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  1. I just received this robe as a gift: Thirsty Towels Hooded Robe Love it!
  2. Thank you both! That's why I follow this forum!
  3. My wife recently told me she had some hand written notes she took when our first dealer installed our first Epic. The notes indicated to turn the air controls off before leaving the tub after a soak. I haven't heard of that anywhere, and it's not mentioned in the manual. As the first dealer had no clue what he was doing, I'm tempted to ignore that advice. Anyone hear of this?
  4. I would definitely say Marquis is the better buy -- and not just because I own a Marquis tub. I wet tested and researched most of the major names before buying. As for the warranty, for 2007 it was still transferable -- so check into that. They discontinued that policy in 2008.
  5. Okay, I found some: It's been a while since I posted pics. Hope I remembered how to do it!
  6. I posted mine once before, but I'm having trouble finding the thread. If I have time, I'll try to upload some again soon. Firemedic -- nice set-up & beautiful yard!
  7. In my opinion, comparing those two brands you must be looking at price point. They're not quite apples to apples. When I tested both, I would compare the Island Series to one of Hot Springs lower lines, like Tiger River. The comparable Artesian spas would be their Platinum line. Not that I didn't like the Island Series, but they definitely felt and looked to me like a notch down from the Hot Spring line. Just my opinion. Overall, I believe Hot Spring is one of the top made tubs (along with Jacuzzi, Sundance, D1, Marquis, and Caldera..maybe a couple more), but Artesian is decent too.
  8. I concur on all points with spatech......and I don't even know his ex-brother-in-law!
  9. I agree with Mike (although, Arctic uses a similar, but superior system for insulation) -- I don't think that Master has a good system of insulation. Before I bought a tub (which happened to be full foam), I did a lot of research. Read a lot about people having huge energy consumption with their Master and Down East spas. Do the reading yourself. I would look elsewhere, IMO.
  10. Steves, congrats! You'll love your hot tub. You narrowed down to two great brands. I've been out of the soaking circle for almost a month (my tub got destroyed in a tornado), but my replacement was delivered today ('08 Marquis Epic) -- and I just got back from my first soak! Awesome!!! The next couple of weeks of waiting will drive you nuts! Please post pics once you're up and running. Congrats again!
  11. My wife and I tested several tubs where one of us liked a lounger and the other didn't, and some where neither of us liked it. When we were looking at Hot Spring tubs, we had decided that if we were to buy one, it would not have a lounger. We both ended up liking the lounger on our Marquis Epic. Ditto to the other messages that said wet testing is crucial on this point.
  12. Freudian slip or typo? Sorry. Typo. I fixed it.
  13. DjPill, the dealer from whom I bought the tub said he'd cut it up and take it away. The further dealer said he'd take it for parts. I have a friend that wants it too. Makeshift (I hate what they did to Favre), the only thing I might do differently is add a couple of spinning jets to one of the seats. ChicagoMike, the salesman knows our tub is totalled. He's been promising for two weeks to fax an invoice and indicate that our tub is totalled. And he knows we're ready to order another tub. Can't get ahold of him. He's out. And Markee, yes -- the tree put a hole in the shell about the size of a basketball. Destroyed two of the calf jets too.
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