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Evaluating Swim Spa Shell Construction

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What I wish I knew before buying a swim spa.

What happens here

Oliver details the structural integrity of the swim spa shell, explaining that many manufacturers use a 'hung shell' design, where the shell is supported from its upper neck with metal pieces or 2x4s. This method can lead to flexing, hairline fractures, and warping over time due to the immense weight of the water (15,000 to 25,000 pounds). In contrast, Master Spas utilizes a 'self-supporting shell,' where the entire footwell area is structurally sound from the ground up, preventing flexing and ensuring long-term durability. Oliver demonstrates this by standing and jumping inside the empty spa, showing its rigidity.

Goal: Understand the difference between 'hung' and 'self-supporting' swim spa shells for durability.

Tools and materials

  • Piece of Competitor's Shell — Illustrating issues with hung shells
  • Swim Spa Master Spas — Demonstrating shell construction

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scams out there most definitely and it's really comes down to you know the different companies that are providing some that may not be what it what it really is and uh you there's it's a very competitive industry and you really have to go back down to the foundation of the product and kind of understand what you're getting on multiple different levels okay and so that's what we really try to break down to our customers or you know potential customers is hey you're getting this it feels like this we're showing you on the floor we have different videos across the board and we're very knowledgeable on our back end the problem is the spa that we're bringing in is 15 1/2 ft long or 15t long and the gate is 9 ft wide it's not going to fit in the way we want it to so we're going to have to do it on the end which means we're going to have to do it like the Egyptians used to do and put crap underneath it and roll it up and push it and pry it and heave and hoe and do whatever we got to do to get it to go through cuz it's not going to fit through this gate otherwise so we're not buying this based on price we're buying this based on a lot of the different factors that we have started to understand will you walk us through what those are yeah most definitely and I think uh you know going back down the foundation is the foundation of the shell this is going to hold up your entire water weight spanning from 15,000 lb to almost 25,000 lbs of water weight inside these units and so what do we need to know about the show why is that important a ton of companies and manufacturers what you're going to find is that they hang up the shell on the upper neck of the product so a piece of metal or 2x4 is actually hanging this from the top down and what Master spots is we build out a self-supporting shell so this entire footwell area of the product it's not going to bend to my weight it's not going to bend to the water and you're going to have something that's going to be structurally sound for the lightspan that you own it so what happens with the ones that are hung what what I'm going to show you here is if I step into this system and I were to jump into the middle of the shell what anyone can do or any consumer at a a dealership or you know a trade show can do is you can actually jump in the middle of the shell to see if it bends to your weight and what you find that if you're I'm about 200 lb myself is that you actually Flex the bottom of the shell because there's Plumbing lines…

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