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Food for thought here as I sell bullfrog and hot spring.You also get a sub-panel which is warrantable for 5 years with the Flair, and I believe the controls area easier to use on the Hot Spring.Artesian uses Balboa controls (same as Bullfrog) which are rock solid in reliability, but in my opinion (and this is my opinion, not a fact) they are more basic and somewhat clunky. The controls roughly do the same thing between the brands, meaning turning on the jets and adjusting the lights, but the HSS controls has more control over the lights quite easily. The big difference for us in the two different brands is the option to go to the Salt system if you want. Some do, some don't. I think either one is good decision, depends on what you value more!
Quote from: d00nut on March 03, 2016, 01:42:21 amFood for thought here as I sell bullfrog and hot spring.You also get a sub-panel which is warrantable for 5 years with the Flair, and I believe the controls area easier to use on the Hot Spring.Artesian uses Balboa controls (same as Bullfrog) which are rock solid in reliability, but in my opinion (and this is my opinion, not a fact) they are more basic and somewhat clunky. The controls roughly do the same thing between the brands, meaning turning on the jets and adjusting the lights, but the HSS controls has more control over the lights quite easily. The big difference for us in the two different brands is the option to go to the Salt system if you want. Some do, some don't. I think either one is good decision, depends on what you value more!you should start moving Salt for Bullfrog/Other Brands where its not integrated, its been such a great system for us we can't keep them in-stock up here, most reliable salt system I've ever sold: http://bluwatertechnology.com/they are out of Colorado, good guys and very knowledgeable on all things salt