Browse Forums Pools & Spas 1 Jan 14, 2021 6:44 pm Hi, I was just wondering if its worth getting an above ground swim spa, nicely landscaped into the garden. It would have to be above ground as I have a huge overflow rain tank under my garden. I have a teenage daughter ... it sounds like a good idea. Can use in summer and winter. Has anyone got one? Do you use it? Is there anything I should be looking out for? Thanks in advance. Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 2Jan 25, 2021 6:07 pm I have known 2 people who have purchased them and both sold them a few years later. They found the cost of keeping it heated was very high and they couldnt justify the cost for the use. 1 of them went back to std spa and other has never brought any pool/spa. I personally have a large family spa and we use it all the time in winter (hot) and in summer (cold) but we also have solar so i dont get Electricty bills at all Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 3Feb 03, 2021 12:32 pm Looking further into getting a swim spa ... now I am narrowing down the brands and the depth. Am looking at Vortex (swim world) or Oasis (Splashes Swim world). Anyone got any feedback on either spas. Also, am wondering if I should look at 1.5m depth or would 1.3m depth be ok? Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 4Feb 03, 2021 3:47 pm I have the Spectrum Vortex Spa from Spa World and it is awesome, I have had it for 18 months and most people i know who also have spas love mine. Its extremely well insulated so keeping it hot is easy with minimal heating and vice versa. We brought ours from a Home Show in Sydney and saved about 3K on last day of show as they have to sell some to pay for their stand Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 5Feb 05, 2021 9:40 am Splashers I have the Spectrum Vortex Spa from Spa World and it is awesome, I have had it for 18 months and most people i know who also have spas love mine. Its extremely well insulated so keeping it hot is easy with minimal heating and vice versa. We brought ours from a Home Show in Sydney and saved about 3K on last day of show as they have to sell some to pay for their stand That's great. thanks for sharing. I was just wondering how deep your spa is? I am trying to figure out if the depth is important. We are leaning towards finding something that is 1.5m deep. Not sure if that's an important criteria. Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 6Feb 10, 2021 10:03 am Hi, I have been in Pools and Spas for 30 years. I used to build pools and Spas, but now renovate them. I used to install 8m by 3m swim-spas when the idea first started back in 1980's. You have to understand that, it is not easy to use them (that is swim against the two jets) without falling-off to the left or right and you also have to swim at the right pace, quite tricky. I now personally think they are a waste of money, the client would end up not using it. I have clients with them now and they never get used and consequently the 2 motors have sat there and rusted-out, originally costing $1800.00 together. depending on what size you installed. Tom Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 7Apr 13, 2021 7:20 pm We had our concerns about a swim spa also, by chance I dropped in to a shop that we ended up purchasing from. They talked us through how the technology is quite different these days and basically laughed at me when I said that I don't want chlorine and must be salt. They talked how salt just eats everything at some stage, so the one we went with uses barely any chlorine and has some other type of UV sanitiser system from memory. We're in Melbourne and use ours quite a bit. The spa heats very quickly as you can separate the spa and swim zones, we can get the spa to 40.C in about 20 to 30 mins. Then you turn on the overflow and it warms the pool using the spa heated water (both have different controls to set the temps). Pool probably take 2hrs to get to 28-30.C. Our kids will swim in the middle of winter when we can heat the pool up fairly quickly, or use the hot spa and jump in to the cold pool. We don't use the actual swim jets too often but extra fun for the kids and friends to turn them on an created their own games on boogie boards etc. Also has the LED lighting in the pool and the fountains have small LED's that all change colour also. Main things to think about is actually getting enough gas to the heating unit, we use the HiNRG 175. Problem is new house tend to have smaller gas lines than older houses and we dug a new larger one, then had the gas company upgrade the meter also. Plus we needed to run additional power underground due to the location. Ours is semi inground and works well, the deck is because if a service is needed they'll need to undo and remove a particual panel. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 8Jul 22, 2021 12:42 am notremaison We had our concerns about a swim spa also, by chance I dropped in to a shop that we ended up purchasing from. They talked us through how the technology is quite different these days and basically laughed at me when I said that I don't want chlorine and must be salt. They talked how salt just eats everything at some stage, so the one we went with uses barely any chlorine and has some other type of UV sanitiser system from memory. We're in Melbourne and use ours quite a bit. The spa heats very quickly as you can separate the spa and swim zones, we can get the spa to 40.C in about 20 to 30 mins. Then you turn on the overflow and it warms the pool using the spa heated water (both have different controls to set the temps). Pool probably take 2hrs to get to 28-30.C. Our kids will swim in the middle of winter when we can heat the pool up fairly quickly, or use the hot spa and jump in to the cold pool. We don't use the actual swim jets too often but extra fun for the kids and friends to turn them on an created their own games on boogie boards etc. Also has the LED lighting in the pool and the fountains have small LED's that all change colour also. Main things to think about is actually getting enough gas to the heating unit, we use the HiNRG 175. Problem is new house tend to have smaller gas lines than older houses and we dug a new larger one, then had the gas company upgrade the meter also. Plus we needed to run additional power underground due to the location. Ours is semi inground and works well, the deck is because if a service is needed they'll need to undo and remove a particual panel. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Do you mind telling me what brad of swim spa this one is, it looks awesome! Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 9Jul 24, 2021 9:06 am hawkas notremaison We had our concerns about a swim spa also, by chance I dropped in to a shop that we ended up purchasing from. They talked us through how the technology is quite different these days and basically laughed at me when I said that I don't want chlorine and must be salt. They talked how salt just eats everything at some stage, so the one we went with uses barely any chlorine and has some other type of UV sanitiser system from memory. We're in Melbourne and use ours quite a bit. The spa heats very quickly as you can separate the spa and swim zones, we can get the spa to 40.C in about 20 to 30 mins. Then you turn on the overflow and it warms the pool using the spa heated water (both have different controls to set the temps). Pool probably take 2hrs to get to 28-30.C. Our kids will swim in the middle of winter when we can heat the pool up fairly quickly, or use the hot spa and jump in to the cold pool. We don't use the actual swim jets too often but extra fun for the kids and friends to turn them on an created their own games on boogie boards etc. Also has the LED lighting in the pool and the fountains have small LED's that all change colour also. Main things to think about is actually getting enough gas to the heating unit, we use the HiNRG 175. Problem is new house tend to have smaller gas lines than older houses and we dug a new larger one, then had the gas company upgrade the meter also. Plus we needed to run additional power underground due to the location. Ours is semi inground and works well, the deck is because if a service is needed they'll need to undo and remove a particual panel. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Do you mind telling me what brad of swim spa this one is, it looks awesome! No problems it was the Signature AQUA ZONE Series 2 Swim Spa from Just Spas Re: Swim Spa - worth getting? 10Jul 25, 2021 9:29 pm notremaison hawkas notremaison We had our concerns about a swim spa also, by chance I dropped in to a shop that we ended up purchasing from. They talked us through how the technology is quite different these days and basically laughed at me when I said that I don't want chlorine and must be salt. They talked how salt just eats everything at some stage, so the one we went with uses barely any chlorine and has some other type of UV sanitiser system from memory. We're in Melbourne and use ours quite a bit. The spa heats very quickly as you can separate the spa and swim zones, we can get the spa to 40.C in about 20 to 30 mins. Then you turn on the overflow and it warms the pool using the spa heated water (both have different controls to set the temps). Pool probably take 2hrs to get to 28-30.C. Our kids will swim in the middle of winter when we can heat the pool up fairly quickly, or use the hot spa and jump in to the cold pool. We don't use the actual swim jets too often but extra fun for the kids and friends to turn them on an created their own games on boogie boards etc. Also has the LED lighting in the pool and the fountains have small LED's that all change colour also. Main things to think about is actually getting enough gas to the heating unit, we use the HiNRG 175. Problem is new house tend to have smaller gas lines than older houses and we dug a new larger one, then had the gas company upgrade the meter also. Plus we needed to run additional power underground due to the location. Ours is semi inground and works well, the deck is because if a service is needed they'll need to undo and remove a particual panel. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Do you mind telling me what brad of swim spa this one is, it looks awesome! 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