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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: wmccall on May 07, 2008, 12:27:29 pm

Title: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: wmccall on May 07, 2008, 12:27:29 pm
The Coast tub where the entire front is a waterfall, is the most useless feature ever, but today I think I found the most annoying feature ever.  I made my quarterly trip for chemicals at lunch today.   I alternate between the local  Sundance/Jacuzzi and Hotsprings/Cal/Caldera/Viking stores that are close to my work.     I went in to Scioto Valley, the HS/Cal store and as always I look at what I might want to buy.  I was dissapointed no Aria on the floor.  Saw a few attractive Cal and HS models, loved the looks of the lounger in the Caldera models.  

While back in the wet test room where they have about 5 models up and running, I saw a Cal model, the tub itself looks great and the control panel looks really hi-tech.  Next to the control panel was a 2" speaker.

I quickly learned as you touched any button on the control panel you would get an annoyingly loud sound effect.  I've probably worked on thousands of MS Windows PCs over the last 20 years and I've seen some pretty annoying Sound/Mouse pointer schemes. (Jungle) and this reminded me of that.  

The final straw that started me laughing out loud was when you pressed the jet buttons, it played a sound that might have been the engine of a jet airliner spinning up. Turning off the jets would cause the spinning down sound.

I have to assume that the sound could be disabled and/or turned down, if not I'd be cutting that speaker first thing. Talk about your all flash, no value feature.
Title: Re: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: Zep on May 07, 2008, 01:27:20 pm
is this it?

(http://www.coastspas.com/images/benefits/investment.jpg)

http://www.coastspas.com/benefits/index.html
Title: Re: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: wmccall on May 07, 2008, 01:42:13 pm
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is this it?

(http://www.coastspas.com/images/benefits/investment.jpg)

http://www.coastspas.com/benefits/index.html


I think so, I have a better picture around somewhere. I call that one a 7 seat spa that seats 4.
Title: Re: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: wewannahottub on May 07, 2008, 03:37:39 pm
Do you suppose they have moans and groans as part of their sound fx!!
Title: Re: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: wmccall on May 07, 2008, 04:44:59 pm
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Do you suppose they have moans and groans as part of their sound fx!!


I know its not what you meant, but perhaps that happens instead of an error code if something fails.
Title: Re: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: Steve on May 07, 2008, 05:27:30 pm
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Do you suppose they have moans and groans as part of their sound fx!!

I know I have a couple of buttons that can produce that sound when "adjusted"... ;D
Title: Re: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: wmccall on May 08, 2008, 12:10:32 pm
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is this it?

(http://www.coastspas.com/images/benefits/investment.jpg)

http://www.coastspas.com/benefits/index.html

Here is the page to the actual tub.  Its a flash pic, so I can't copy it right now.

http://www.coastspas.com/models/tubs/cascade.html
Title: Re: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: Spatech_tuo on May 08, 2008, 12:51:12 pm
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Here is the page to the actual tub.  Its a flash pic, so I can't copy it right now.

http://www.coastspas.com/models/tubs/cascade.html


I've seen the Coast, that's been around. I want to see/hear the Cal that you anointed having the "most annoying feature ever" with the sound effects.
Title: Re: The most annoying hot tub feature ever!
Post by: wmccall on May 08, 2008, 01:36:32 pm
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I've seen the Coast, that's been around. I want to see/hear the Cal that you anointed having the "most annoying feature ever" with the sound effects.


I found the control panel on their site with the speaker, but its a small part of the tub display, and not easily readable, didn't find any verbage on the feature.