Artesian South Seas or Cal Spas Connect Select

[acm783]

Looking to buy first hot tub, and based on price and features our choices are 2013 Artesian South Seas 8' 50 jet for $7k or 2012 "left over" Cal Spas Connect Select 7' 46 jet for $6500. Both include cover, cover lift, steps.
Anyone have any input/advice? They seem pretty similar in features and size (1ft and 4 jet difference only) but cannot find detailed reviews on these two.

Thanks!!!

[brillskill]

Don't know,,but I'll tell ya the forum guys are def going to tell you to stay away from cal spas,.i recently bought a cal and love it but they all said cal was no good

[Tman122]

Cal Spa has a bad reputation. It started long ago with their failed 2 sided pump and a lousy factory backing. They seem to be more of a mass merchant type tub and have made some progress towards quality but, still a ways to go to get to the big boys with long standing reputations of quality and longevity. I have disposed of many less than 10 year old Cals with some only 5-6 years old.

Artesian is not a very well known brand and I have only seen a couple in my almost 30 years in the plumbing industry, 10 or so independently servicing and repairing hot tubs. I know of a few on here and other forums that have them and love them. They seem to be slightly better than middle of the road in quality. All this is nothing more than my opinion. Take it or leave it.

[Dr. Spa™ Ret.]

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[Spatech_tuo]

Looking to buy first hot tub, and based on price and features our choices are 2013 Artesian South Seas 8' 50 jet for $7k or 2012 "left over" Cal Spas Connect Select 7' 46 jet for $6500. Both include cover, cover lift, steps.
Anyone have any input/advice? They seem pretty similar in features and size (1ft and 4 jet difference only) but cannot find detailed reviews on these two.

Thanks!!!

If you have two choices and one if Cal most spa pros will by default go with the other choice without maybe even hearing what it is (unless maybe its Master or Thermospas). There are simply better options out there than Cal.

[RUBADUBDUB]

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I think the voting will go to Artesian in this matchup.

[Chiadrum]

For the record we were looking at a used CalSpa so I consulted the local dealer who USED to sell them.
She said,run don't walk away from that deal.They dropped the line after 3 years,she said they were a nightmare through and through.