dl3 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Found a Cal spa dealer, top of the line for about 7,500 Have heard a lot of negatives about Cal spas, If they are not comparable to Hot springs or Jacuzzi, I would rather spend the extra money. Of course every dealer say's theirs is the best. I am so Confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps558 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Found a Cal spa dealer, top of the line for about 7,500 Have heard a lot of negatives about Cal spas, If they are not comparable to Hot springs or Jacuzzi, I would rather spend the extra money. Of course every dealer say's theirs is the best. I am so Confused. In my opinion Cal Spa are energy hogs, very noisy and real pain in the butt work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathfinder Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Not energy hogs at all. Pre-2000 absolutely a pain in the a**. If your looking at the Classic series tubs you will be fine. Everything below like the Avalon, Victory series have parts that are more cost friendly than quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdampier Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Not energy hogs at all. Pre-2000 absolutely a pain in the a**. If your looking at the Classic series tubs you will be fine. Everything below like the Avalon, Victory series have parts that are more cost friendly than quality. We bought a HotubOC model at Costco (Made by CalSpa's) - it has full foam insulation and our electric bill (Seattle, WA) has gone up about $12-$16 spring/summer to $20 (deep winter) a month with it. Seems reasonable? (This is comparing year over year electric bills - with spa, without spa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatech (the unreal one) Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Found a Cal spa dealer, top of the line for about 7,500 Have heard a lot of negatives about Cal spas, If they are not comparable to Hot springs or Jacuzzi, I would rather spend the extra money. Of course every dealer say's theirs is the best. I am so Confused. I don't think they're comparable to Hot Spring or Jacuzzi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 have owned our Calspa for 13 months now. We asked for the full foam option. Probably not needed in Houston but cant hurt. 13 months and no problems. Barely noticed electricty increase if at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatech (the unreal one) Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 have owned our Calspa for 13 months now. We asked for the full foam option. Probably not needed in Houston but cant hurt. 13 months and no problems. Barely noticed electricty increase if at all. It shouldn't matter what city you live in, you want your spa to be more energy efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIALDA Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Found a Cal spa dealer, top of the line for about 7,500 Have heard a lot of negatives about Cal spas, If they are not comparable to Hot springs or Jacuzzi, I would rather spend the extra money. Of course every dealer say's theirs is the best. I am so Confused. There is a customer on here that just posted a thread about a problem with a Cal Spas that they own. Before you buy one you should get in touch with them and see how Cal Spas handles there service situation. Will they step up to the plate? or will they do what we all expect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Beluga Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Found a Cal spa dealer, top of the line for about 7,500 Have heard a lot of negatives about Cal spas, If they are not comparable to Hot springs or Jacuzzi, I would rather spend the extra money. Of course every dealer say's theirs is the best. I am so Confused. That sounds a little high to me. I purchased a 2008 Sundance Hawthorne 6 person spa (acknowledged as one of the best!) with cover, cover lifter, ozone, steps, N2, and start-up chem kit for $6,500 total OTD, including 7.5% state tax, delivery, and removal of old spa and gazebo in Southern California (not known to be a cheap retail area either). I think that was a smoke'in deal, back in August when I purchased it, but should not be particularly unusual today given the economic times that we are currently in. Remember, CASH is KING, if 'ya got it! Never accept their first offer and be sure to play dealers against each other. Be ruthless as hell! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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