Yep, I'm hearing a click then a hum and then it shuts itself off. I talked to Watkins about it and they are going to take care of it. To make a long story short, I purchased the tub 3 hrs from where I live because there is no Caldera dealer in my town, before purchasing it I called Watkins and they assured me that if I had problems they would hire a third party if needed to do the warranty work. It's been a little hectic for me but they are getting it done. A local Hot Springs dealer is going to work on it. I initially went in and talked to the HS dealer and they told me that Watkins told them in the past that they could not work on Caldera's. So when the Watkins rep. I talked to said that she was going to call this dealer I was a little worried...But hey, they pulled through. Good thing because I am looking to spend $45,000 + on a pool in the next year or so and that's who I was expecting to use.
For those questioning why I purchased my hot tub from someone out of town... As a man I wanted the biggest hot tub with 3000 jets. My wife quickly squashed that plan. We went and wet tested the D-1 and Jacuzzi but she was drowning in those tubs. Thanks to the help of this site, someone recommended the Caldera Martinique, well that was a great fit for what we needed. There were no dealers around here, there was a dealer 3 hrs away from me and when I called he said that they were closing the doors of his Caldera store and just selling HS, so he would make me a good deal. I purchased the Hot tub for $4,300, steps, cover, and starter kit. But I had to go pick it up and hook it up myself. Wasn't that big of a deal, I poured the concrete myself and a good friend of mine is a electrician, he hooked it up.
Sorry, this was supposed to be the short story..... Later,
Duck
