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m_nelsen

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2011 Optima
« on: December 30, 2012, 11:40:53 pm »
Found a 2011 Optima Brand new $8100 with full warranty, this tub has the ozone system in lieu of the Clear Ray.  Anyone know which system is better?

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2011 Optima
« on: December 30, 2012, 11:40:53 pm »

Jacuzzi Jim

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Re: 2011 Optima
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2012, 12:18:29 am »
 Both systems work well,  you said new with 5 year warranty?      Is this from a retail place or a consumer.  If retail and they are a Sundance dealer you are fine with a warranty.  If it's a private seller no such luck.   FWIW it's a good price either way..

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Re: 2011 Optima
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2012, 01:04:19 am »
Retailer floor model, tells me warranty starts whwn I take delivery.  I hear the clear ray is cutting edge technology and works good but higher maintenance costs?

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Re: 2011 Optima
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2012, 06:27:11 am »
If you have been led to believe that Ozone or Clear Ray will somehow magically make sanitation requirements go away. You were misled. Don't let that be a deciding factor in your decision. Comfort in your butt, wallet and dealer.
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Re: 2011 Optima
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2012, 03:31:07 pm »
Retailer floor model, tells me warranty starts whwn I take delivery.  I hear the clear ray is cutting edge technology and works good but higher maintenance costs?

If the Clear Ray comes included then fine but I probably wouldn't even replace the bulb when it goes out because the bulbs aren't cheap and I'd bet you wouldn't even notice a difference. Its UV which is not cutting edge technology or even new technology and doesn't really do much in hot tubs. Leave this out of your checklist when making a decision.
« Last Edit: December 31, 2012, 03:38:29 pm by Spatech_tuo »
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Re: 2011 Optima
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2013, 03:44:36 pm »
I have had one customer who had me add a UV system in-line with ozone on a HotSpring spa. I found a good unit, made for hot tub use, and plumbed it between the heater and the ozone injector, and then wired it in.

Several years later, there was a Ground Fault, tripping the breakers, and I traced it to the UV unit. Simple job to remove it, and from the looks of it, it had been bad for a very long time. The customer had noticed no change whatsoever.

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