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Hello!We are searching for our first hot tub. We have gone to 3 different places and looked at Hot Springs, Marquis, VitaSpa, and Viking. The salesperson that sells VitaSpa and Viking, highly recommended the VitaSpa due to the perimeter insulation and talked about the problems with foam insulation and trying to find leaks. But the other two salespeople we spoke with very highly recommended the Marquis and Hot Springs foam insulation, especially being in Wisconsin. My husband was disappointed the Marquis does not have a circ pump and the salesperson's response to that was that they break a lot and he has fixed a lot of them. I would love to hear any input you can give as we have searched online and were surprised about the lack of information. We are willing to spend $10,000-$13,000 if its likely to be better quality and last 15-20 years with little problems and the VitaSpa was less, so wondering if they are not as high quality or if you are just paying for the name brand with the other brands. Thanks!April
I really disagree with your comment about selling less insulation as more. How do you figure that filling a tub right up is any better then 1/4 full is? Have ever looked at the Royal value factor?? You really gain no more. Except for when it comes time to fix it or when the power goes out for 3 days. Maybe you don't look at your tub for a week.......oh no go tripped full foam tub motors (plumbing) is exposed to -25c that adds up to a lot of expense in fixing that would not happen in perimeter insulated Tubs.
Definitely give Bullfrog a try. We've tested almost all the major brands and it's our favorite.....about to place an order this weekend on an A8
For pricing:The A8 is $13,399 for spa, cover, lifter, chem, but no Circ pump. + $800 rebateThe regular Grandee is also $13,399, but would need to goto the NXT line to get away from the wood base and frame.Any other things to think about between those modules? Hot Spring is supposed to have a sale in a couple weeks, but not sure how much off that may be. Any Ideas? The Bullfrog rebate only goes to 9/4. Is that pretty rare for them?Also, the Bullfrog dealer about 150 miles away is $1,400 less, but then we are pretty much on our own for pickup, setup, and warranty issues.