Understanding Swim Spa Insulation

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What I wish I knew before buying a swim spa.

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Oliver explains the insulation used in Master Spas products. He contrasts competitor's insulation, which often uses open-cell foam (similar to fiberglass bats seen in residential construction) that allows air to penetrate, reducing its R-value and making it prone to deterioration. This type of insulation also makes accessing plumbing lines difficult during repairs. In contrast, Master Spas uses a closed-cell 'Canadian Icynene' R-38 insulation on all four sides, which retains heat more efficiently and can be easily removed and reinstalled for plumbing access. This significantly reduces operating costs in colder climates and simplifies maintenance.

Goal: Learn about different insulation types and their impact on efficiency and maintenance.

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Competitor's Insulation Sample — Demonstrating inferior insulation
Swim Spa Master Spas — Showcasing insulation

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pop out this fitting for example you're going to see that is's a hole in the Shell carrying that jet fitting and you're going to see the crack lead right to it okay if it's hung up on its upper neck instead of from the ground up okay I think we can do it so I said I made two mistakes when I was buying this hot tub well I made one big mistake and nearly avoided a complete disaster thanks to that guy all iiver but the mistake I did make I'm going to show you right now I decided to install this thing myself I thought it sounded like a fun challenge to try to fit a 15 and 1/2t Swim Spa through a 9 foot gate somehow because you know why not I like to do everything myself even stuff I shouldn't do so let's go there right now and see exactly what I'm talking about and then that near disaster I avoided I promise you I'm going to tell you what it was and I don't don't want you guys to do the same thing I did he's got his Forks there oh man man oh man all right guys this is Oliver yeah and this is Kevin how are you sir good are you nice to meet you you too how you doing that's Zach guys nice to meet you Oliver thanks for coming all right so we'll uh I'll show you all the way back you can just drive right straight back Kevin we got it all set up yeah awesome cuz when you jump into a shell that's not built to support the water weight for its lifespan you're going to see failures over time and that's coming down to a couple year product versus a 20 25 30e product right so huge quality differences there okay what else do we need to be aware of so the shell is one thing how it's constructed how it's supported sure sure okay but what else the insulation of the product right operating fost goes ownership right so what what Master Spa does is build an AR 38 installation Canadian icing on all four sides that's retaining heat open cell and so what you can come over here and take a look at actually it's a pretty weak way to insulate a spa nowadays so that's what other people are doing a lot of companies are running this or just a little foam board it's called perimeter insulation that funnels around the perimeter of the unit and and what you're going to see in a Northern climate or Pacific Northwest is that to not be very sustainable so I would imagine that if you don't have that heater cranked up right one that one mistaken night and you got a system that's blown out where's your installation yeah so I can show you on a hot tub here um and do you do all of

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