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If you can feel under the edge of the Acrylic round the edges of the Hot Tub you should do so and try and feel its strength or possible weakness, if it feels damp to touch or perhaps a little crumbly that gives you a very large clue that the shell is not properly cured. It is just a cover story to hide the cheap out of date production methods. Well we are appalled to hear that as it must be a badly designed spa that needs that. A well made tub will use Microban in its surface to eliminate bacteria.Look for proper branded acrylic and Balboa controls and aim for a manufacturer who has been making spas for many years..Thus a good well designed and engineered product will lead to an outstanding hydrotherapy massage. Also we have heard it said many times that full foam is used to eliminate the noise of the water in the pipes.Quality manufacturers consider the long term of spa ownership when designing their products.Firstly is the shell of the Hot Tub made of a branded American Acrylic such as Lucite or an equivalent.Many manufacturers use the lower priced standard Acrylic that must be supported with fiberglass and foam.Thirdly buy a spa which is made by a leading American or Western manufacturer preferably one with decades of years of experience and therefore they will have had the time and experience to be able to design and construct models where the components naturally work and blend well together. Here are just a few pointers to make sure that you don't buy a pig in a poke or a cheap eastern import.Leading American and Western manufacturers have many decades of experience and have been able to adopt, adapt and improve on their technically advanced systems in order to be able to allow good performance from the pumps, heaters and blowers to give you the very best aqua flow to provide an excellent Hydro Massage and at the same time be as energy efficient as possible.Always try the lipstick test on the shell and see if it just wipes off as it should? If it does not, then that gives you the clue that, the surface is slightly porous and as such will hold germs and bacteria. A very good Acid test is to see if your hot tub dealer is on first name terms with the owners and directors of the suppliers. Much more difficult or in reality impossible if they are based in China!.As always it pays to probe beneath the surface and just do not accept the glib patter of some zombie like sales man or woman just repeating a polished script. One is able to enjoy a vigorous or perhaps soothing massage with the ability to be able to adjust and modify your massage experience to suit or enhance your mood as appropriate. You may have many questions to ask just fire away. I personally would not buy a tub if the shell felt like that and I have seen many that fit that description, all of which have been, of Chinese manufacturer. The foam is referred to as insulation, but actually supports this lower priced shell material and it does not represent a "green" approach to long lasting maintenance, but is only necessary for the support of lower priced shell materials.Manufacturers that use advanced manufacturing methods employ ABS-backed acrylic instead of the older style fiberglass and they are able to provide a much sturdier, longer lasting product.shopping, comparing, choosing and finally selecting. If the shell is made out of this kind of material it is your very.