karenb

I went through the same debate with myself last year when I bought my first spa (Limelight Pulse). I went with a crushed stone pad. No cement or anything else on top. 11 months later, the tub is still as level as it was the day it was delivered!

I chose the "pearl" color for our Limelight Pulse tub shell. My family uses the LED lights all the time, and I think the lights show best with this color shell.

I have a Limelight Pulse and LOVE my LED lights. The kids and I use them every time we're in the tub. We haven't been in the tub without the lights. I couldn't imagine using a tub without lights

Pavers do sound nice. Luckily, we found an Amish guy to do a 12x9 crushed stone pad. When the tub arrives, we'll have it installed on the stone. The tub is 7'5" square, so there will be some stone visible. I think next year, I can put some nice pavers on top of the visible stone, to make it look nice. Anybody see any issues doing this? I figure in the future, I can expand it to good-sized patio... As soon as I get the building permit, the Amish guy is going to get started. This newbie can't wait!

I have a Limelight Pulse on order, and should be delivered any day now. As I've been reading various posts here, it seems important to get started with the right set of chemicals, because you can't just easily switch to something else! I told the dealer that I didn't want a floater thing, and I want chlorine. (I grew up with a pool, and I was comfortable with chlorine, so I guess I'm just sticking with what I think I know...) So, my spa is being shipped with Brilliance products: Brilliance PH decreaser with mineral salts Brilliance Oxidizer with mineral salts Brilliance Chlorinating granules Brilliance Total Alkalinity Increaser (*new kind) Brilliance 5-way test strips Plus, Freshwater Silver Ion Purifier Hs & Freshwater III Ozone. The Limelight owner's manual recommends EverFresh products. How are these products different? Why didn't the dealer give me the chemicals that are recommended by the manufacturer? When I looked up the Brilliance products, it seems that it's not chlorine, it's bromine. (Although it has chlorine granules, which confuses me.) Anyway, we're in the Philadephia area, if that matter, and I would appreciate advice on getting started right!

I just bought a Limelight Pulse and got a few bottles of "being" aromatherapy. I am interested to hear what if this is safe to use or if it will be a problem in the tub.

Go for the slab...concrete is only $120 a yard right now...so if you did a 10'x10'x6" you are looking at. .1.85 cubic yards....so $222 in concrete....add $50 for rebar(maybe) and another $25 for wood forms....and you are still under $300. You are gonna need the wood forms for the crushed rock anyways so thats a wash...and you should put crushed rock underneath the spa pads so thats also a wash. Your most cost effective solution is concrete for sure.....it is super easy and takes only a few hours to do. Remember.....it does not need to look pretty....your spa will be covering up the entire surface......just make sure it's level. I am going to hire someone to do this for me. My contractor estimated $2500 to do the 10x10 concrete slab or $1200 for crushed stone. Are these estimates excessive? How much is reasonable (in Chester county, PA, in the Philly suburbs)?

I just bought a Limelight Pulse. It's going to be delivered in a few weeks, so I need to either get a concrete, or crusted stone pad put in. Crushed stone is cheaper. Any thoughts on the quality of crushed stone vs. concrete? Also, the tub is 7'5" square, how big does the pad need to be?