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I was a 10 year Dynasty owner. My dealer went under after 3 years. During the remaining years I depended on customer service from the factory that pretty much went non-existent the last few years.
Quote from: wmccall on March 10, 2015, 07:37:10 amI was a 10 year Dynasty owner. My dealer went under after 3 years. During the remaining years I depended on customer service from the factory that pretty much went non-existent the last few years.Was it pretty reliable or did you have lots of problems?
Quote from: dominance9 on March 11, 2015, 01:45:29 amQuote from: wmccall on March 10, 2015, 07:37:10 amI was a 10 year Dynasty owner. My dealer went under after 3 years. During the remaining years I depended on customer service from the factory that pretty much went non-existent the last few years.Was it pretty reliable or did you have lots of problems?I think I replaced one pump once, the other one twice, the jets began to fail one at a time over the last few years . We did use it heavily for that 10 years.
I also wanted to mention this: Compared to most other tubs we have been looking at The D1 Wayfarer has alot of really small jets (and a few wasted seats). We can not wet test it and the small jets worry me that it will be a little "weak". Am I incorrect in thinking this? Does jet size not matter as much as I think it does?I like the D1 name and it has a circ. pump and led package and a good warranty, so I know it makes the most sense to buy... but the jets / layout worry me. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Quote from: dominance9 on March 12, 2015, 11:33:52 pmI also wanted to mention this: Compared to most other tubs we have been looking at The D1 Wayfarer has alot of really small jets (and a few wasted seats). We can not wet test it and the small jets worry me that it will be a little "weak". Am I incorrect in thinking this? Does jet size not matter as much as I think it does?I like the D1 name and it has a circ. pump and led package and a good warranty, so I know it makes the most sense to buy... but the jets / layout worry me. Any input would be greatly appreciated!Why did you narrow it down to those three? Do you have any other option available? Looks like your trying to stay in the 6k range. Caldera, marquis, hot spot, jacuzzi and sundance should all have options in that price point
Quote from: wmccall on March 11, 2015, 07:39:19 amQuote from: dominance9 on March 11, 2015, 01:45:29 amQuote from: wmccall on March 10, 2015, 07:37:10 amI was a 10 year Dynasty owner. My dealer went under after 3 years. During the remaining years I depended on customer service from the factory that pretty much went non-existent the last few years.Was it pretty reliable or did you have lots of problems?I think I replaced one pump once, the other one twice, the jets began to fail one at a time over the last few years . We did use it heavily for that 10 years.Is 10 years a respectable time for a hot tub to last? Sorry, Im such a newbie with all of this. I honestly do not know the average life of a good hot tub.
Quote from: Hottubguy on March 13, 2015, 12:28:01 amQuote from: dominance9 on March 12, 2015, 11:33:52 pmI also wanted to mention this: Compared to most other tubs we have been looking at The D1 Wayfarer has alot of really small jets (and a few wasted seats). We can not wet test it and the small jets worry me that it will be a little "weak". Am I incorrect in thinking this? Does jet size not matter as much as I think it does?I like the D1 name and it has a circ. pump and led package and a good warranty, so I know it makes the most sense to buy... but the jets / layout worry me. Any input would be greatly appreciated!Why did you narrow it down to those three? Do you have any other option available? Looks like your trying to stay in the 6k range. Caldera, marquis, hot spot, jacuzzi and sundance should all have options in that price pointWe got to these 3 because we have been looking for good neck jets for me and good shoulder jets for her. Yes 6k or under ideally. Caldera and sundance I dont think we have a local dealer but i will double check. But we are going to see some marquis tubs saturday. I wish hot spot and jacuzzi offered something more what we were looking for jet wise. We did see a x series Bullfrog tub that had what we were looking for, that may be a option?
Thanks for the replys guys. Haha I hear ya thats how we feel now, tired of looking! Whats funny is so far the Dynasty has had the best warranty out of everything we looked at: 20 yrs structure, 7 Shell / Finish, 5 years (3 years full coverage and last 2 years pro rated 50%) equipment and plumbingEdit:(actually I just looked and the bullfrog A warranty is better, its 5 years full coverage and 10 yrs shell) but still, closeI do like the Bullfrog, alot actually. But the cheapest we can get into one that uses the interchangeable packs is about 7700. Not sure of the exact model but I think it had 4 packs.The bullfrog i mentioned was just a normally jetted tub and it was 6300. It was just a normal x-series, not a sport x. He said its something new. That had about 6 seats I think, almost all were (rotating) massage jets and alot of them were BIG. It does have neck jets. That was about 6300.The bullfrog line is new for this dealer, and they are the only dealer for them around. I dont know if these are great prices or terrible prices?