Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is by far the best $480.00 I have ever spent. before owning this spa, I had a 300 gallon 3 person Hot Tub, with 10 jets, bubbles and a 6000 watt 220 heater. My previous hot tub was excellent, and was used almost daily. When it broke, it was going to cost hundreds to fix. The hot tub was old, so I did not want to put that much into it, so I sadly let it go. after a few months without it, I began looking around for another hot tub but did not want to spend thousands for a new one and could not find a used one worth spending money on. I then stumbled upon this spa and put days of research into it before deciding to buy it. I have only owned it for a few weeks and have used it every single day since. I was back and forth on this one versus the smaller, cheaper, 4 person Intex Spa, and I am incredibly happy I went with the larger one. This one can easily and comfortably fit 4 or 5 people and you could fit 6 if you wanted. Since it is only me and 1 or 2 other people who use this spa, I filled it higher than the max fill line by about 2 inches and it is the perfect depth. The set up of this spa was incredibly easy and I had it set up on my own within an hour. I filled the hot tub using a hose that I hooked up to the hot water outlet for my washer, and the spa was full in about an hour. (Note: I filled the tub 1 foot with cold water, then used hot). After the spa was filled, the water temperature read 60 degrees. I was somewhat skeptical still because I do live in Michigan and purchased this spa in February. I turned on the heater and in about 24 hours the temperature was up to 103, and this was with ambient outdoor air temperature of 35-40 degrees. I run the spa heater/ filter 24/7 because it is used so frequently. Ater around 30 minutes of use with the starting temp at 103, the water temperature does drop to about 98, and I expect this will not be the case in the summer when the air is warmer. As I said, I live in Michigan and it has been anywhere between 25 and 55 degrees since I got the spa. After the spa drops to around 98, we cover it and by the next day it is up to 102-104 again. As far as the bubble jets go, they are not as powerful as actual hot tub jets, but they are strong and I honestly don't really miss the actual jets of my old hot tub. All in all, this is a great hot tub, especially for people on a budget. The only drawback that I have seen so far is the heater. The heater on my old hot tub could heat 8-10 degrees per hour and keep the tub hot the whole time the tub was in use. However, that was 220 and this tub is 110, as well as the fact that this spa uses air from outside for the bubbles in the spa, so the colder the air outside the faster the spa will cool down. It does help that with this brand/model, the heater, filter, and bubble jets can and do all run at the same time. Other models that I looked at could only do one or the other. Pro's: Easy and fast set up, Extremely comfortable bottom (has padding built in), Plugs into a normal 110 outlet, Room to comfortably seat 5 people, can sit on the edge and it does not sink down; Tub seems very strong, thick, and durable, bubbles are strong, easy to maintain, filters are easy to access (easy to clean and find new ones to buy), and has a very simple control unit. Con's: No actual seats, No "real jets", takes longer to heat. I highly recommend this spa, and I will definitely purchase another one if this ever breaks. If you purchase this spa, I also recommend looking at accessories and chemicals. I have always used Bromine and that has worked very well over the years. Also, Intx offers seats that can be purchased as well as cup holders and head rests. I purchased a floating $10 light at Walmart for mine.