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GL has always been known as a "Value" Spa. That is not to say anything bad against the brand. Even GL advertises their spa as value priced product. They retail from $2999-5999. with an assortmant of small to midsize spas priced in the $4000-5000 range. They manufacture an affordable spa for people not seeking to spend $6-12,000 and not try to go up against the big 10. GL is traditonally carried as a second line for a lot of spa dealers, since they only offer spas in the low to mid price category. They offer just 8 models. Not alot of options, just color upgrades, LED Lighting and Stereo. Only two models have 2 pumps, while the other six models only have one pump. Five models are standard equipped with a air blower, which is not through a air channel, but only as a turbo, to increase jet pressure. The model blower they have chosen is not a good one, it is truly the loudest shreaking air blower, I have ever heard. When the turbo is turned on, in many cases water will spit from the air control knobs.They have no stainlees steel escutcheons, just grey plastic. The spa is not full foamed, but it is foamed adequately, about 4 inches around the shell and plumbing, nothing on the cabinet or floor. They are equipped with Balboa Controls and Starite Pumps, both quality products. Their acrylic shells are supplied by GE,the product name for the acrylic is called Geloy. All of the GE shell colors are solid colors, while they also have granite colors from Dupont. The warranty is on the value side, just 2 years parts and labor on equipment and plumbing. The cabinet has fully removable plain looking panels, made of resin, a little flimsy when removing, but fairly attractive. Total number of jets range from 19-34 on the 1 pump models to 67 for the larger 2 pump model. They experienced some quality control problems in the summer months of 2004, with leaks, when they went through some management changes in front office and production department. Up to last year they were glueing the clear flexible tubing to the 3/4" barbed manifolds, with clear medium bodied glue.Some spas had leaks that took place on the barbs, where glue did not hold or was not covered. They changed production in January 2005, and now use hose clamps on all barb fittings, instead of glueing and that has corrected the leak problems. Overall, a decent spa though, not a Hot Springs, but a heck of a lot better than any internet or mass merchant spa, in the same price range.
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