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My point I guess is that a dead air space...a tight one with no gaps....with a high quality high R factor insulation works great. Add a 5 inch 2 pound quality cover.... Why waste the heat pumps produce. (My emphasis - TG)
Clearwater does not put insulation on the shell either. My point is there are a few good TP companies which have their other advantages. It still all comes down to quality building and service. Not all in how many can we sell, but how many customers are completely happy.QuoteI'm in complete agreement with both of these points.I have zero exposure to Clearwater, please pardon me for leaving them out.
I'm in complete agreement with both of these points.I have zero exposure to Clearwater, please pardon me for leaving them out.
Forget about insulation value, I see way more leaks with TP spas than FF spas and when I do fix FF leaks it is no big deal as some try to preach.I am only a service person and from what I have seen through the years FF is how I prefer a spa to be.
Have never worked on an Artic nor see one up close, not much a dealer base in the deep south....The other thing that bothers me though is the heat, to lower the life and any electronics just add heat or moisture or a combination of the both. If you seal it up tight the pumps, circuit board will all run much hotter than they were intended.
The war is about to start again. You can look at some of the older pages and fine whole threads on this. In a nutshell the dealers that sell thermopane will say they are better and the dealers that sell full foam will say that they are better. As I am not a dealer or a energy expert (nor do I want to spark the war again) I will refrain from adding my opinion to this question.Dave
The pumps would have to bring the cabinet air temperature up to a level "above" the temperature of the thin foam, plumbing, vessel shell, and water for the heat to travel through the air by convection, transfer to the thin foam and plumbing and on through the shell and into the water by conduction. I would venture to guess that, especially in colder climates, the pump or pumps heat energy input would be hard pressed to reach and/or maintain a temperature high enough for this theory to work.