Carefree Spas has provided Colorado's best backyard escapes with hot tubs, BBQs, and spa and hot tub products since since 1976.  Let a Carefree Spa professional help you plan your hot tub installation.  Our goal is for your hot tub installation experience to be seamless, informative & Carefree.

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1   Why a Spa Hot Tub?   Some reasons to buy a spa are for entertainment, stress-relief, hydrotherapy, to help muscle or bone injuries heal, sensual massage, to soothe sore muscles and joints, rheumatoid arthritis, family recreation and connection or to create a beautiful entertainment oasis.  Plan where you want to install your new spa.  Make it part of a home improvement or landscaping project. If there will be such a new patio or deck let Carefree Spas help you weigh out the weight support and electrical connection issues.

2    Do Your Homework.  Most professional spa dealers are committed to excellent customer care after the sale, which is essential for your long-term spa satisfaction.  Seats engineered for therapy, ease of maintenance and strong warranties are also important features to become familiar with in your spa research. Don't buy a spa sight unseen from the internet. Get familiar with spa terms such as filtration, circulation, ozonators, jets, insulation, horsepower ratings for jet pumps, shell construction, ionization, spa covers and wet tests.  Ask your neighbor if they are happy with their spa experience (company purchased from, spa).

3 How Can The Spa Benefit You?  In the showroom, view the models that appear to be a size (4 or 5 person hot tubs are common) and style that suits your group size and patio or deck configuration.  Review features such as jets, jet placement, jet upgrades, seat configurations such as loungers and graduated seats, jet configurations audio/visual, lighting, waterfalls and other custom options.  The more you know the less stressful your spa buying experience will be. Spas that show everyone with their torso out of the water is probably a shallow spa and will not be what you are truly looking for.
 

4 Spa Placement?  Outdoors under the stars on a deck or patio or indoors in a glass encased sunroom? Plan for a spot with the best view. Select a spa that will be right in your particular Colorado conditions with the proper insulation, heat recovery system and a cover that insulates and locks for safety. The closer the hot tub is to the house, the more you will use it.  A hot tub is not a "one-size fits all" commodity like some companies promote them to be. 

A specialist is required to help you make the most out of this type of once or twice in a lifetime purchase. Carefree offers free site inspections to determine the best place for your spa, privacy, views and neighborhood.  Once you have narrowed down a few spots, determine shade, sun and wind directions. Determine where the nearest electrical panel is to your chosen spot. 

Choose an area with good drainage as it is not a good idea for water to pool around the base of the spa.  As you shop for your Carefree Spa, know your measurements of your patio or deck. When a hot tub is full of water it can weigh 2000lbs. If the spa is going to be placed on a deck, support reinforcement should be in place to support the weight of the hot tub full of water.  Some jobs require a crane for installation. Contact a Carefree Spas professional at 303.321.9600 for installation ideas and suggestions.
 

5   Take A Test Soak. Understand Water Care Issues. The top spa models that meet your criteria at each should be tested wet with jets running and bubbles blowing.  How many users are in your group.  Make sure your family fits in your spa. You can't just read about how the jets will soothe you, etc. Just like a car, you need to try before you buy to see if the hot tub meets your specific needs. It is during the test soak that you can determine the best water care management for your family and schedule.  Carefree Spas offers many leading water care management systems as shown in our water care support pages.
 

6 Select a Hot Tub Dealer and Warranty for the Long Run.  Select a company known for long-term customer care. Carefree has been selling and servicing spas for the past 33 years, almost twice as long as the competition. Many customer are on their second or third spa from Carefree.   Parent and grandparents recommend Carefree to their children. Professional salesmanship, backyard design knowledge, delivery and installation advice and "spa care and operation" classes should be a must have from your spa dealer.  Your dealer should also be an excellent source for on-going spa water care management, maintenance, safety, accessories, parts and service.  Frequent buyer clubs, referral compensation and other sales and discounts are also excellent benefits. Carefree offers their spa customers these benefits and lifetime technical support.

7 Never Compromise on Price. You can spend $4,000 for a spa every five years or you can spend $7,000 for a spa that will last fifteen to twenty years.  With proper care, customers can keep their spas running for twenty plus years. With this example in mind, there is no substitute for quality in engineering, structural, plumbing, jet integrity, shell and cabinet.  Do not be sucked in by a low price deal.  If you are looking for high quality for a lower price many dealers offer refurbished spas that still have many years of enjoyment left.  Reputable dealers will offer a wide variety of sizes, features and prices.