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Artesian make a very good tub. The Garden Spa line is their entry level series. The standard insulation is not quite as good as the South Seas, Island or Artesian Elite series but decent. You still get Balboa controls and Waterways jets, just not as many of them. It has an ABS floor pan. The Iris is a Plug and Play tub and convertible to 220V as well. Full Foam insulation is an option, ask if that one has it.$4500 is a decent price (MSRP is $5599 and some dealers are selling it for $4999) especially if it has the full form option. Personally, I would want to see the dealer come up with a better warranty or a better price to compensate for the shortened warranty. If it was only used for a couple of months, why is the warranty short 8 months? Sounds like this tub is actually 8 months old and that's why the warranty is only 4 months. Offer them $4000, worst they can say is no.
Quote from: cranbiz on March 24, 2021, 12:43:40 pmArtesian make a very good tub. The Garden Spa line is their entry level series. The standard insulation is not quite as good as the South Seas, Island or Artesian Elite series but decent. You still get Balboa controls and Waterways jets, just not as many of them. It has an ABS floor pan. The Iris is a Plug and Play tub and convertible to 220V as well. Full Foam insulation is an option, ask if that one has it.$4500 is a decent price (MSRP is $5599 and some dealers are selling it for $4999) especially if it has the full form option. Personally, I would want to see the dealer come up with a better warranty or a better price to compensate for the shortened warranty. If it was only used for a couple of months, why is the warranty short 8 months? Sounds like this tub is actually 8 months old and that's why the warranty is only 4 months. Offer them $4000, worst they can say is no.New spas come with a Manufacturers Warranty. Without knowing all the details, if it was sold and later returned to the dealer (or sold to another party) that Manufacturer Warranty is gone (it is not transferable) so in cases like this the dealer resells it as technically used (though sometimes not much) and gives it a Store Warranty and 4 months is not atypical (you'd want to know how that compares to the Manufacturer's Warranty in all areas i.e. plumbing, leaks, shell, controls...). In this case the price and warranty are negotiable though they can certainly choose to not budge.