Hot Spring Spas Heading To The South Coast!

Happy Hot Tubs are delighted to announce that we are to hold the exclusive dealership for Hot Spring Spas on the South Coast. This will see the worlds best hot tubs arrive at our showrooms within the next few weeks. 

Hot Spring Spas are the world's number-one selling merk of hot tubs and for over 30 years they have lead the way in state-of-the-art design and energy-efficient performance. Hot Spring recently reached the mark of 1 million global customers, showing the true strength and integrity of the brand.

The three hot tub collections available from Hot Spring ensure that every preference and budget is met. 

The decision to sell Hot Spring Spas is based on our drive for quality and efficiency. Our range of Astro Spas has proved to be a huge success and by becoming a Hot Spring dealer, we are building on this with a strong merk behind us. All Astro Spa warranties are unaffected and we will continue to stock Astro Swim Spas at our showrooms. 

We will keep you posted with more details via our social media sites.

Why A Hot Tub Could Be A Great Investment

Purchasing a portable hot tub for your garden could be one of the best decisions you make in life. Ok, this may seem over the top to some but a hot tub has a lot more to offer beyond its initial novelty value. This article will set out some of the key benefits to owning a hot tub but with a focus on the investment aspect.

Despite some mendasar differences, a good way to look at investment is by comparing the hot tub industry to the car industry. So, when purchasing a Range Rover for instance, you would expect it to be more reliable and better quality than say, a KIA. In reality, KIA are extremely reliable cars and Land Rovers have poor reliability. So the £20k-£40k difference in price will not guarantee better quality, even if it may provide better service. In the hot tub industry, it is extremely different.

Let's compare an online hot tub worth £3000 with lots of features and a £7000 hot tub bought from a dealership. That £3000 hot tub may seem like a purchase where you cannot go wrong, it is cheap and it comes with a warranty, which they have to fulfil. Yes, they do have to fulfil this warranty, however you need to do your homework when finding out about a dealership. Online reviews are great but do not rely on them, ask the online seller if they have their own engineers, ask if they understand the manufacturing process, ask how long they have been in the industry and ask if the parts are readily available. One of the key issues here is the Chinese control system, online hot tubs generally will have an uncommon control, which are not only prone to problems but also potentially unsafe. You cannot go wrong when purchasing a hot tub with either a Balboa, Gecko or own brand american system such as the Hot Spring IQ 2020^{®, all these systems are easy to replace if faulty and feature good safety systems.} 

^{So what is the difference between the £3000 online hot tub and the £7000 model from a dealership. I would say the main difference could be service, I am not saying that all online hot tub dealers have poor service, but a good old fashioned pool and hot tub dealer will generally be able to offer a more personal and guaranteed service. The pelatihan that dealerships of the main hot tub brands undertake is also a lot more thorough, allowing them to excel in customer service. The difference in quality does not just involve the control system, the quality of certain brands is shown through massive global sales figures and genuine investment in innovation.} 

The classic situation is someone looking to sell a 2-3 year old hot tub on ebay due to a house move, divorce or for financial reasons. Ebayers love their branding and what this results in is branded second hand tubs going for a very high price. Some second hand hot tubs sell for £5000, which is a huge amount of money for say an originally £7000 hot tub. You can see for yourself by searching used hot tubs on eBay and comparing the branded hot tubs to some obscure online spas. What I am trying to highlight is that investment in a good hot tub, from an established and reliable dealer can result in a smaller depreciation and allow you to get a high trade-in value, a well as a good price if you wanted to sell second hand privately. 

Investing in your garden is also never a bad thing. A hot tub adds value to your property and could potentially be the bargaining tool in a house sale. Even if the new owner didn't want the hot tub, the portable nature of it means that it can easily be removed and you can take it with you! 

In addition to the range of investment benefits that a hot tub has to offer, the personal benefits of hydrotherapy can be key to the daily lives of some individuals. For more information on these, please view our website article here- http://bit.ly/H7ZHgS. 

Happy Hot Tubs pride ourselves on good customer service, we are an authorised Hot Spring dealer (the world #1 hot tubs) and we are prominent on all social media sites, offering customer service in a more informal yet modern way. Our managing director was the creator and first chairman of BISHTA (British and Irish Hot Tub Association), he is one of the most established members of the UK hot tub industry and was part of the group that first manufactured hot tubs in the UK. This experience and wealth of knowledge feeds down to all our staff and through this we can offer you the best service in the industry. Follow our social media outlets for more useful information or visit our website- www.happyhottubs.co.uk. 

Hot Tub Removal And Disposal: Your Options

When an old hot tub is in such a condition that it must be removed from a garden and disposed of, multiple options exist in order to ensure the best outcome for all parties. It may be that the hot tub has an old wooden frame that has subsequently become rotten over the years and makes the hot tub very difficult to move. It could be the case that the old spa has stopped working and therefore you have given up hope, but in any case, we are here to help!

Trade-In Option

The first thing to consider is a trade-in. This is where your old spa could be traded in for a merk new hot tub with a potential discount attached for the supply of your old hot tub. This option is becoming more common, probably due to the advancement of hot tub technology and the cost savings that new hot tubs bring. Rather than assuming that your love for hot tubs has died with your old rotten spa, reinvigorate that passion for hot tubs with a fresh, new approach to hot tubbing. The Hot Spring Spas’ Energy Smart system that combines a variety of features such as the SilentFlo circulation pump and FiberCor foam results in a highly energy efficient hot tub that can save you a lot of money on running costs. See more about the Hot Spring Spa energy initiatives here - http://bit.ly/1fux0eL.

Considering a trade-in is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Head to your dealers website, input data about your existing hot tub, as well as some of your personal details and they will get back to you with a quote for the spas that interest you, with the price including the trade-in of your old spa. Check out our trade-in section here - http://bit.ly/1kkmAM8. 

Removal/Disposal 

If you are by no means tempted by a new spa then one would assume that removal or disposal is your best option. Most hot tub dealers will offer a removal service FOC or may charge a small fee for tough removal jobs even though this is quite rare. 

Usually removal will be as simple as delivery, with the spa being collected and transported back to a dealers warehouse. The dealer is likely to either breakdown the hot tub for parts or if good enough, refurbish the spa with the aim of putting it up for sale. If you see your spa up for sale for £2000 at your dealership, do not instantly assume that they have ripped you off. A dealer collecting a spa will have to invest resources in this process and refurbishment can also be costly. The main cost to a dealer in selling a used hot tub is the addition of a warranty, which requires the commitment to keep an older hot tub in good working order for a set period of time at their expense. This is obviously a consumers right and investment in this is vitally important for both the business and the consumer. 

Some removal jobs may be very difficult, with more resources necessary to remove a spa. These could include a crane, extra manpower or tools that may be required. In this case, a fee may be charged for removal to make it viable for a dealership. 

Disposal of a hot tub through proper mechanisms can be extremely costly due to the materials that the hot tub is built with. For items such as the cover, recycling can be easy, cut the polystyrene foam into sections and take it to your local waste disposal site. For the spa, Ebay could be a good option and offering items such as the shell could be useful for DIYers who are looking to build their own hot tub from scratch, these people would pay quite a lot for a hot tub shell in good condition. 

A Message From The Hot Tub Gods!

Do not give up! Hot Tubbing is an experience that everyone should enjoy and if your first experience with hot tubs hasn't gone exactly to plan, ensure that your next attempt does. 

“There is no failure except in no longer trying.” ― Elbert Hubbard.

Visit www.hotspringsouthcoast.com to see the light! With the best technology, the best energy efficiency and the most popular hot tubs in the world, Hot Spring Spas could be your door to the amazing world of hot tubbing! 

The Number Of Jets In A Hot Tub

So you are considering the purchase of a hot tub for your home and you have decided to visit a spa retailer. You walk up to a hot tub and either notice that it has a lot of jets or not very many at all. But what is the truth about jets in a hot tub? The more the merrier? Quality not quantity? This post will explain the Happy Hot Tubs view and our reasoning behind this. 

Jets Galore

It is very easy to assume that a load of jets means a great hot tubbing experience but this must be one the most common myths in the hot tub world. Why do you want a hot tub? Massage is probably one of the most common reasons but do you want to be blasted with 30 of the same jet? It is very easy and inexpensive for a manufacturer to add simple jets to a hot tub, they simply drill a few more holes and add some jet bodies. But adding jets to add to the specification of a hot tub doesn't shed any thought for the massage that a user could receive. It is, in short, thoughtless and unnecessary. 

The other issue with having a mass of jets is that that this takes power away from a small concentrated amount of jets and spreads it between more, therefore creating a lot less focused massage for the hot tub user. So whilst you may be amazed by a hot tub with 500 jets, consider whether these additional jets are actually going to benefit you or are they simply part of a sales spiel? 

Quality not Quantity 

This old saying can go a long way when it comes to hot tub jets. As mentioned above, it is not the amount of jets that produces a good massage, it is the right amount of jets but more importantly, a good quality set of jets. In terms of quality, many brands offer unique jets, none more unique and beneficial than the exclusive Hot Spring® Spas Moto-Massage® jet. This jet delivers two powerful jet streams and moves up and down your back to deliver the most amazing massage. Come and try it at one of our South Coast showrooms (http://www.hotspringsouthcoast.com).
A great hot tub must have a variety of jets to allow a thorough full body massage. At Happy Hot Tubs, we are lucky enough to be a Hot Spring retailer and the variety available within Hot Spring Spas is not only impressive, but very thoughtful and focused on the ultimate goal, relaxation. Variety can come with different sized jets, different rotation methods and potentially differing spray styles. Ensure any hot tub you purchase has a good variety of jets to allow a complete and fulfilling massage. 

Overall, jets are important but it is definitely worth looking beyond the number of jets and worth investigating the quality of massage that a hot tub can offer. If you want a hot tub and are based in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire or Sussex in the UK, pop along to www.hotspringsouthcoast.com and go Hot Spring today!