la closière, I think you need to go read the other thread on Hot Spring and safety standards. I feel sorry for you. Really.
Hey Jim,
Here in Europe we treat our competitors with respect and sell a quality product with excellent reputation without bashing on the competitors products!!
Since you attack the Hotspring quality and safety standards, just check out this independent quality review:
http://www.poolandspa.com/page149.htm#H
Hotspring is part of the Masco group, which is known for it's high quality standards. Lots of investment is made to improve and research on a continual basis.
This is not just a local assembler who buys shells from a specialist and puts pumps, jets etc in in a garage.