Hi - I just found this forum; hopefully not too late.
Last week, I ordered our first hot tub, a Jacuzzi J-325. It was a 4th July sale (ended last week) and I paid 6.2K for the tub incl. cover, stairs, ozon system, and startup pack of chemicals (chlorine). I liked the small dimensions of the tub (I did not want it to dominate the backyard).
It will be delivered in 4 weeks, and now I am preparing the space where it is supposed to go. For a pad, I think that I will order EZ Pads, which should provide a nice support. I will be running a 240V, 40A line to the piece, so that I can run it at full power (the 110V option has issues, I think).
Besides that, I am pretty happy with my buy, but I would like to hear opinions of others, what they think of the J-325, and of the Jacuzzi brand? I honestly did not shop around a lot - I went with a local dealer who has been around for several decades. A year ago, we checked out I think Coleman tubs and they told us that they were the best (somehow I did not believe that). The Jacuzzi seems to be higher quality, but that said, I am a complete newbie...
Thanks,
- S