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New to the market. Research tells me to buy a major brand from a reputable dealer. My question is how do these two compare ( Hot Springs/Caldera)? I know they are both owned by Watkins. Both dealers are telling me that their brand is the premium of the two. They both look good to me. Thanks.
Both dealers are telling me that their brand is the premium of the two. They both look good to me.
The advice to wet test them is very necessary for these two lines. They feel quite different. I owned a Caldera Geneva Utopia before my current HotSpring Envoy. Quality is about the same, but to me there is very little similarity beyond that. I strongly prefer the Caldera. But that is us, our preferences, our needs. My wife and I were soaking in our Envoy early this morning and she was lamenting the missing bump in the floor that helped her stay anchored in the Geneva. The jets are more effective in the Caldera, too, and their lounger fits me better. Now just to stir things up a little bit, there has been a great on-going debate about the efficacy of full filtration versus bypass filtration. The Envoy has the former, the Geneva the latter. No difference that I could detect or meausure using the same water treatment program. No difference at all. None. Nada. Bunch of BS as far as I am concerned. Regards,Bill