Spa Dude

Unfortunately if the plastic covering the inserts has broken down, then your cover is water logged. It will only get heavier through time. Where are you based? I'm in the UK, so can only help with cover costs for here.

Found this: http://www.bbb.org/edmonton/business-reviews/manufacturers-and-producers/arctic-spas-in-thorsby-ab-106215

Which country are you based in?

Whereabouts are you based?

It is true, you don't really get a feel for a tub until you have wet tested. I hope you find the tub for you. There is nothing better than trying a tub, being happy with it, then the next thing......it's in you back yard for use any time you like

I still find it very strange that the lounger gave a great massage but not the other seats. Considering that the pump for the other seats is positioned closer to the diverter and has shorter hose. I checked a cub here and the pressure from the captains chair is slightly more PSI than the lounger. Very strange!!!!!! Also, why did the fact that there were not many foot jets in the footwell turn out to be an issue when you were fully aware there weren't many in there to begin with. This all sounds strange to me!! I hope your wet test in the Sundance goes better, without any "suprises" such as lack of footwell jets.

Have you started any research on tubs yet? I work for Arctic Spas Europe, we're based in Worcestershire in the United Kingdom. You can check our spas out online, but you really should spend some time searching for the spa that's right for you, and your budget.

We have a £4500 sterling massage chair in our warehouse and compared to a hot tub, there is no comparison. Don't get me wrong, the massage chair does give a good deep massage, but compared the massage in a hot tub, whilst submerged in lovely hot water.....no competition, go with the tub

Hotsprings, Sundance and Jacuzzi are fine hot tubs but also check out Arctic Spas. Well built spas, made to last, but in the end go with the spa you feel most comfortable in (remember to wet test) and the dealer who is most reliable and been in business for a good while.

Don't know how helpfull I can be but I did have the same issue with a tub I was cleaning out using swirl away. The tub had been running for about 2 months at a customers. I brought it back for a service and used swirl away to clean the lines out. After flushing this out and filling with fresh water the spa ran over nighgt, the next day I had a load of white flakes from the lines in the footwell and caught in the filter, it's basically bio film from the pipework. After draining the water for a second time and giving the filter a good clean, the water was fine, I only got a small amount of flakes caught in the filter.

Wet-test the Arctic models you like, and wet-test the Hotsprings models you like. It is really the only way to find out which spa is going to be the most comfortable for you. Also, go with the dealer you are most comfortable with as well, and who has a long enough standing as a dealer. Try speaking to some of the Arctic and Hotspring customers from each of these dealers shops (best people for advice on the product and dealer). Having a good dealer as back up (if ever required) is just as important as choosing the spa best suited to your needs.

Is this pump running in line with the heater? If so it will be the pump to circulate water through the heater when the spa is asking for heat, which may be the cause of your error code. If that's the case, you will need to replace that pump to resolve the issue. I have no experience with your model of spa, but hope this info may help

I would say from the two you have mentioned I would go with the D1. We do have a onctact in Switzerland who may be able to help further. His name is Markus Beunder: A1-Service & Wellness Markus Buender Stationsstrasse 8 CH-6023 Rothenburg Switzerland Phone: ++41 41 280 43 85 Fax: ++41 41 280 20 77

Here Here Spadude63!! Positive thinking is the way forward

Weddings have jack s*#t to do with the wiring of speakers! Without knowing what output the speakers are capable of handling, it would be a risk to wire them up and hope they can take it. Is there nothing anywhere on the spa that states what wattage they are? If you do go ahead and wire them up, at least if you have a seperate volume control for them you can keep them low, preventing them from being blown.