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Chris Wheatley—-master spas and artesian spas—-Hot tub University

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Johnrb3:
I’m just curious what others think of this guys opinions on hot tubs and if he’s on the right track?  I hate to call one person out one way or another, but he’s really put himself out there with his opinion so i’m not as adverse to it.  He dogs on Hot Spring and Jacuzzi spas as basically mid level inferior made products for their price level.  That they are engineered to fail and etc.  implies the shells are weak.
He recommends like Master spas and Artesian spas.  Which I thought were mid level spas myself. Is he onto something?  Or does he just have a slick way of selling his product?  I’m not even sure what he sells. Thanks for feedback.

Tman122:
He's a Master Spa schill.

He has some good points about keeping things simple and using non proprietary components but he is way off on the advantages of spending money on engineering for efficiency.

If their shells are so terrible and thin why do they not put a longer warranties on their shells.

His opinion should hold as much value as anyone else here.

Want some real world data, Master Spa is poorly insulated and cost a ton to operate in colder climates compared to Hot Springs.

MarKee:
He is a Master dealer, how could he not be bias?  He posted a video dogging on a mid-level Marquis with limited insulation (full foam is an option on the model he reviewed), and when I posted a picture of a Signature Series Marquis with Icynene foam coming all the way out the walls, and the beautifully constructed equipment area on the Signature Series Marquis, he quickly deleted it.  Why would he delete my photos?

The Wizard of Spas:
In general - I appreciate the light he shines on the industry, and I like his "everyman" approach.  He has a great platform, and he's is very good with his personal brand, as well communicating with those that reach out to him.  I applaud him for his general honesty and ability to convey succinct answers to some of the more common questions / issues that arise in this industry. 

As others have noted, he has very good points, and other points that are rooted in some form of a bias.  Review this entire forum and you'll see disagreements on virtually every single post, and most of these disagreements are philosophical rather than tangible.

Therefor, I do not find fault with any of his views, his take on Master Spas, and his other two favorites (Artesian, Marquis).  However, I do find some of his thoughts on certain aspects to be curious, as they run not quite in-line with most of the professionals in the industry.  But alas - we are all partial to our likes / dislikes, and those again are based on personal experience, and who / how we were trained on spas.

While we don't see eye - to - eye on Master Spas, in generally I feel as a whole he's way more good than harm for the industry. 

But then that is just my opinion, which is ironic as I am giving an opinion of someone' opinion.  So take that for what its worth :)

EDIT:  Spelling

Hottubguy:

--- Quote from: MarKee on April 26, 2019, 01:05:01 pm ---He is a Master dealer, how could he not be bias?  He posted a video dogging on a mid-level Marquis with limited insulation (full foam is an option on the model he reviewed), and when I posted a picture of a Signature Series Marquis with Icynene foam coming all the way out the walls, and the beautifully constructed equipment area on the Signature Series Marquis, he quickly deleted it.  Why would he delete my photos?

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They are still there on his YouTube page. I saw them today.

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