PureSpa 6 Person Inflatable Hot Tub with Energy-Efficient Spa Cover

First, this review is based on the square, energy-efficiency, salt water, 4 person Intex Purespa version but some comments could apply to similar versions. This was 714$ when I purchased but I noticed when I came back to leave this review they were not as common. TL/DR (Too Long/Didn't Read)- Great hottub certainly worth the price. Setting up: Read the instructions! I am normally one to skip the instructions but if you follow them you will setup in the correct order and it will save you so much time and headaches. It will first have you inflate the bladder. It is much harder to inflate this in a later step. Everything inflates either passively or by the machine so there is no need to blow up anything with your mouth or any non included machine. Truly a great aspect. It is very easy to setup, took less than 1hr and most of it was filling the hot tub with water. What to purchase before or at the same time: SALT- if you have the salt water version make sure to purchase salt. It will not come with the hottub and you can not use table salt. Any pool/hottub salt will do. You will need 5 lbs just to start, most come in 40lb bags Thermal pad- If you plan to use this in the winter or in a cold climate. I strongly suggest doing anything to save your monthly electricity bill including this pad. You could get a pad, or a carpet, anything to help insulate your hot tub from the cold ground. It comes with a thin bubble sheet but the more insulation the better. Skimmer- even after 1 use your tub will have hair, dirt, leaves, etc inside and cleaning it by hand will be difficult to impossible Test Strips- it will come with a pack of 20 but most of those will be used in the first few weeks when you develop a cleaning habit Pros: Energy-efficient version- I STRONGLY suggest this if it is available. I got mine for 714$ but came back to write this review and saw they were already harder to come by. It has a cover that goes all the way down to the ground filled with thermal foam and comes with the air bladder to put in the hot tub between the water and the cover. I can only imagine how much money I will save because of this. Thick strong plastic- The hot tub itself and the cover are "hard" thick plastic. It will certainly last a long time and hold up to most things. It seems more durable than bouncy house material. You could easily sit on the hot tub walls and it would support you, though I would not recommend this. Salt-water System- I will update after 2 months but so far this has been amazing. Just added salt and the system breaks it into sodium and chlorine. Seems other hottubs can be converted to salt water with many aftermarket parts that would cost you the same as the entire inflatable hottub. **2 month update, the salt water has been amazing literally just add salt every week or 2, no other chemicals bought, even stopped using the strips** Control Panel- It is portable and can be brought into your house or you can hold it in your hand while in the hot tub to either see the current temperature or make adjustments. The charge lasts a long time and easily charges by placing it on the control base. 3hrs to fully charge it. The APP!- if you are looking at hottubs without an app, stop. This is easily worth almost any extra expense. It will allow you to setup schedules and control the hot tub from anywhere in the world. Lights/ 2 Headrests- The lights and headrests are pretty cool extra item that if you wanted them and they were not provided, in the case of some other hottub purchase, it would cost you 30-60$ for both. So factor that in when looking a prices. Inflation- The control base inflates all pieces of the hot tub. Only the cover is not inflated by the control base and that is because it passively inflates. No need for another inflating machine or using your lungs like with some other hottubs. Bubbles!- The bubbles are much better than I could have ever expected. Are they jets that target parts of your body of course not. This isn't a $5-20k hottub. They give a great ambiance and push the water 6 inches above the normal water line. I can't compare them to other inflatable hottubs but they certainly impressed me. Sanitation Schedule- Certainly a must for a saltwater based hottub. You can make it so your hottub essentially cleans itself without constantly thinking about it. **2 month update, I just have it run 3 hours every night and the water has always stayed perfectly clear and clean** Warranty- **4 month update. It is 1 full year and covers EVERYTHING. It is very easy to use, I called up Intex and spoke to someone within 3mins. Pretty much no questions asked and arrived within 3 days. Had to have electrode splitter replaced and cover started to rip and Intex replaced both with almost no hassle. Cons: Size- This applies to all inflatable hot tubs. If you regularly have 2 people getting in...get a 4 person. 4 people...get at least a 6 person. Square shape seemed better to give people their "own" corners. Heating Up- It takes a LONG time to heat up. Do NOT expect to get in it the first day it arrives. Depending on the temperature it truly heats up at 1 or 2 degrees F per hour. If you put 60 degree water from a hose to fill the hot tub...it will take at a minimum of 24 hours to get to 95+ Errors- Once the system gets an error it will stop heating until the error is cleared. To clear the error you must unplug the hottub. This is to obviously prevent damage, but can be a pain if you don't check the control panel or the AMAZING APP and are about to get in the hottub sadly finding it at 85 degrees. Tips and Tricks/FAQ-Answers I learned: Electric Cost- If you have made it this far here is the answer everyone wants to know. After 4 months of use in the CO winter which saw -18F and months of night lows below freezing, the cost of electricity was an average of 1$ per day. This is at a rate of $0.09222 kWh so adjust for your region. This is also with the temperature set at 102F. I can only imagine how much less it will cost in the Spring. Salt- Get the salt before it arrives. Error Codes- Unplug the hottub to clear error codes and get the heat going again Ground Padding- Get a thermal pad to insulate the hottub from the ground. First time filling- Fill it with hot water and not your hose to save money on heating and time for the first fill. I suggest filling it with your hose 1/3 of the way then directly attach the hose to the hot water spiket by a sink or washing machine. This prevents shooting 120 degree or higher water directly on the hottub. Sanitize- Schedule sanitize cycles everyday to reduce bacteria growth unless you use it less than twice a week. Then find something that works best for you. This is the only way chlorine is created. When can it be used/minimum outdoor temperature?- You can use it all year round. You can use it below the 40 degrees it says. If you use it in cold climates, be smart. If you live in Minnesota and it is going to be negative 20 degrees for a few nights, you might want use it in a garage or take it down entirely. Every degree below freezing is a greater strain and risk. 95 degrees inside of the hottub and -20 degrees outside would put a large strain on any product. I live in CO and I plan to move it in the garage when it starts to snow/ the worst of the winter. To protect my hottub and because of the electric bill I would fear. Water Temperature- after lots of research and my own experiences...it is entirely up to you. Some days 100 is enough for me, others I want 104. But what is clear is that it takes a long time to heat up and a linear temperature increase is a exponential electric bill increase. Start low. Increase until you are satisfied. Can not confirm yet, but many say the difference between 100 and 104 is 10-40% in savings. ****All of the above is after 1 week and 4 month update of use. Large purchases are important and I tried to answer all the things I wanted to know when choosing between products or getting an inflatable hottub at all.****

My wife purchased this for me after back surgery. Once the incision had healed, hydrotherapy was recommended by my physician to aid in the recovery process. Unfortunately as many medical facilities were shuttered due to Covid restrictions and have not yet reopened due to the nursing shortage, we looked into Hot tubs and spas. This unit was much more affordable than permanent fixtures with higher voltage heaters and such. Don't get me wrong. I love this thing when I can use it! It is basic and doesn't have the seating that a more expensive fixed model would have, on the occasion that it throws an error code, multiple resets are needed to clear them. but at a fraction of the cost, these are things I can live with.... The only issue that I wasn't able to live with lies with the inflatable top. Stitching around the handles combined with the force required to break the surface tension of such a large area of water (6 ft * 6ft) eventually cause tearing in an inflatable overlay that helps the heater warm the water and keep the water warm. Tears cause leaks, deflation removes the insulative properties that make this work... etc.. etc.. First, it would be nice if these part numbers were available in the store through either this site or Intex directly for replacement. I could imagine scenarios where bladders could be misused as pool floats, or otherwise damaged from misuse. I wound up calling Intex directly as I could not find a replacement part (for anyone looking: SPA CEC COVER INFLATABLE BLADDER FOR SQUARE 6 PERSON part # 13151). The initial interaction was great. I was told it would be covered under warranty and shipped out. I just had to cut out a 6x6in patch of material from the bladder and cut out the inflation valve and upload photos when that was done. Not thrilled with the idea of rendering my spa cover useless while i waited for the shipment (US smartpost is probably the slowest shipping option available). The replacement came about 3 weeks later. As I had been recovering from spinal fusion and the weather in Chicago is freezing at this time of year, it was a week or two until I could clean the tub, hose it off, and set it back up again in the basement. This was not the first time I had to drain and refill the tub as we had been following the recommended maintenance of the unit since receiving it in August. Had the standard issues... E90 low pressure error does not like to clear from the unit once detected. E91 low salt error is common when salt is added to cold water that hasn't circulated for a while. So I scrubbed down the tub during a traditional spring day here (about 40 degrees F) - the first in 2 weeks where rinse water would not have frozen. After much scrubbing and swearing, moved the unit back inside and filled it. After adding water ($$$) and salt ($) to the unit, I inflated the bladder and re-re-re-re-reset the unit to clear error codes. Finally the heater was circulating, the bladder was in place, and I went to bed. The next morning, the new bladder was limp. I refilled it again and placed it over the tub... a tiny hissing noise turned to bubbling when lowered into contact with the water. This is the fun part. I hadn't been able to use the tub for a month... I was able to get a hold of someone. I explained the problem, referenced the replacement order that i had received the prior week. I was told it was not a problem. I just had to butcher the new bladder (which was kinda working, but as it was new needed to be replaced) and MAIL them the pieces, not upload images, but mail the actual pieces in before they would approve the replacement. So, after being unable to use the hot tub, I would have to render it useless, wait for them to receive the pieces (3 weeks) and then wait for approval (1-2 weeks) and receive the replacement (Basically totaling 3 months of the year that I could not use a device that I was using therapeutically.) Waiting 3 months to use anything that has been purchased due to a warranty issue is unacceptable. If this were a car, Lemon Laws would require that I be compensated for the inconvenience and supplied with a new vehicle. All I am asking is let me pay for the damn bladder that is not available anywhere. then refund me when I send you the defective one back! And express shipping at this point is mandatory! Again, to clarify... I like the product. But I do not think anyone should spend several hundred dollars ( I even think it was listed at over a thousand from a reseller on here at the time i purchased) without having proper expectations. The above is the warranty policy. The parts are not readily available online. The variety of parts for different units are not interchangeable. Basically, overall support could be better. If you are considering a portable unit, this is a great one to consider! If you are looking at price for something to use year round in a cold climate outside, invest 7,000-10,000 on a 220v unit that is insulated. We got this one as we were considering a permanent unit... which we will probably be getting when we can afford it...

After kicking around the idea of an inflatable hot tub for 5 or so years we finally bit the bullet! And so glad we did. I purchased an extra pad to lay down a bigger footprint. Glad I did this as well for a place to stand getting in and out. Set up was a breeze. So simple. Instructions were perfectly fine. From start to finish filling it took a couple hours. Not long at all. The control panel took the longest to charge. Water went in at 68 degrees and warmed about a degree every 35 to 45 minutes while it was still warm outside. By the time I woke up it was at the 95 degrees I had set it for (not hot enough) Spent a good hour in there this morning and in the hour I did lose 3 degrees of heat between outside air and the bubbles going. Bubbles strength is actually impressive. I didn't expect that much force from an inflatable. We ordered the 4 person chlorine/ bromine version. I would definitely have to like the people in there. To fit 4 you'd have to sit cross legged in the corners or make a weird leg sandwich, but for my husband and I it's perfect! I went to the Intex site and with average use and proper care each fill should last about 35 days. I'm good with charging out my water once a month. I'm so extremely happy with my hot tub. Let me give you another review after further use. So far I feel like I got a great product for my money. With a brand I know and trust.

UPDATE: updating from 1 star to 5. I contacted intex and they provided a new pump motor under warranty, which was pretty simple to install after watching a video online. Unit has now been up and running again for over a month without any issues. Pleased with Intex’s assistance. Be sure to initiate contact through their live chat feature on the website. I got immediate assistance there, whereas I submitted a request for assistance 3 times through the jotform on their website and did not hear anything back. ORIGINAL REVIEW: Setup was easy. Ran perfect for 4 or 5 days. Used it twice. Pump died on day 5 or 6 and no longer moves water. E90 code flashing and no longer able to sanitize or heat the water. Spa was installed in an enclosed porch, fully protected from the elements. I have reached out twice now to Intex to report the issue/request help with no response. I’ve never purchased anything this expensive that just died in under a week. Between the spa and accessories (seats, cleaning kit, inflatable headrests, tray table), I’m out around $900. I struggled with making this purchase, as it was A birthday present for myself and I always am in on the fence about if I should spend money on something that isn’t absolutely necessary. I pulled the trigger since I had the 6 month payment option through Amazon. I wish I could return, but Amazon says I cannot since the unit worked for a few days and need to troubleshoot with Intex. I understand this policy, and it isn’t Amazons fault that the manufacturer is non-responsive, but this stings. I almost never leave reviews- but making that first payment to Amazon this week on something that isn’t even working definitely stung. I would honestly recommend going with a different brand. I chose to go with this because I had an intex pool in the past that had the salt chlorinator system and we had no issues at all. Apparently these spa units are not as resilient or reliable according to all of the online forums, and FB groups I referenced while attempting to troubleshoot.

This is actually my third inflatable hot tub. The first two were lost to air leaks that couldn't be repaired. They did last more than 3 years each though. I've had this spa for 2 weeks now. It's on the heavy side, which I take to be a good thing (sturdier maybe?) The pump design is different from my previous two spas and it made set up a breeze. The cover is sturdy and the inflatable thermal blanket insert fits tightly. Having an app to control the unit is a nice convenience too. Now the critical side... the thermal blanket (really akin to a pool floating mattress) seems to have a leak. I haven't looked yet, but it feels softer than when first inflated. The spa shell feels like it needs some air already too. That could be because it wasn't completely inflated on day one. We'll see how that goes. It was easily topped off so a slow leak isn't a major draw back. When I have time, I'll try to track it down and seal it. Granted, for the price, you don't expect to be doing any repairs out of the box, but I don't consider a minor leak a deal breaker. The spa is roomy and heated up quickly ( at the advertised 2F/h rate). I haven't calculated the energy use yet, but the cover is full size and goes right to the ground and is heavily padded adding more thermal protection. That does make it a bit cumbersome to remove, but I like having the extra padding. It is an inflatable, so don't expect great force from the air bubbler. But it bubbles well and feels good. Again, it's inflatable and 120V so the bubbles do cool the water down quickly. But they say you shouldn't be in a hot tub for long duration anyway. So far, overall, I think it was a good investment. These are practically "disposable" so if I can get 2-3 years out of it, I'll be happy. Especially at 10% the price of a hard shell spa. Update-One year later: Still enjoying the spa. I think the air leak in the wall is from a poor air seal at the valve rather than a hole. My main complaint now is the cover... One year and it's cracked and has large rips in the face. The foam has also shifted (probably user error while removing\replacing). I actually had to pump rain water out of it before it was light enough to remove. I'm going to try to fix the rips and reposition the foam.

Hello Everyone, I just wanted to share my experience with this product. I would first like to say it is very easy to assemble. That being that it is very difficult to get the control unit to attach properly to the tub as it will leak and depending on where it is potentially flood your garage. The biggest kicker is how much time you will be spending just trying to keep this thing operating. It will constantly throw random error codes over and over again on an almost daily basis and once you have tried to solve one of the many error codes another will pop up. During this time the tub is not heating and when you finish diagnosing it would could be a couple hours or a couple days it will take another day or so to heat back to temp. Now as far as running the filter every time you run the filter the water temp will drop significantly as it cannot heat and filter at the same time so in summary every time you run the filter the hot tub will not be functional for a couple days again. You see where im going with this. Appreciate the sparing moments the hot tub is actually running and upto temp as those moment will be few and far between. I would recommend being in shape if your purchasing because you will constantly be bent over in tinkering with and performing maintenance like a mechanic. If you have back problems I would not recommend. The customer service is TERRIBLE and does not care about the warranty they say they offer. If you try and reach out they will basically tell you to to pound sand and it’s not their problem. There service email as well is useless and you will NOT get a response from them.

UPDATE April 2025: Had a problem with the exterior spa cover. Contacted Intex Support and they replaced the cover under warranty, with overnight shipping. No charge. Support folks were great and responsive (Over chat window, response was great. Phone support did not answer after 45 min on hold). Once again, highly recommend the spa and support. Randy -------------------- Hey all, Just received and set up this tub. Let me start off by saying that we have owned several tubs over the years and have experienced the good and bad. So we've seen a lot. That being said, this tub was amazingly simple to set up, IF YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! I see some reviews that say there were all kinds of problems, but all I can say is that if you take 10 minutes to sit down and review the instructions, you won't have any problems. There is a lot of debate on the web about the actual size of this tub. Start off by saying the pics on the Amazon ad are incorrect. The tub itself is 77" square, outside dimension. When you add the pumping unit to one side, it pushes that out to 95". The interior dimensions of the tub are roughly 58" square. Refer to my pic from the exterior of the box. Having just received and installed the tub, I cannot speak to how much maintenance it requires. However, having owned several "Portable" hot tubs over the years, I know they take maintenance. If you use it a lot, you need check the chem balance (Salt, in this case) and you have to keep it clean. It doesn't take a lot to do either of those. We just throw a bit of chem in after each use to keep the balance right, change/clean the filters regularly and replace the water every 4-6 weeks depending on how frequently you use it. I also recommend getting an inexpensive manual spa vacuum to get the debris that inevitably will sink to the bottom of the tub and also a skimmer net for getting the floating spooter (yes, I said spooter) off the top. We live in SoCal and have used our previous tubs on an almost daily cadence and wore them out. Anticipating we'll do the same with this one. Highly recommend this tub. Enjoy, my friends and keep salty!

Seriously, if you want an unpaid babysitting gig, this is the hot tub for you. If I didn't work from home, I'd never be able to use it. Now when this thing works, it's great. And it's not that it's broken not working. it's that there is a basic manufacturing defect in the error system. Instead of warning you that something's about to happen, the error code fires and the whole thing shuts down. If it's in the middle of the night or while you're at work, you'll go out all excited to get in your hot tub and it's ice cold. Don't worry though. it'll take about 24 hours and then it'll be hot enough to get in as long as a new error code didn't fire while you were at work the next day. I bought this because a friend recommended it. BUT he has the bromine system not the salt water. Here are some cons and pros I pulled together: Pros 6 person is perfect for 2. Maybe a 3rd if you really like them It GETS HOT Fills up in about an hour so when you change the water and clean it, it's pretty quick. Salt is cheap to buy It has really reduced my hip and back pain and I sleep a ton better (this is my personal pro) When it's working properly, it is really a great thing to have close by. Cons *It's finicky. Like a 3 year old trying new foods. It took about 2 weeks of messing with it to really understand how it functions. The manual isn't that great. *I've found if I clean the filters DAILY (yes daily) then it works better and I get less error messages. *The error codes have numerous "reasons" behind them so figuring out your problem can take a while. And if you try to fix the wrong thing, that triggers a new error. Oh Joy. *As I mentioned above when the salt is getting low or the filters need to be cleaned, it would be great to get a warning. Not a COMPLETE system shutdown. *The app SUCKS. Don't even bother with it. It goes offline all the time, then the schedulers don't work and then you're stuck with a cold, unsanitized spa. *E91 will be the bain of your existence since it has 3 meanings behind the error. My recommendation is to clean the filters first (even though it says everywhere else that E91 means low salt). Here's what I've figured out. If E91 code shows and the sanitization system didn't run, it's not producing chlorine. So when you test, your chlorine shows low. Ok add salt and run the sanitizer to generate the chlorine and well because that's what E91 means. If you do that and it's not really the salt content, you've now added salt and once you can figure out how to clear the error code, you now get E92. TOO MUCH SALT. This means now you're draining your spa in your bathrobe and cussing while you're neighbors ask why don't you just get rid of that thing. So clean the dang filters every day and swap them each time. Move the front intake to the side and the side to the front. The front is always dirtier. I'm now changing filters about every 10 days. Listen, if you're a patient person (I am not) and want to spend hours and hours researching and reading in forums and talking to others or if this review is enough to make you believe you can get this thing to sing, it'll be the best $900 you've spent. I've contemplated returning it. But I'm too dang lazy to take it down and pack it back up. So now I spend about 30-45 minutes a day screwing around with this to make sure I can get in it at night and have my evening nightcap. Now a word of warning and this has nothing to do with Intex. If you heat this thing to 104 and keep it on 104 and take a few drinks out there to enjoy your night, beware. At 104, this thing turns your body into a moonshine distillery whether it's a few beers, a couple of glasses of wine, or maybe a little liquor. Be prepared to faceplant. Somewhere. Might be your yard, you might make it the porch, on the off chance you make it to your bed, you're gonna wake up and say "What the actual **** happened to me last night." Now the only reason I tell you this is because obviously, I didn't learn my lesson the first few times it happened. But hey, when I only get to use my hot tub a few nights a week after I've dealt with its multiple temper tantrums, I just wanna sit in the hot tub with my honey and have a few. Good thing he's a big guy because now I never faceplant in the yard and I always make it to the bed. Good luck. And I'd check out the bromine version of this one instead of the saltwater one. My friend loves his and he very rarely faceplants because that version heats up and down quicker and easier than the saltwater one does.

spa de tres bonne qualité, les jets fonctionnent bien ca détend les muscles. un peu compliqué a comprendre au début mais apres ca fonctionne bien. important lorsque l'on remplit de mettre plusieurs gallons d eau chaude pour démarrer le chauffe eau la premiere fois, apres tout va bien. enlever le cadenas lorsqu'on veut changer la température. Je suis tres contente de mon achat.

This spa has been such a nightmare - do NOT buy! I have had it two weeks and have had the following huge problems: 1) cannot balance the water chemistry no matter what I try. Have added baking soda to raise alkalinity, now chlorine and ph is too high. 2) Instructions did not specify brand of salt to use - wasted $52 on a bucket of salt sold by local saltwater hot tub store only find out I needed plain spa or pool salt. Back to the another store to get right type. 3) the biggest disappointment is that even with heater on full, the water temperature literally goes from 104 degrees by one degree every 2 minutes after I get in, so after 10 minutes the spa is now down to 99 degrees and keeps falling, due to rapid heat loss from air bubble system. 4) the worst was the latest issue today when after a rainstorm the already super awkward thermal cover filled with water and all the white insulating foam blanket bunched up on one end. I could not move the cover. It was dreadful to begin with, with massive wrinkles from day one and now it is useless.It weighs about 50 pounds and I cannot get it back on the tub. I suggest this tub is perfect for indoor use in a heated space if you can eventually get the water chemistry safe, but does not work well outside.

The inflatable spa is nice and working good. Nice to control from distance the spa fonction with Intex App. My biggest concern is about insulated blanket, they must improve it because the foam inside doesn't stay in place when you try to remove or to put it back on the spa. I know that's easier for transportation and packing but it don't do the job correctly and electricity costs saving wouldn't be reach as expected.

Set up in May and took down in October. The most fun for an outdoor hot tub. Not knowing how much it would be used we opted for this as opposed to a commercial tub. So pleased with it. Easy setup and maintenance. Since it would not be used during winter this is a no brainer of an option. Used constantly so well worth the cost. We will be keeping this until it wears out and buying the same again👍

Do not buy this. It is a piece of junk. Constantly has error codes, even after one use and then the heater will shut off because of the code and you're left waiting to heat it up again only to run into the same problem. The filtration system does not work at all, and the filters clog up after one use requiring you to remove rinse and reinstall every time. Even if you utilize and follow the instructions to a T with regards to adding salts, it does not matter in your filtration system will clog. The heater will shut off and your hot tub will go cold again. You definitely will not be able to use this in the winter as it will take much longer to heat up and I would give it zero stars if there was an option. Do not waste your money as I will be looking to get mine back.