles on it.
My brother got the identical tub at the same time and had the same issues.
Caldera replaced both entire tubs but even my 2nd one had issues. This was about 10 years ago
Now I have a Bullfrog...just got it last Oct but no issues yet.
Not saying its any better or worse for reliability just my experience.
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Not a single one of the issues listed has anything to do with less or more plumbing.
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Thanks for noticing
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