Welcome to our forum.
So far, we've looked at Cal Spa, Caldera, Hot Spring, Tiger River, Artesian, and Jacuzzi. We plan to keep looking... next stop will be Marquis.Would love to read some opinions... especially if you have had dealings with spa dealers in our area.Thanks.
Therapy - not specifically. We started out thinking that the warm, moving water would do us wonders, but have listened to and read information about specific jets and therapies. So that could be morphing... I didn't think about how a specific jet could help my knees, ankle, and wrist that have had multiple surgeries. I did know, from my internist, of the value for my Type 2 diabetes and, of course, we recognized the relaxation factor for my husband's hypertension.
We will be putting the tub under our story-high deck. We don't want to have a crane nor do we want to have to add a lot of additional support under the deck. We are looking forward to retiring and moving in 2-3 years and wouldn't want to pay a mover to get it off the deck!!There is good access and plenty of room under the deck and if we want to look at stars, we will just have to do that before we soak.
We have had no expectations about costs, but know we don't want to spend more than $10K to include site prep, electricity, etc. However, one important thing I have learned on this forum already is about the possibility of negotiating. It never occurred to us... so far what we have gotten is "I'll throw in the steps at no charge..." We plan to pay cash so I feel that we should be able to get a little bit better deal... let me know if I am wrong in this thinking.
I haven't liked the various stories I've gotten about which method uses the least chemicals. I've heard everything from basically none with the ozonator to still adding chlorine or bromine so have to do more research on that. Need the least chemicals due to allergies and sensitive skin.
Have any of you heard or read anything about the claim that Jacuzzi is the only "high volume, low pressure", therapeutic, approved by hospitals.... ? Just wondering if this is just a line we were fed. Sounded pretty specious.