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Artesian does not have variable speed motors they would cost a fortune. You can adjust the pressure up and down but they use balboa pumps nothing super exotic. Not trying to be a pain just inform.
The artesian platinum use a power wow 3 hp 1 speed 220v pump part number#21-0025-81. It is not variable speed. The knobs that adjust the pressure are just air valves. They cause cavitation which causes lower flow. The pump does not have to work as hard and so amperage would drop a little as well. On the Tidal Fit swim spas you can actually adjust the pressure for the swim jets instead of just off and on like all the others. BTW artesian platinum has awesome pressure just like Bullfrog. And for tman the bullfrog koolaid tastes so good you should try some
Check them out when your in New Orleans the adjustment is unlike any thing i have seen in any other tub. I have no idea how the hydro pool buttons work looks to be electronic instead of pneumatic.
So are they or aren't they reo-statically controlled variable speed pumps like the Pentaire Inteliflow?And damn straight I want that hat and jacket.