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They definitely last longer then 5 years. I'm on year 8 and it looks brand new

I have used a Lazyspa here in the UK for 6 years and it still works perfectly, so you might need to revise your estimate of a maximum 5 years life on a quality inflatable, it's fine and I'm sure will keep going for years

For my Coleman Saluspa, I put down a foam jigsaw floormat from Harbor Freight, and then on top of that, I cut a circle out of R9 pink insulation board which the tub sits on. It really helps with the energy cost in the winter, and it's completely protected from the ground, with a nice smooth floor.

Thank you for making this video. I bought mine from a warehouse. It had no hose to inflate it. Used a water bottle and air pump. Tip found online. The pillows are missing. So I was nervous to go through the hassle of assembly by myself. You made it easier than reading the manual!

Didnt know the depth of the two would vary so much much, thanks for the comparisons.

Great video! Thanks for the comparison details between the 2. I am in the market now and am researching all I can. This was helpful.

Thanks for the thorough review and comparison!

That was a clear and great educational understanding of the deference between the two hot tubs. Thank u

Great video. I am definitely going to get one now. Quick question, do you need to add chemicals or is that what the filter is for. Thank you

What a great video! Excellent job!!

i buy the sponge reusable filters in a 12 pack and rinse them with a hose and the same filter lasts about 3-6 months

Gets pretty cold here in the mountains. So we got a U-MAX portable for $297.00. Specifically because It has an internal motor and heater which produces warmer bubbles, an issue for most brands. We've had ours about 2 years, have never had to repair it. I clean the filters with a water hose and check chems everyday. A little annoying to have to do that part, but we'll worth it. We put ours on our covered deck, helps with debris and preserves the plastic..Wish we could afford a big nice one like yours, it's so beautiful! So glad you took the time to show a portable, Love love it. :)

Hey Jeff I gotta say I love your videos And I have a Coleman blow up hot tub that I absolutely love I've had it for a little less than a year now with absolutely 0 problems And I set it up in February on long island which does get Below freezing and it had no problem holding it's heat. I highly recommend The Coleman hot tub But I do like that the intex is about 10" long diameter Thanks for the video remember there is no excuses and hot tubbing!!

Have you made a video on how you initially added chemicals (also maintenance) to this inflatable? Was it a headache compared to the portable? Thks

Another consideration in a hurricane prone area such as where I live is how do you protect your outdoor hot tub in one of these storms? I like the fact I can deflate one of these hot tubs and get it inside for protection. Imagine how people must feel when their expensive hard tub has to stay exposed during one of these storms.

great video again. thanks for the comparison of the two different kinds of hot tubs. That is true I have found out that filters for the inflatables are more expensive because you have to change them more often. You know what? I am very happy finally getting my hot spring whirlpool jetsetter tomorrow. please keep fingers crossed everything will work out fine.

Even if the inflatable hot tub last just 5 years I could buy 12 ($700) inflatables for what a regular hot tub ($8,000) costs. That would cover 60 years. It would also last longer if it were under a shelter and covered when not in use.

So for me, in the northeast, I really wanted a hot tub I could use in the depths of winter...10s and 20s...even snow on the ground, and I could use. I love the cold air + hot water mix. Ultimately I chose a permanent one, albeit a lower end one.

Thanks really appreciate your information

I spent $300 on a Coleman Inflatable hot tub two months ago. It was on sale at Walmart. I use it two to three times a day, and it's awesome. The temperature in Maryland fluctuates drastically in November and December. But I have used it in 28 degree weather and it works well. If you use the bubbles constantly it will cool down quick. But if you just soak in it the temp will only drop from 104 to 100 in 30 minutes when it's freezing out. Curious how it does when the temperature goes below 20. I have it under a deck and out of the elements, I think that helps a lot. Well worth the money. Use bromine not chlorine for the inflatables it seems to work much better. I also put one of those connectable gym mats underneath it.

Thanks for the thorough review. I am debating on which inflatable hot tub I want to purchase, it's kind of overwhelming. Why did you choose to purchase the grey intex?

Where do you purchase those headrest at

I am going to stick with the inflatable hot tub for the cost

ive got the blow up jacuzzi and so far been fairly happy with it.. Do your maintenance on it and it will last you a few years! I had to just replace the GFCL plug on it recently as that stopped working.. otherwise id buy another when this one gives up!

This was one of my fav videos I watched about inflatable hot tubs. Such a professional present yet still fun. I almost didn’t watch because your cover pic looked goofy.. like you weren’t serious or knew what you were doing. Wrong!!:)

Adding a timer to your pump? Filter and pump maintenance

I've read that intex can take cleanable filters.

This might be a weird question...I had an inflatable hot tub but it had too many holes. Now I have a hot tub but the heater went out. Could I hook up the pump/heater from the inflatable to the regular hot tub in the meantime to keep it going???

What type of chemicals do you of would you want to use ? The same as the regular portable hot tub ?

Is there much difference in loudness?

The filter comparison was silly. You can clean and maintain the hot tub filters the same way you do pool filters. And you can use the jets and heat at the same time, this is not an issue, at least with my Coleman 4 person Saluspa.

I just had to toss out my Intex inflatable after two years. The heater stopped working but we used it a lot and definitely got our money’s worth. Now just waiting on our master spa that is supposed to be delivered in March.

Just ordered one, it will be the 3rd hot tub I have had. I paid $4k for the regular tub in 1999 and used it for about two seasons. Then I picked up a soft spa for about the same price and used it maybe 10 times. Here we are finding our selves wanting one again. So glad they have these inflatable ones know, I’ll again probably use it for a year or two and this time I won’t feel bad tossing it after haha

I've had my intex inflatable for 5 years but yeah replacing parts is a regular thing cause intex has terrible parts.. but easy and quick to replace and usually cheap. I've replaced the thermo sensors, water flow and impeller rod of the pump and it should go for another 5 years.

FYI I just bought one through Walmart online for $320 taxes and all part of a Black Friday sale and I'm sure it will last a year or two quite satisfied with it there's a Black Friday deal maybe over

Thanks. How does this compare to softub?

Prices on these have gone up a lot it seems. 949.99 now ...

Whats portable about the regular hot tub?

For a first time hot tub owner would you recommend just going with a inflatable? Like I have grand visions of all these friends coming over and epic parties in the hottub, however, I know the reality is much more like I'll buy it, use it for a month, likely it ends up empty and I probably don't even get around to refilling it. I hate to say that, but it's a likely reality too. but my thought is by some miricle I do like it tons, maybe I then graduate up to a real more serious hot tub later. That's kinda my logic, what do you think?

an inflatable hottub will and can last considerably longer if you have it protected from the elements and maintain it. Also I bought mine for $700 which is considerably less then a solid hot tub. Plus I didnt need to install any new wiring panel for the 220 which the sold hot tub requires. I also only have to throw in a few small chlorine pucks every week vs the stuff in you need to do for a solid hot tub. Mine also only weighs about 1300 pds and fits 3 people...while the avg solid hot tub weights closer to 7000+ pds. Also I can easily take down an inflatable hot tub in a few hrs while I imagine the solid one is quite a bit more difficult,. Now there are some things I do like better with the solid hot tub....different sizes, accessories, lights, cover etc but weighing the pros and cons....I would go with the inflatable.

An acrylic tub cost about 5000 dollars, and a inflatable about 500 dollars, so i can buy 10 inflatables for the same money and have everything new every 5 years and that for half a century long, so i prefer a inflatable over a acrylic tub. Second reason is that the technical stuff of the acrylic tub doesn't last 20 years, so you must count on repairs through the years, and if you're not a handyman yourself, then that is going to be a costly thing. And an inflatable does exact the same as a acrylic one, keep the water warm and spout air through tiny holes or water through waterjets, and these days there are inflatables that have a app for your smartphone so that you can change the settings from a distance. Now there's one downside to inflatables, after a year or 2 they gong to get a puncture or even the welded seems start to crack here and there, so more and more patches are needed, and that's why i keep my tubs 3-4 years and sell them for 100-150 and buy a new one for 500, so those inflatables do cost me about a dollars a year, so that is waaaaaaay cheaper than a acrylic one. Golden tip: Never buy an inflatable with a seperate protective liner that goes over the inflatable tub itself, because then water will get spilled and get stuck between the liner and tub and after a while bacteria will grow there and then you can get the "Whirlpool dermatitis" dissease, and i had that once, so now i no longer use the liner on my tub and don't have that problem anymore, and the next tub wil be one without one.

I am looking into getting an inflatable hot tub so I was wondering when I clean my filters can you use dawn dish soup if so can you please get back to me

Something to note on permanent hot tubs is cost of repairs. Many times even under warranty you can’t get a repairman to help-even from the hot tub place you bought it from Also the parts outdate pretty quick which lead you to update entire systems. I have had 4 in the past at different t houses and you will find yourself paying to replacing the electronics in 5-10 years and no parts will be available, but they can always retrofit a much more expensive system to your unit The last heater that went out on my hot tub cost more than an entire inflatable hot tub Bigger hot tubs mean bigger pumps-those fail. Mine cost 300- about the cost of a cheap inflatable, the next year my heater went out for another thousand dollars. To me I would rather by an inflatable and throw it out when it breaks in 3-5 years and then just by a new one instead of bannkrupting myself fixing a 10 year old hard side one

I want to see the video with the inflatble hot tub at the camp grounds with the RV

The thing I am still unclear on - I live in the northeast. Winters can get COLD. Well below freezing. Can an inflatable hot tub be used during the winter? Will the water stay warm? And will it hold its air?

We,ve had our for 4 yrs so far...

8:55 the moment he realizes bestway is made by coleman XD

lol "I bought it to bring it camping!" I think that's the best excuse to buy an inflatable hot tub!

The inflatable ‘jets’, when turned on, are operated by a blower... That’s why it sounds like a vacuum cleaner when turning on and off. Blowers are incredibly inefficient - especially in cold weather! The blower typically pulls outside air (cold air) and introduces that air into the warm water... It will cool the spa down and you will feel the difference in temp the second you turn on the ‘jets’. Plug in inflatable hot tubs serve a purpose for those just looking to soak in warm water however, the utilize a 1kw heater which are not energy efficient. There are lots of inflatable products but keep your expectations in check on what you will get out of it.

I believe the water level should increase when people get in

Inflatable is termite resistant, too.

We have an inflatable one just like yours. We've had it not quite 3 years so far. Over the last year we had been getting black specks and pieces of peeled paint in the water. Yesterday, I started getting the E81 error code when turning on the heater. The heater then just quit working. I pulled it apart and the heater unit was completely corroded and full of junk. The heater unit is not sold by Intex. You need to buy another base unit for $300. We like the tub but this heater unit is a pretty poor design.

I am hearing story after story that the pumps fail frequently in a year or less, understand the parts in the pumps are made with cheap plastics . Would love one but the 'fixes' are not for an average person.

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Not only arent under a roof. Look at the water level, its unleveled.

Got a coleman baha model on a black friday deal.. it was marked down to 240.. it leaked air and deflated right out of the box. Thank God because it was so small. Gambled again on coleman with the tahiti model on sale for 340. I'm 6'4" so this one is far bigger and better.. hasn't leaked air.. only problem so far was a water seat cushion I got for it that after leaving it in the water for a day, the cushion turned greasy and oily and got the entire tub slick and gross. Don't buy those cheap hot tub seat cushions!

Looks like the inflatable tub has inflated a bit and is now $900

With the inflatable one, I would be scared that all the water is going to flood my neighbor below in case it pops.

by the way that second filter hole that says C is not a filter hole at all. it does nothing. it doesn't suck in any water so no filter is needed. intex ones only use 1 filter

And this life hacker gets to CHOOSE which of his hot tubs to soak in. Talk about big league!

Let's see 500 vs 5000

I think you may have sold me

Yeah but inflatables are $500. Portables are $5000.

You gunna to take it camping ???? How like literally HOWWW where you gunna find 120 gallons of water in the woods hmmmm ion know bout that

Electrical connection

Got to say though, intex has the WORST customer service. I got one, after about 2 months it broke. Got another one , the day I got it, the control panel wouldn’t charge. We tried to contact support and they never responded after about 1 month. If you do get a Intex hot tub, and it breaks, you wont be able to get it fixed.

put inflatable in a shed