I’m not ever really sure why anyone would want a used hot tub. But some people do so I thought I’d help them out by creating a nice little web page to give them a few options so they know what to expect and exactly what they are getting themselves into!
Before I go any further I just wanted to throw this out there. You know what people do in hot tubs right? I mean really… man and woman things… know where I’m going here? I want to keep this a G. rated site so I won’t go into any further detail but people party in hot tubs and fluids get release when people party in hot tubs and well, I know I personally wouldn’t want to own a hot tub that other people had…uh…partied in even if you cleaned it out.
I’m just saying! Still, if price is an option and the only thing you can afford is a used hot tub then there are certainly deals to be had all over the place.
There are really two or three main options for you. One, you can go to a dealer and sometimes they will have refurbished units available at a discount. The other option is to search around on the Internet for classified ad sites or classified ads in newspapers. Of course a third option is to check out eBay that sells used everything and generally all of these options should work fairly well for you.
There are some drawbacks when it comes to buying used hot tubs and I went to spend just a minute or two discussing them. The first thing is quality. You really just don’t know what you’re getting when you buy a used hot tub because many people don’t realize that these things come with intricate electrical systems that can sometimes go bad causing the entire tub to become worthless unless you spend hundreds, sometimes even thousands of dollars replacing the electronic components.
See, you might get a hot tub that used and you may use it for a month and then have the electronic components conk out on you and there really isn’t a whole lot that you can do about it. It’s sort of like buying a used car; you just sort of roll the dice and take your chance! When you buy a hot tub new they almost always come with a warranty for that specific reason.
Another massive problem when it comes to buying a used model is transportation. These things are quite often very large and heavy and hard to deal with and need to be ripped out of their old setting and installed into your setting and that can be very difficult if you don’t have a store certified technician to help you out, which you won’t!
Not only is transportation a problem because the physical act of moving such a large item and installing it is difficult, but the other main concern is that something could break during transportation very easily. If you hit a good solid pothole in the road and the hot tub is strapped to the back of a truck it could quite easily knock out the electronics of the tub, rendering the whole thing useless.
Of course, these things won’t necessarily happen but they are certainly something to keep in mind and I wanted to raise the issue with you today before you got trapped with a lemon and nothing to do with it but cry over spilt milk!
Finding a used hot tub isn’t all doom and gloom like I said. But you really want to ask yourself if the price you’re paying is worth the aggravation and the potential for mischief that a used hot tub comes with. Maybe you should just shell out a few extra hundred dollars and buy a new one but the choice is certainly up to you!