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Life Expectancy of Hot Tub
Mikedee:
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--- Quote from: MGM on May 05, 2021, 04:56:39 pm ---What brand is your tub, MikeDee?
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I’m almost embarrassed to say as I know the brand isn’t popular amongst many posters on this forum. That being said it’s a Thermospas, Model Park Avenue.. I bought back in 1999..
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And here we are in 2021 and your tub is still working (i'm guessing). It's a rotomolded tub so the shell should be still solid. If it's still doing what you bought it for and you still enjoy it, then I would say it owes you nothing. Even now, if you had to put $1000 in repairs in it, it's worth it because it does what you want it to. Today, you have a tub, I'm still waiting for mine and thousands of other people won't have one for months to years. Enjoy what you have.
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Tub still works fine mechanically...Shell has a couple of bubbles in it at this point..I agree the tub owes me nothing at this point ( my kids got to enjoy it growing up as did we)...Although I can't remember the exact amount I paid, I'd say the $5k or so it cost me back in 1999 was well worth the money and I'm glad I did it when I first bought my house and the kids were young..
Spatech_tuo:
--- Quote from: Mikedee on May 06, 2021, 10:00:55 am ---
--- Quote from: cranbiz on May 06, 2021, 08:43:50 am ---
--- Quote from: Mikedee on May 05, 2021, 10:21:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: MGM on May 05, 2021, 04:56:39 pm ---What brand is your tub, MikeDee?
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I’m almost embarrassed to say as I know the brand isn’t popular amongst many posters on this forum. That being said it’s a Thermospas, Model Park Avenue.. I bought back in 1999..
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And here we are in 2021 and your tub is still working (i'm guessing). It's a rotomolded tub so the shell should be still solid. If it's still doing what you bought it for and you still enjoy it, then I would say it owes you nothing. Even now, if you had to put $1000 in repairs in it, it's worth it because it does what you want it to. Today, you have a tub, I'm still waiting for mine and thousands of other people won't have one for months to years. Enjoy what you have.
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Tub still works fine mechanically...Shell has a couple of bubbles in it at this point..I agree the tub owes me nothing at this point ( my kids got to enjoy it growing up as did we)...Although I can't remember the exact amount I paid, I'd say the $5k or so it cost me back in 1999 was well worth the money and I'm glad I did it when I first bought my house and the kids were young..
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Make no mistake, when we claim certain brands are better or worse than others based on history we mean on average. There are always outliers. Many here will make positives claims about Artesian, Arctic, Bullfrog, Caldera, D1, Hot Springs, Jacuzzi and Sundance (and others) but you'll also see some customers on occasion come on claiming their reputation is untrue because they owned one and had problems. Similarly some may not be fans of other brands like Cal Spas, Master, Thermospas... over the years certainly there are people who can say they've owned one and it has been great. Samples of 1 aren't a trend. Same with cars, any brand that is considered great has stories that say otherwise while brands/models that fizzled due to quality will have cars still on the road many years later (my wife sighs every time she see a Fierro wishing the beloved car she had when I met her was still in our garage, in reality it was often in the dealer's service garage).
Its great that your spa has lasted the test of time and you probably were an influence to some degree with the way you maintained it. After 22 years its not a surprise the acrylic/Fiberglass shell has a few bubbles, not uncommon for that time/vintage. Are you looking to replace it because its out of commission or is it still running but you see the end coming soon?
Mikedee:
Spatech
You made me laugh when you mentioned your wife’s Pontiac Fiero.. I also wanted one and my dad refused to let me buy it saying it was gonna be a headache .. I agree with you that you can’t base a trend just cause i had good luck with Thermospas.. You are correct about my water maintenance though.. I was always a stickler and still am about proper sanitation, and good balanced water chemistry..I believe it’s one of the reasons my tub has lasted so long and the components lasted.. I’m hoping it will continue working for a few more years til we retire and sell the house but either way it worked out well in my case ..
Tman122:
Thermospas was not known for being crappy, but they were known for being overpriced and difficult to find repair techs for.
MGM:
--- Quote from: Mikedee on May 05, 2021, 10:21:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: MGM on May 05, 2021, 04:56:39 pm ---What brand is your tub, MikeDee?
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I’m almost embarrassed to say as I know the brand isn’t popular amongst many posters on this forum. That being said it’s a Thermospas, Model Park Avenue.. I bought back in 1999..
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I don't know why you would be embarrassed. I am impressed! Just goes to show you don't have to spend the most money to get a good value in a hot tub.
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