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Hottubguy:
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--- Quote from: aug0211 on January 15, 2019, 10:13:03 am ---We are thinking we will pay to add the exterior lighting, and also pay to add the speakers. The speakers are a tough one - we've read a lot about people NOT recommending these. We do have patio speakers (two smaller HEOS 1 speakers), but I really enjoy listening to audio books to relax, and I'm concerned that I will not be able to understand an audiobook coming from the patio speakers. We do listen to some slower music (Jazz, Frank Sinatra, Norah Jones type of stuff) when sitting around the firepit as well, so perhaps we'll do the same in the tub. The price on this set up seems ridiculous, but I also don't like "rigging" things together, so perhaps the premium will be worth it - and I do not want to regret not adding it later on.
The wifi seems like an added cost that will never be used - I was originally big on mobile app access, but it seems like the use cases for that are pretty minimal. Fair assumption?
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The onboard sound system is a total waste of money. It will not be near as good sound as something that costs half as much and it will break on you. Even a little boombox that plugs in near the tub will be better. Seriously, save your cash on that one.
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Listen to swilly on this one. Stereos are a bad idea in any hot tub. They are way overpriced for what you get and it's not a matter of if, but when and how often it will fail. They just do not last in a hot tub environment, no matter who makes it. Then when it breaks, you are beholden to the manufacturer's ridiculous pricing and the high cost of a hot tub service technician to fix or replace. A floating bluetooth speaker for 1/5th the price will sound better, last longer, and be easier to repair or replace.
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Another vote for no stereo. I have owned a few different tubs and always gotten them with music. My last tub was a Marquis Resort with music. Stereo stopped working in about a year and a half. I just moved and got a Caldera Geneva. I got music on it but jusfging by my last couple of tubs if it lasts a year or two I will be happy
swilly1000:
Plus which an (inevitable) broken piece on the tub will taint your overall satisfaction with the product!!
aug0211:
Thank you all for the help - after reading these last few posts, we are going to take off the audio. The kicker for us was reading that they ALL fail - and then thinking about how frustrated we would be with a spa of this magnitude of cost that is not working 100% (yes, that would drive me nuts!!!).
Thanks for the feedback! Placing the order tomorrow.
aug0211:
Well, we're official - order placed this AM.
Sarena Bay
Ultralife (white) shell
Vintage cedar cabinet
Black Ultralast cover
EZlifter
Startup chemicals
"Premium" steps (I assume they're just the standard steps)
Delivery anticipated in 4-6 weeks. Getting quotes on the concrete pad now, and figuring out the electrical.
I'm assuming I'll need to add a 220v/50a dedicated breaker and run the line from the main panel to a sub-panel with the sub-panel probably mounted on the exterior for code purposes (please correct me if I'm wrong here).
Does the spa come with its own sub-panel?
BullFrogSpasMN:
--- Quote from: aug0211 on January 21, 2019, 04:06:24 pm ---Well, we're official - order placed this AM.
Sarena Bay
Ultralife (white) shell
Vintage cedar cabinet
Black Ultralast cover
EZlifter
Startup chemicals
"Premium" steps (I assume they're just the standard steps)
Delivery anticipated in 4-6 weeks. Getting quotes on the concrete pad now, and figuring out the electrical.
I'm assuming I'll need to add a 220v/50a dedicated breaker and run the line from the main panel to a sub-panel with the sub-panel probably mounted on the exterior for code purposes (please correct me if I'm wrong here).
Does the spa come with its own sub-panel?
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White w/ Cedar sounds like a sexy color combo, I love the 'clean look' the white shell provides so I sell a lot of that color personally speaking. Typically the spa will not come with the 50 Amp GFI Panel, your electrician can provide one at a rough cost of $79-$99 give or take and yes the electrician will run a dedicated 220 volt line directly to the spa via the GFI disconnect panel.....a typical spa will require a 4-Wire service (2 Hot Wires in 6 gauge, 1 Neutral wire in 6 gauge, and 1 ground wire in 8 gauge, all wire should be 'jacketed') Good Luck!
edit: Yes, breaker panel will be installed 'near' the spa, code requires a Minimum of 5' clearance from the Hot Tub and typically a maximum of 50' and the box should be installed 'in line of sight' so that if there is ever an issue the box can be located quickly and the breaker can be shut off (ie don't hide your panel underneath a deck where nobody can find it)
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