Bill1970

Thanks for all the input people, and spaguy.. you are right as is my wife. I dont think i can go wrong with the amore bay. I hope to have the placement for it complete in a couple of weeks and the tub in place in about 4 providing everything goes well at the dealership. They were by far the best dealership to deal with and everything they told us will gladly be put in writing. We called a couple of people who dealt with them, and they even made a appt for us to see it tomorrow at one of their owners of the Amore. So, this is the route we will be going. I know this thread will be a bit outdated by the time we get it in and in place and running, but i will definitely upload some pictures as thanks and keep the thread going with update of progression, and how everything turns out. Thanks again everyone.... great site and forum. Bill

Thought i might hear back from Coast, but we didnt. My wife is still favoring the Amore..... anyone have anything negative or positive, anything about the Amore by D1? If going to spend the money i just want to make sure whether this would be a good choice. The dealer also confirmed NO travel cost for warranty work at all, and will put in writing a guaranteed response time of 48hours for any repairs parts pending, and there warehouse is about 2 hours away. It sounds like the one, but still wanting to see any more or other feedback about D1 or the amore model in particular. Thanks

Ok, i do understand what you mean. The mirage looks like a great tub too.... will have to wait until they get back to us about our closest dealer. My wife still leaning towards the amore, but would consider looking at the Mirage providing there is a dealer close enough that wont charge a service fee to warranty work. I have to admit though, they need a lot of work on their website... not the best by far. Very vague on allot of information on features etc....

Thanks for the added info..... just a couple of quick questions though. I thought the jet pumps.... the ones i spoke to concerning this type of filtration, the pumps only run for a few hours? marquis i think was one of the longer units where it could be set to 2 3hour running periods for a total of 6 hours filtration, mind you it also ran a short cycle directly after use of the tub. But most ran significantly shorter cycles, lasting only 2 to 4 hours which i am not too sure about..... and ideally they would have to run for me in off peak hours so time adjustment would be key and the Marquis is one company that only had minor adjustment. When shopping i did tell every spa dealer i would be getting the service charge and wait times put in writing and D1, Sundance were the two that had no problem doing that. Arctic spas would not (they even admitted to having service problems) and marquis could not due to same. I will inquire even more upon the final visit for purchase of which ever company. the Sundance warehouse is down in toronto.... but D1 said they get important parts OVernighted to them all the time. Again, will get that in verification and writing, but they gave a very good laid back vibe at D1 and Sundance..... but marquis was big pressure, even more so than arctic and arctic..... my wife wanted out of the store much more quickly than i did. I will take a quick look to Coast spas.... as i also found yesterday a pool spa shop that carried cal spas but had none available as they were just completing there renoovations and this week will be pulling out there tubs from storage. Myabe there is a coast spa somewhere around..... but an hour is the most we are willing to do. My wife is in love with the Amore, but i will talk to her to still keep an open mind for the next week. Any more info please do keep it coming... and also feedback about my earlier post about the D1 would be great too. I know this.... when searching online, the amore has been out for about 4 years in total i think, atleast 3.... and no one has had any complaints about the circ pumps on their units, nor of any of their other longer standing models which i have come across. Not saying that the circ pumps are more efficient, or clean or filter better, but i have read no complaints about the circ pumps on the units i have on my list which have circ pumps. The D1 dealer also mentioned she would give me a contact list of some buyers who will gladly share their insights on the tubs they sold..... i thought that was pretty good as they were the only one who offered that. Ok thanks aain. Bill

Ok... good long day of hot tub shopping....... So we have it narrowed down to 4 models in total, with an obvious front runner, followed by two models in equal running and a distant 4th that really is an off shoot. #1 D1 amore from bay collection. Wow, quite the tub. #2+3 D1 Nautilus and Sundance Optima. #4 Marquis Signature SE Euphoria. Wasnt impressed with the price and salesman at Arctic Spas..... Didn't see anything we liked at Beachcomber at all. And again, like i said, the Amore is pretty much the front runner by a bit of a margin. The Jets in the Optima were impressive though..... they seem to be very hydrotheraputic driven. Any negative comments on D1 tubs manufacturer wise? or specificly the Amore? also, on D1... comments for those that know the tubs...... differences or opinions on the regular shell Vs the Ultralife? ultralife not as rigid, much more pliable but.... definitely not even to as close to slippery as the regular shell. Ok, so not a 100% yes sold on the Amore..... but its pretty darn close. Looking for any feedback on the Amore if anyone has any....... Thanks again for everyones input. It is appreciated.

Ok.. well i couldnt get down to barrie to see the brands and models i wanted, wife had last minute business meeting.... so we both booked off friday to spend the day. A lot of good info on the thread now. Didn't realize that the durango was NOT an arctic spa.... the remote idea is ok, not a deal breaker though. My wife is most anxious to see the D1 bay collection. I havent seen too many negative comments on Sundance or D1 or Marquis. Seen some negative reviews by a few people close to my area telling me how much the lines around the tub sagged and eventually putting too much stress on glue joints that they let go..... but they were not newer arctic models. If you guys had to put these companies in order of quality first.... how would you place them in order. D1,H2O,Sndance,Arctic,Beachcomber spas will be an hour away. Marquis only 20 mins. But do not want to count out others because of distance.... So i am thinking the fewer repair calls the better and will need to know travel costs from the brands in advance as they all seem to charge an amount of some type. So if repairs covered under warranty would be great unless multiple calls are needed. Quality will be more important than price for that reason. Thank you all for the info on the thread. PS: got my wife interested enough to up budget range to $9000 to $16000 Not that we have to use that much, but its there if we need it.

Good points people. after looking at the websites, my wife is really like the D1 bay collection.... not sure my bank accounts will like it as much. Couldnt get down to see them yet as on a weekend, most of the places closed at 2 or 3 and wasnt expecting it to be that early. So we are going down on wednesdy. OMG, 31 cents...... thats nuts. i wont complain about hydro now. I use thermal solar heating for domestic hotwater, was thinking about a cedar tub at first and connecting to it, but.... tink the acrylic might be better, easier, and less maintenance. Ok, will let you know how things go on wednesday. thanks again for the input all.

Its only been a few hours.. thanks for the replies....... Looking further into it, i have a trip to take tomorrow to Barrie, which is an hour south of us to see the D1, Sundance, and i thought H2O dealers. Marquis we previewed yesterday and was also impressed. Will definitely get in the tubs to check them out. anyways, i found out that there wasnt a H2O dealer in Barrie, so i thoughti would call them to see where the closest dealer was..... i got a hold of Jeff the Owner.. cant beleive he took the time to go through so many things with me. I was really impressed. I know theres more to it than that, but it did count for allot in my book. I am really looking forward to continuing my search and thinking i am going to keep the search now to mainly the Marquis, D1 (depending on money), Sundance and H2O. I like the idea of the recirculating pumps though. We are now on "time of use" electrical billing, and when brought up that to marquis, they said they would have to get back to me as to whether they can arrange the pumps to come on before 7am and after 9pm.... its double the cost during peak hours... and the recirc pumps i am told use about 1/15th of a HP to operate. Recirc pumps might be the better option in that regard, if anyone has something to add about that please feel free, in regards to power consumption of recirc vs main jet for filtration. Especially in my case of time of use billing (5.1cents off peak vs 9.9 peak) ...... and ofcoure, any other input to these brands at all... all welcome...... thank you.....

Hi. New and looking forward to joining another forum community to assist me with yet another toy! These forums are priceless..... Ok here are the brands i am looking at. Arctic Spas - Durango Marquis - Euphoria Beach Comber - 700 Series/Hybrid H2O - Vesuvius/Olympia Not wet tested any yet, but ready too.... the closest is the Marquis dealer, then Beachcomber, lastly Arctic and H2O. Models aside....... the companies First.... are they all pretty close to the same quality wise? so looking at more fit than company name, or is there enough of a difference to not bother with one of them? Service reputations of these dealers for Beachcomber and Marquis are very good... not sure about the arctic and H2O, as to no feedback from people we know who have bought from them. Living in Muskoka, Central Ontario cold climate is obviously a concern as per insulation, but these models seem to address that adequately. Any input would be appreciated..... The other two brands just a bit further out ar sundance and dimension but i think they would be a bit out of my price range. Looking into a range of $7k - absolute top end of $11k CDN ofcourse. Again, any info at all would be appreciated. Thank you.