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Arctic Advantage

These five features set Arctic Spas brand hot tubs apart from other brands. They are truly unique, even patented technology in some cases, and they are the core design features that have helped make the Arctic Spas brand world famous for extreme efficiency, strength, and beauty. If you are shopping for a hot tub it is strongly recommended that you consider these features carefully before making a decision.

• Castcore Cover
• Forever Floor
• FreeHeat
• Self-Supporting Hull
• Total Access

Some Background About The Arctic Spas Brand

You might be surprised that Arctic Spas®, known for world- class and cutting edge design are conceived and built in the small prairie town of Thorsby, Alberta, Canada located just outside of Edmonton.

A small town like Thorsby stands for all that makes an Arctic Spa so exceptional: a personal commitment to all we do, the integrity and hard work with which each spa is built, and above all, the ceaseless investment in our customers’ satisfaction.

At Arctic we work hard every day to offer a spa that surpasses what the rest of the industry has to offer with regards to longevity, efficiency, reliability and innovation. We believe if you ask around, you will hear we’re a company built on small town principals with an eye to leading our industry worldwide.

Surrounded by Inspiration

Canada is a majestic land of unending geographic beauty and variety. Our spas cannot help but to be influenced by our surroundings – from our luxurious western red cedar cabinet, to our patented FreeHeatTM Insulation system, to the world leading OnzenTM salt water system, we have looked to the perfection of nature that surrounds us. Nature. Simply. Perfect.

Hand Built meets High Tech

A trip down the production floor at an Arctic Spa production facility showcases the best of both worlds. Precision cutting water-jet robots work methodically in our shell construction area while craftsmen hand-assemble our beautiful western red cedar cabinets before these components meet in a blending of technology and touch that makes an Arctic Spa so unique, and the most prized possession in your backyard.

Certified Manufacturer, Industry Leader

Arctic Spas® is among an elite group of manufacturers that has exceeded the audit standards required to achieve SpaSearch Certified status. This coveted award is based on an independent audit related to sales, service, operations and homeowner satisfaction. Arctic Spas® is a leader in pursuing tougher energy use legislation, and will continue to drive the agenda of manufacturing responsible, safe and efficient products.

The Best Dealer Network

All authorized Arctic Spas® dealers are required to maintain a minimum standard in on-going online training for both customer relations and product service.

Castcore Cover

The World’s Finest Hot Tub Cover: Castcore® Mylovac The Worlds Longest Lasting Hot Tub Cover. To top it all off, we offer an optional upgraded hot tub cover that is unlike any other in the industry. The Castcore® Mylovac cover starts with foam twice as dense as the industry average. We also insert a metal “C” channel into the foam centers. This creates a cover capable of supporting thousands of pounds of weight. Never worry about snow loads or kid loads again. We then wrap these inserts in a metal/poly bag (similar to a coffee bag). This bag is then vacuumed and heat sealed. This technology is the only system that is capable of completely keeping moisture off of your cover inserts. Wet and heavy covers result in constantly increasing running costs as well as regular cover replacement. Longer wind flaps, locking straps, carry handles, and an insulating baffle along the entire seam, finish off the best hot tub cover in the industry. This cover will save you thousands over the life of owning your spa.

Forever Floor

Moving Your Hot Tub or Spa has Never Been Easier!

Already renowned for our sturdy wood floor, standard on every Arctic Spa, our engineers decided to raise the bar yet again by developing the Forever Floor®. This pressure-stamped fiberglass composite floor is impervious to moisture, pests, and time. It completely eliminates the need for foundation materials like concrete, decking, or blocks! Just set it on level ground, hook it up, fill and use…installation has never been easier.

In addition, your portable spa is now truly portable. If you move spa locations in your yard or if you move across town, the foundation comes with you. Make sure to order the Forever Floor® with your Arctic Spa!

The Arctic Spas Forever Floor

FreeHeat

FreeHeat New For 2011! FreeHeat® Insulation

Heatlock® was already the best in the industry – we made it even better!

For 2011 we have taken our insulation to the next level. Already the best insulated cabinet in the world, our Heatlock® insulation system did not escape the exacting eye of our engineers. Our new overlap door insulation design removes the last opportunity for heat loss and captures even more residual equipment heat. To monitor this increased capacity for trapping waste heat, we have enabled our spa packs to take in internal cabinet temperature data and to activate the innovative RossExhaust™ system to balance the cabinet temperature when required.

*Scroll down for video demonstrations

The theory of hot tub insulation works the same for spas as it does for houses. House A illustrates the proper method for maximum efficiency and prevention of heat loss. Unfortunately most spas are insulated like house B, with most of the insulation in the basement and the heating equipment outside! You wouldn’t heat your house like this so why your spa?

Arctic Spas are insulated like House A, with maximum heat retention.

Other Hot Tubs – Inferior Design

*Key Fact: All hot tub motors create heat. Why waste it?

Insulation On Shell = Wasted Heat

Full Cabinet Insulation = Wasted Heat

Arctic Spas – Superior Arctic Insulation® Hot Tub Design

The investment in constructing a self-supporting shell allows Arctic Spas® to insulate different than everyone else. For our design inspiration, we didn’t have to look far though – our homes in northern Canada provided us all we needed. We insulate the exterior walls, the floors and most importantly the attics of our homes and we tuck everything important to us within this insulated envelope.

We have always believed that insulation below the water surface is of small value if the areas above and directly to the sides of the water are not adequately insulated (seriously, doesn’t heat rise?). The “attic” of our design is our Castcore® Mylovac cover, at 5” in thickness and a full length baffle, it does an amazing job. Next, high density polyurethane foam is applied to the cabinet walls and lip underside to a thickness that stops heat loss. We finish off this insulation envelope with the same foam applied into our floor systems. Then, we place all our equipment inside this cocoon, creating a perfect, stable operating environment.

Arctic Spas Hot Tubs – Superior Arctic Insulation® Design

Arctic Spas FreeHeat Insulation = Maximum Energy Efficiency

Ambient heat from the pump penetrates the spa shell and heats the water. In winter this heat returns to the pump area in the event of a power loss.

Lowest Running Costs

What does this mean for the spa owner though? Residual heat from our equipment, primarily our White Water motors, is allowed to penetrate through the fiberglass shell. This maintains spa water temperature and eliminates many of the heater cycles that other designs, particularly foam- filled insulated designs have to run. Fewer heater cycles mean a lower power bill each and every month.

True Freeze Protection

Our world famous Arctic Insulation® keeps the cabinet from freezing in a power outage situation. Without any insulation between the water and the cabinet, heat energy transfer can work in both directions. In our testing, and from anecdotal evidence, you have about 5 days, at -20oC before freezing occurs within the cabinet and adding an alternate heat source (space heater, trouble light) can prolong this grace period indefinitely. Nice to have some margin for error, isn’t it?

Self-Supporting Hull

Guaranteed to last a lifetime

The shell of an Arctic Spa is the core of our design, and as such, is uniquely designed to handle this function.

We begin by vac-forming sheets of premium Lucite® Cast Acrylic with Microban, transferring thousands of hours of mould design and engineering into a tactile form. Now unmistakably an Arctic Spa®, we hand apply layer after layer of a proprietary filler-free fiberglass composite material to give this form its legendary strength. We apply more fiberglass than anyone else in the business – and no cost-saving shortcuts are taken; no plastic backing, no props or supports, and no foam is ever applied to our shell.

After numerous procedures to check strength and alignment criteria, shells head to our state of the art water-jet robotic and CNC cutting stations for trimming.

The result is a perfect blend of strength and accuracy – and the backbone for the application of cutting edge technology that is signature Arctic Spas®.

Is it more costly and labor intensive to build a shell this way?… absolutely. But we believe it to be the best way, and that has always been our pursuit.

Total Access

Being able to get to all spa components in the future just makes sense.

All Arctic Spas® come standard with insulated removable access panels on all sides of the cabinet. Many companies bury hundreds of potential problems completely in foam, effectively ensuring that service is a nightmare when this foam needs to be removed and replaced to perform any service. With an Arctic spa, it’s simple: Remove a panel, perform the repair and replace the panel. We’re simply being realists when we tell you that some fitting will leak or break down during the life of the spa – we provide an easy and efficient way to deal with that.

Total Access™ also gives you the ability to upgrade your spa in the future. As we develop technologies or as your needs change, your Arctic Spa can easily be upgraded. There is no need to trade in your spa every few years when we can simply add jets, pumps, lights, music, purification or any other features in the future. Having to trade your spa in every few years to keep up with technology will get very expensive.