I recently bought a 6 person hot tub. It is a tropical reflections Rio which is really just a Artesian Antigua with a bunch of preselected options. I get the LED lights, full foam, ozone, circulation pump, neck jets, pillow fall and a cover.
The spa has 51 jets and 2 pumps 1 a one speed 4.8hp and the other a 2 speed 4.8hp.
We bought at a spa expo and probably should have done a little bit more homework before buying but I think we would have ended up in the same place. The deal we ended up with is one of the largest in our area has an A rating from the BBB. They also came out and did a site survey for us and were able to answer all my lame questions so I have a decent comfort feeling with the dealer.
It is somewhat overwhelming to spend a bunch of money to sit in hot water. I am also realizing I have a hard time trusting people when I spend money. I bet if I took the number of hours I spent researching post purchase and divided it by the spa price we would be somewhere in the $10/range
Anyway I was curious to know if anyone had experience with the Atresian Antigua. Is there anything I need to be on the lookout for. It is really hard to buy something then have to wait a couple months to actually get it. Are there things I should be researching while I wait for my new SPA to be installed. (My wife is already sick of hearing about concerete pads)