Sunday, February 17, 2008

Are You Ready To Take The Plunge And Buy

Quality manufacturers consider the long term of spa ownership when designing their products. Much more difficult or in reality impossible if they are based in China!.Leading American and Western manufacturers have many decades of experience and have been able to adopt, adapt and improve on their technically advanced systems in order to be able to allow good performance from the pumps, heaters and blowers to give you the very best aqua flow to provide an excellent Hydro Massage and at the same time be as energy efficient as possible.Look for proper branded acrylic and Balboa controls and aim for a manufacturer who has been making spas for many years. One is able to enjoy a vigorous or perhaps soothing massage with the ability to be able to adjust and modify your massage experience to suit or enhance your mood as appropriate. You may have many questions to ask just fire away.Firstly is the shell of the Hot Tub made of a branded American Acrylic such as Lucite or an equivalent.In summary I would suggest that as this is the probably the third most expensive thing that you may buy after your home and a car that you should buy the best spa that you can possibly afford but make sure that you do not buy a cheap eastern import or a pig in a poke hot tub.Many manufacturers use the lower priced standard Acrylic that must be supported with fiberglass and foam.If you can feel under the edge of the Acrylic round the edges of the Hot Tub you should do so and try and feel its strength or possible weakness, if it feels damp to touch or perhaps a little crumbly that gives you a very large clue that the shell is not properly cured. Not only is the manufacturing process that does not use fiberglass more environmentally friendly, but the stronger more expensive ABS backed shell material allows for elimination of foam shell support.As always it pays to probe beneath the surface and just do not accept the glib patter of some zombie like sales man or woman just repeating a polished script. Well we are appalled to hear that as it must be a badly designed spa that needs that. It is just a cover story to hide the cheap out of date production methods.shopping, comparing, choosing and finally selecting. A very good Acid test is to see if your hot tub dealer is on first name terms with the owners and directors of the suppliers.Thus a good well designed and engineered product will lead to an outstanding hydrotherapy massage... If the shell is made out of this kind of material it is your very own personal assurance that your choice of a Hot Tub will give you many years of beauty, pleasure, and satisfaction.Secondly always try and buy a spa with Balboa Controls a company from Balboa in California one of the worlds leading manufacturers of Hot Tub Spa controls and well known for reliability and accessibility of spares even after 20 or more years.Manufacturers that use advanced manufacturing methods employ ABS-backed acrylic instead of the older style fiberglass and they are able to provide a much sturdier, longer lasting product. A dealer who knows his product will welcome them assuming of course he has a good product to market. Here are just a few pointers to make sure that you don't buy a pig in a poke or a cheap eastern import.Thirdly buy a spa which is made by a leading American or Western manufacturer preferably one with decades of years of experience and therefore.

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