I'm having a hard time separating the "BS" from good information in the hot tub business. I have been to 4 dealers and each one says all the others are crap and theirs is the only one with a well made shell, pumps, purification system and warranty. They are all nice guys with great stories and sound convincing and very sincere.
First of all which is the best purification system: chlorine salt system, ozone, UV. Each dealer makes a great argument why theirs does a better job than all of the others, killing bacteria, cleaner, clearer water, better for the environment.
They all say that they make a great shells. I expect them to tell me that theirs is the best but eventually they begin bad mouthing the other spas and tell me that the others won't hold up. They all say that they have the best service and warranty and that you might have trouble getting other spas serviced.
How do you judge how good the pumps or how much power they provide. There doesn't seem to be a good way of rating pumps.
Please help. I don't think there is any other product on the market in which it is harder to find unbiased good information. So far I have looked at Hotsprings, Catalina, Sundance and Calspas.