joehottub

Artesian Piper Glen (with all the bells and whistles!)

Congrats! Good call on the Artesian. I own a Piper Glen that I bought last fall and am in it virtually every day, absolutely love it! The level of control is fantastic - I bought a Sundance Optima back in 1999 and recently upgraded to the Piper and I find it is night and day.. Joe

I noticed you said Ottawa and I had to chime in here. I also looked at the Sundance/Jacuzzi when I was shopping for my tub - I now own an Artesian Piper Glen that I absolutely love. I had it installed last year and have to say this past winter (which was very very cold at times!) made my hydro bill jump around $80 for the 60-62 day span. I was skeptical when the salesman told me around $1/day to run, but overall I have to say he was pretty close to being on the money! If you haven't already, I'd suggest checking out Artesian at Purewater! The guys there have also been fantastic.. Oh, and I did have an issue with my stereo - one of the speakers decided it didn't want to pop-up anymore. I was told by the service manager the stereo has a one year warranty. I'm hoping I don't have any issues with it after the one year mark! Good luck! Joe

Hi there.. I recently purchased an Artesian tub (Piper Glen model) that I absolutely love! During the educational process (which is crazy when it comes to tubs might I add!) I was fairly close to buying a Dynasty, however after I started asking questions about warranties and trip charges, the salesman turned pretty nasty. Not only would he not provide me with the warranty, but he insisted that I drive in to chat about it - and I'm over an hour away! Granted this is probably more to do with the dealer, but it definately turned me right off purchasing a Dynasty. Now that I own my Artesian I am a happy camper! Joe

I just wanted to reiterate the advice that everyone gives again & again--WET TEST! We did go test the 2 tubs. I REALLY wanted to like the Sundance the best. We are the types that like to purchase top of the line products that we know are proven. However, when I wettested the Optima, I floated up in all of the seats but 1. It drove me crazy. Then we tested the Captiva and it was perfect--no floating up at all. Sooo, looking like we are going for the Artesian. We did go test a Hot Springs tub--Vanguard I think. We did like it as well but husband didn't like the water feature on it and I think we've decided that for the $$ we will probably go with the Artesian Captiva. You will be very happy with the Artesian! We purchased a Piper Glen not that long ago and absolutely love it - we also did a few wetsoaks and the curves and lines in the Artesian were definately my favourite. I find it strange that there isn't alot of talk about Artesian on here - after searching all over the Ottawa area, I found they definately offered the most for the money. Also, the personalized control in each seat is pretty damn cool - anyone know why nobody else has done this? Or HAS anyone else done this?

The adirondack chair is definately the deepest. The other three corner seats are all varying in height - perfect for the wife at 5'7" One of my other favourite things about my tub is the ability to swing your legs up and lounge on the one side. In the front right corner seat, I can swing my legs up get a similar massage to a lounge - even has the rounded cushion so you still have a spot for your head! I find when I do that, the water is right up to my neck. I'm 6'2" Hope this helps!

Not so sure about the comsumers digest award or not, but I can tell you that the Artesian (and any tub for that matter - I think!) can be converted to a saltwater spa. I was given about 5 good reasons and 10 not so good reasons to go for saltwater. I chose to go with DiChlor and the artesian version of the nature 2. So far so good!

Was that dealer's retail prices, or was there tax involved? I'm curious as to how this would compare with US prices. The dealer had the tub on for $14500 which included the cover,lift,step,chems,gfci and delivery/setup. The stereo option, which included two pop-up speakers and two external speakers was an additional $2000. They had a no-tax promo in effect and saved me the extra $700 by paying by check instead of credit. Seemed to be a good price - I love the tub! I had priced out an Arctic spa as well that was going to be another $1000 above the Piper Glen, but it didn't fit me as well and it didn't have as many features and functions that my tub has. Very happy customer!

How much for the piper glen if you don't mind me asking. I'm a big guy 6'3"-235#'s. Do you think I would have a problem with the fit. I feel like I'm having trouble with other tubs. Do the jets really work you over (I really need power in the jets) Do you have any major complaints about the tub. Feedback appreciated. Thanks I paid $15,800 taxes included for my Piper. Included tub, upgraded LEDs, covermate 3 lift, stereo and remote, gfci, chems, step, delivery and setup. I am in the west end of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. I'm 6'2" and about 200lbs.. I absolutely LOVE the deep "adirondack chair". I am completely submersed and get a serious massage when the pump is turned up to full power. Some of the other seats are quite higher, but I enjoy them as well. Gives me a chance to put my arms up out of the tub to cool off and also to reach over the side for another beer! Absolutely no complaints! I had a minor issue with one of the speakers not popping up and had a service technician out the next day. I love how quiet it is as that was one major concern - my neighbours are relatively close. The power is the tub is amazing - almost too much at times. My hydro bill jumped about $80 for a 60 day span in December/January. Here in Ottawa, it was rediculously cold this winter! No regrets whatsoever, would buy it again and recommend to everyone I know!

Sorry - didn't actually answer your question! I looked at my brochures, and the Captiva (which I think is the same price as the Antigua) I had quoted for $10,200 with 52 jets, cover and lift, steps, delivery, chemicals, gfci, circ pump, waterfall and led lights. Hope this helps!

It's strange there isn't much her about Artesian.. I bought a Piper Glen this past summer and absolutely love it! I looked at the Island series too - but chose the Piper because of the individual controls, hands down the best purchase I've ever made! Joe

I recieved delivery of my 2008 Piper Glen about 2 weeks ago and I must say I absolutely love it! I was hesitant at first with the potential noise of all 5 pumps (I have close neighbours!) but I was amazed at how quiet it was in full operation! The stereo is a really cool add on as well, but the lights take the cake. Joe

I found a 60A GFCI on ebay cheap! Turns out the store that was selling them on ebay was local to me, so I was able to buy it online and then just go pick it up. Not sure how this forum works with stuff like this - so someone let me know if I can post the link or not.

I am definately looking forward to trying out the Platinum series - my closest dealer has a Cypress Point running aswell as a Piper Glen. Did you try the Piper model? What type of price should I be looking for on the Cypress? It has a price on the floor at $10,999.99 One of the reasons I was interested in the Dynasty is the fact that they were approximately $1000 less and seemed to have very similar features.. Thanks again! We purchase an Artesian Cypress Point and had it installed last week and have been using it for 5 days. I play a lot of sports so I wanted something that would be good for therapy as well as socialization. It is great for both. The power of the jets are awesome and can be adjusted to different levels ( 2 speed on the pumps, plus air, plus each jet could be adjusted). It seems a little more expensive that some of the other but it is well worth it.

Thanks everyone - the Dynasty spa seemed to have alot of everything for a lower price. I suppose there's got to be a reason behind that.. one of them being the warranty! I checked out Artesian and Pacific last night. Really liked the Artesian Platinum series - any comments? Sounds like they want to do the hard close on you. When the salesman insist on you driving an hour to there showroom to see the warranty this means only one thing, you will not be leaving without buying one of there spas. Go look at other spas from a stand up dealer. Stay away from these cons. Just my 2 cents.