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Stryker11:
Hey folks. New to the forum. Looking forward to expanding my knowledge by those that have experience. My wife and I have been interested in a hot tub for nearly 6 years now and are indeed ready to buy, but branched away from research and pretty much clouded my memory of all the things I learned. Hoping you can help me here, and throw out brand suggestions, construction, insulation I need to consider, so on and so forth. Looking forward to your advice. 

We live in Western Washington, so weather is mostly mild. Very few single digit days in the year if any. I think I want the full foam insulation. I'm ok to spend $$$$$ but of course, saving is a nice thing too. I guess I am just trying to figure out a good reputable company that has proven quality, good warranty that we can have for 10 + years. Sorry for the open ended questions.

Tman122:
Marquis

cranbiz:
I'll say Artesian. My Artesian fit all my check boxes, has full foam insulation, seating and jet arrangements I wanted, is comfortable to be in and a self supporting shell.

However Marquis, BullFrog, Hot Springs, Caldera and Jaccuzi are also top quality brands.

Most if not all are full foam tubs. What you really need to do is sit in all of them and find out which ones are comfortable and have the features you want. Wet test if possible as tubs are different when filled. You also can see which ones have jets that suit you.

Stryker11:
Thanks for all the advice. For some reason, I never thought of hopping into one. Lacking some common sense there. I've been actively looking into Bullfrog and Marquise. Artesian, I have yet to look into. Thank you for that suggestion. Ill see what they have to offer.

Stryker11:
One other question. Many of these have features I can add or chose between, such as, salt water tub, ozone, oxygen enriched, etc. Some of the things I have heard, but not sure on the facts or opinion, are;

Saltwater tubs are great for your skin, but bad for the hot tub in general. Diminishes life expectancy?
Ozone requires less chlorine for filtration, but is very dangerous? (this one did interest me, but curious on the danger)
Trillium jets last longer.

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