L.A. Spas

[aquavision]

I would like feedback from any L.A. Spa owners on the pros (and any cons) about this brand.  Thanks.

[chaz]

I Own a HEET now for about 3 months and am very happy with it.  It has a good array of seating and jet options with the flexibility to move the jets around the way you like them.  It has a ton of jet too.  They say around 124, but  that is a bit over blown because they have five big jets with multiple ports they count as like 14 each, but they still have more then many other tubs.  With three high volume motors and the ability to add air to the mixture  there is more than enough power.  In fact turning it up all the way blows me right out of the seat.  The lounger is plenty deep to keep me from floating, though it is a bit big for the wife.  She did not come wet test, so her fault if it isn't perfect for her.  She does enjoy the foot jets a lot and the one corner seat she says she feels was built just for her at 5'3".  Really nothing negative to say.  I like the bag filtration system in that I can throw it in the washing machine once a week to get them clean, but I have never had the paper kind so do not have much to compare to.  The only problem I had was a few glitches on delivery that would have been a problem with any tub and a gasket that did not seal properly upon construction or moved during delivery.  I am by no means a mechanic, but was a problem I could fix easily enough with some guidance from my dealer.

Overall very happy with my choice and from what I have seen on this and other boards I feel I got a great amount of bang for the buck.

I am in Portland, OR and my dealer has been excellent.  The decision still comes down to wet testing and how your relationship with the dealer has gone.  You don't read a lot about LA on this board because it is just not as available in certain areas as others and most people here seem to be in the eastern or midwest US.  I never have read anything negative about the brand, just personal preferrence to witch all brands have their porponents and objectors.

Good luck shopping and feel free to email me or post back if you have specific questions I can help with.

[CraigW]

We've had an LA Oasis for about a year now. No major problems. Only one minor problem, and that was a jet that always turned itself off while running. Dealer swapped the jet. The bag filters they use now are super easy to take care of, just toss 'em in the washer with a little bleach and you're done. We had a pretty cold winter this year for us (in MD) and based on the previous year it looked like I worst case my electric was up maybe $30-35. Hard to nail it down for sure since its not on a separate meter, so this is just an estimate.

We really like the shoulder jets and the lounger in the Oasis. The one nice thing with ours is one of the seats with the shoulder jets fits my wife very well, and the other fits me since its a little deeper. Whatever you decide, make sure you wet test. We were looking at the Fiji I think it was, which only had one seat with shoulder jets. Dry it felt like it was fine, but wet it was uncomfortable for me, because it was too shallow. Only thing I could probably do without is the air blower. Almost never use it.

Bottom line, we've been very happy so far.

Craig

[MNM53197]

Chaz,  I live in Portland, OR also.  What dealers did you use?

[chaz]

MNM,

I live on the West side so I went to Spa Depot on 209th and TV Hwy.  The guys there are good to work with.  The only part that I would stay away from is they push Baqua Spa.  I have a freind that uses it and loves it, though it cost more, but I emailed LA and they said it would void the warranty.  Randy at Spa Depot said they have not had LA not pay for related warrenty work even if Baqua was used.  I would just rather be safe then sorry.  I would definately use a crane to have it delivered next time as well, because like most here quarters are a bit tight getting around the house.  Not LA or the dealers fault, I just did not notice some of the trials before hand.

Depending on where in town you are at I have a decent electrician as well, I think he works around most of the city.

If I can be of any more assistance let me know and good luck with it.

[MNM53197]

chaz, I'm In Mcminnville.

[Shut_Down_Stranger]

I did not like the bag filter arrangement.