susanspabuyer

So I take it from the general lack of response to those two brands that no one out there has one or has any experience servicing these two brands?

How important or not important is having a separate circulation pump? I can find salespeople that say both having and not having is essential. Also, 100% no bypass filtration yields similar results. I can find salespeople that tell me w/o bypass possiblity, the pump could be run dry and take damage. I can find salespeople that say you need 100% no by pass to keep from running dirty water through equipment.

I also had a salesperson tell me that the warranties on some of the spas are tricky. For example, if a heater was defective, it could be replaced once and if the same component failed again, it was buyer responsibility. That your water could be tested and your warranty voided because you "abused" your spa by not maintaining the water within certain guidelines. I have read a couple of the warranties and there are no guidelines given there. Which companies have the tricky warranties, so that I can be certain that I gather enough data on them to be sure I can comply.

Does anyone know about LA Spas? I have read some of the comments here regarding Artic and Hot Springs. I feel like I could probably buy either of those and probably be happy with my purchase. The only consumer data that I can find has been provided by Arctic. Of course I would not expect that to be non-biased. It was some costs of operating data that Arctic commissioned a company to study. Arctic named the spa models to be tested. All Arctic would have to do is not name any spa models that would challenge their ability to come out on top.

I am having difficulty getting any consumer data on spas. Al spas in general, but specifically, La Spas, Arctic, and Hot Springs