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I doubt there is any kind of warranty other than he says it works great. It doesn't appear to be hooked up so I haven't seen it running. Matt

I don't need anything fancy. I've been in my friends bigger late 80's hot springs and it's just fine for me. I don't have as much room as he does and need something smaller. I look at all of these newer ones with tons of jets and feel like they are overkill for my needs. Matt

What about power consumption? Are these ones relatively efficient as far as 110 tubs go? I assume that there will be that whole no jets while heating thing going on and that's fine, but I'd prefer if my electric bill didn't go through the roof. Also, what kind of 110 service would I need? Does it require any more than a shared circuit coming out of my house? Thanks for your opinions. Matt

I haven't heard back from the person selling it, but here are some pictures. I'm guessing it's late 80's/early 90's. He's only asking $600 for it and it sure looks to be in nice shape from these pictures. Matt

Yeah, that might work. I may try to do that when I find a spa. The one my friend has isn't quite what I'm looking for. But now I have my eyes on a used 4 seat Hot Springs. It looks really good and the owner can deliver it. It's a 110V model. I'm not sure if it can be converted to 220V or not. Any thoughts on older Hot Springs spas? Matt

Thanks for the comments Roger. I think I'll just remove a portion of the deck if I end up getting the tub. I didn't want to have to do that unless I had to, but I also don't want the tub/occupants to fall through the deck. It's not far to fall, but still. I guess it's time to begin researching the proper way to install one of these on the ground. Thanks Matt

Sorry, I didn't word this correctly. I only drew a portion of a much larger deck, the portion the tub would be sitting on. On two sides of the picture above the 4x4 posts are 2.5 feet apart, on the other two sides and the middle they are 5 feet apart. They extend below ground and are secured to the ground with concrete in very hard dirt. Like in the picture below. I also updated the first picture to give the proper dimensions. All 6 of the posts I've shown would be under the tub. Thanks again, and sorry for the confusing information. Matt

Hi everyone, I've never owned a spa and I'm thinking about putting one on my deck. I have a friend who has a Cal Spa that she will give me. It's supposed to work, but needs some seals replaced. She had a technician look at it and he said it would be about $200 parts and labor to replace the seals. It's not been used in a couple of years (empty), but has had the cover on it and it lives in a gazebo. I've already been in contact with my electrician and got an estimate on the 220 run and disconnect , $650-$700. Now for the question. I want to be sure my deck is appropriate to put the tub on. The portion on the deck I want to put it on is only about 18" off the ground. It has 6 cemented 4x4 post coming out of the ground. It has 4x6 joists sitting on top of those and 2x6 redwood deck planks on the surface. I don't believe that all of the posts and joists would line up on the outside edges of the tub. Here is a picture for a visual. The post spacing isn't right here, but it shows the layout. I can get the actual spacing if it's really important. Do you think this would be ok? I believe (meaning, I don't know for sure) that the tub is a 4-5 seater. I haven't actually seen it yet. Any help is much appreciated. Matt