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    here's another great thread that all Spa Shoppers should be aware of: <br /><br />www.whatsthebest-hottub.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1170089426/0#0

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  1. Yes that sounds like an accurate description of what happens.
  2. I've got a ProLift III on my caldera, It's my understanding it's made by Caldera and that's what my dealer was offering. I've had it for over 5 years and it's been great. I'd check to see if your specific brand of tub has a "recomneded" brand. As far as style goes I like the ones that have the phematic shocks on them. They make lifting a cover a bit easier.
  3. A friend/Co worker of mine recently bought a house that has an older hot tub in it. (not sure of the make, or model just that it's a 240V unit in his rec room). I gave him advice on cleaning the tub abd starting it up, but now he has a problem with the filter. Hoping you guys might have ideas or seen this: It's an older model that has the filter mounted in the top rail with a screw on cover w/ a pressure relief valve. When ever he turns the pumps on the filtercover leaks. Sounds to me like a gasket problem, but I don't really know, as I never had a tub like this and only saw one other that had this type of filter. I recomended using a little bit of Jacks lube on the gasket or replace the gasket. Anyone more familliar with this style of filter have a better idea or thoughts? Thanks
  4. Congrats!!! I have the covermate lifter with te shocks and it's great. I hop eyou like it as much as I do. Good idea on the extra filters as well. Let us know how the install goes. (some pics would be great.)
  5. That's a great price on the Geneva. That tub usually goes for 10K.
  6. Watkins had provided me with the outside box and switches prior to my tub being delivered. If your dealer doens't provide the electrical box, you can ask him for the specs. I then contacted an electrician who, with the specs and box was able to wire up the outside box as well as the cable that would be eventually connected to the tub. I then had the tub delivered and had the electrican come on the same day to make the final connections and fire up the tub. A few days later the dealer came back and checked out the tub, gave me a breif training on the tub, and also sold me chemicals. True, the electrican had to guesstimate how long to make the cable, but this was relatively easy, as I knew where the tub would be located, and it's orientation, where the electrical holes were in the tub's cabinet, or you could just have the electrican make up cable after the tub is delivered, but you should be able to at the very least get the outside box wired up prior to the tub delivery.
  7. I have a 21' round ABG pool and the only negative that I've heard about oval pools is that an oval has less structual integrity than a circle, and therefore requires the side buttresses/braces and under pool strapping for wall support. This can cost more, be more difficult to install and some people don't care for the look of the side supports. All my lif,e I've grown up with pools (above and inground) and have owend an ABG pool in my current house for the past 13 years, I've never heard anything about an oval pool being more difficult to maintain than a round pool. Round pools actually give you more swimming space than oval, but if you want to swim laps the shape of an oval might be better suited for you. I think you would find more varitey/choices with a round pool and they are generally less exspesive. But if you're only concern is pool matainence (filtering, vacumming, water chemistry, and pool closing during the winter) then I know of no differences.
  8. I have a Caldera Geneva for the past 5 years and am very happy with it and haven't had any problems with it other than the diverter valve handles have slightly discolored. I'm told this is due to the ozone. I might have made a stink and got them replaced but it's not big deal for me. Overall I love the tub. It's big, it's got a variety of seating and jets. I also enjoy the air bubbler. If you're going to do a lot of entertaining, then ypou may find the lounger can get in the way. I personaly enjoy the lounger and it's one of my favortie seats. Regardless of the great prince, if you can't fit in the chair with the neck jets, it sounds like this tub doesn't fit you and perhaps you should keep looking? But as far as quality, the Geneva is a top of the line tub.
  9. Congrats. You did it the right way: looked at quality tubs, sought others opinions and wet tested!!
  10. Hi Taytys, you can get a copy of your manual on line here: http://www.d1spas.co...re-manuals.html It's been my experience that you can get a new cover much cheaper on the internet than the dealer. There are many places that can make you a high quality cover at a very competitive price (including free shipping). The only issue may be if you have a cover lifter that bolts to the actual cover. you may find you'll have to re mount the lifter if the cover is differerent. YMMV. I've also found replacement pillows are also MUCH cheaper on the internet vs the dealer as well. I'd recomend you first research cover prices at places like Roberts Hot tubs http://www.rhtubs.com/ The owner is a member on this forum that goes by the handle of ; Dr Spa . Not sure if he can help you with pillows and intake covers. but a a simple google of "Dimension one spa parts" will give you a slew of places to check out. Befrore ordering online, I'd check the prices with your local dealer, If the local dealer can come close to the internet prices, I'd recomend ordering from the dealer, It's nice to have a local dealer supporting you and who can help you out when you need service orhave a question. Keeping him in business with things like covers and pillows, and supplies is a big part of his business, However it's been my experience that my dealer is 2x the cost of the internet and as much as I like him, I couldn't justify paying him $300 for a set of pillows that I could get online for $125. There's dealer markup - but that's just insane.
  11. I'll bite. I have a dichlor tub with a corona discharge ozinator that runs 24/7 and I think it makes a huge difference and would strongly recommend one. This past year, I haven't been using my tub as much as I'd like and I've gone WEEKs without adding sanitzer and the water quality is still great. I contribute this to the O3. Purely anecdotal evidence, but for me it works.
  12. Yes. I consider it poor workmanship. Actually It could be negligent workmanship. I live in Central MA and both above ground pools I've had there were concrete blocks placed under the pillars. I've looked at some pool installation manuals that I could find on line and the installation manuals also call for cement blocks to be placed under the pillars. Do you have the installation manual for you pool? Does it call for blocks under the pillars? Can you contact Zenith and see what the recomend? I would gather as much info as I could, such as statement from the contractor who noticed the blocks were mssing, installaiton guidlines both from the manual and pool manufactuer and make a claim against the orignal installer.
  13. Is the MA dealer over in Dudley? Art 's a nice guy and they are a very good dealer, but the fact that he is 2 hours away is significant. N1oty brings up a valid point with the sales tax. As much as I like Art over in Dudley, If it were me, I'd see if I could get the guy in NH to move a few hundred on the price and go with him. When you need service you will be going to the local guy and unless the local guy is a complete tool, I'd be inclined to work with him.
  14. Well, we solved the mystery of the depression. We discovered a pile of sand beside the pool, and it appears a small animal had burrowed under the pool and it must have caved in, causing this depression. We didn't notice the burrow at first, as one side of our pool is up against a deck. But looking under the deck....there it was. I'll smoke bomb the burrow to ensure nothing is still living in there and backfill the burrow as best as I can. Short of emptying the pool, is there anyway I can get rid of the depression in the liner?
  15. this weekend I noticed and odd shaped depression on the bottom of my 22" 54" Easther Williams AGP. It's about 1.5 inches deep and about the szie of a small dinner plate/saucer. My wife and I suspected that we probably had a leak, and the leaking water washed away some of the sand, hence the depression. However, we can't seem to find the hole, and we don't seem to be loosing any water. What, other than a leak would cause this depression? It wasn't there last season. If it was a slow small leak, are thier ways to detect small holes? (I've heard of certain dyes that you can put in the water near the suspected lead???). Is there a way to repair the sand depression? thanks!
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