28429EP PureSpa Plus Bubble Massage Spa Set: Inflatable Hot Tub Includes – 2 Contoured Headrest – LED Light – 4 Person Capacity – 77" x 28"

This is my review of the Intex 28431EP PureSpa Plus 85 Inch. First off, the 28431EP at $678 appears to be identical to the 28431E at $1024. I contacted Intex asking the difference and their reply "They are almost the same but the little difference lies in color. And the pool kind is the same but they are different pool sets and would come with different pumps and other maintainence kit. Have a good day." If true, I can't see the colour difference. The pump it came with is labeled 2843100B, and appears and functions the same as the higher priced model. All of the extras, cover, controls, tool kit, appear exactly the same as the model without the P. If there is $300 in less value here, I can't find it. So, about the spa itself. So far so good. Everything was well designed and very easy to set up. The quality appears top notch. Filled water started at 57°f and in 24 hours, was 100°f (my initial setting). The pump/heater is extremely quiet, something I was very surprised and pleased to discover. I have had the small Intex pools before and, as I recall, the filter was rather loud. Of course the air pump is louder but not too bad, about the same level as the bubble noise itself. As for those bubbles, the strength of the massage was completely unexpected. I thought the bubbles were more for appearance, but come to find out, they work exceptionally well. Feels great on the old back. Really glad I got the 85" model, 6 person is a bit of a stretch, but 4 close friends would be doable. For my wife and I, it's perfect. The cover is very well thought out, and looks to do a great job of insulation. The inflatable bladder, give the cover a bit of a dome and should prevent excessive water pooling with rain. My take so far, is save $300 and get the Intex 28431EP PureSpa Plus 85 Inch for $678. Very happy with this purchase. If anything changes, I'll update this review. --Mark Edit: Three weeks of steady, daily, use and the spa is working perfectly. Using the La Crosse Wireless Pool Thermometer, I can see the spa cycles 102° to 104° without any problem. The heating, actually runs less than expected. Consumers tracks my monthly power, so I'll report back with details. I'm old and my back hurts so the biggest problem so far is lifting off the insulated (very effective), cover. The cover that comes with this model, extends to the ground, and is quite heavy. When lifting, the fit is snug, so you're fighting a vacuum to get it off! Easy solution though. When you go to remove the cover, undo the encircling strap, start the air pump, and the cover domes and easily lifts off! 😎 This also allows any rain water to drain off the top. Super easy. I generally take the insulated cover off for a morning soak, leaveing it off all day, using only the inflatable bladder. This seals well and keeps leaves and junk out of the water. Easy on and off makes it simple for a quick soak. I put the cover back on at the end of the day, or if we go away. When I originally fill the tub, I used a garden hose that was a couple years old, and the water was nasty. The hose must have deteriorated. Anyway, took several days and a couple of filter changes, and the pump/filter cleaned the water gin clear. Testing also showed are water was extremely hard. This unit supposedly had some method of softening water, well 8 days in, it tested perfect. With a few other standard pool chemicals, everything balanced out nicely. I check and clean/replace the filters every few days. They clean off well, especially with a bit of compressed air. You should get a fair amount of use before replacement is necessary. I also purchased the Intex 28620EP Handheld Rechargeable Spa Pool Vacuum. Maybe not completely necessary, but makes cleaning extremely easy. I think I read somewhere that the filter/heater timed out after 72 hour, or so. Not the case so far, but I use the spa daily. All said, very pleased with this spa. Stay tuned. Edit: END OF THE SEASON So, it's only mid October, but took advantage of one of the last nice days to store the spa. Read the instructions for storage, and it's pretty simple. Drained with the a hose a instructed and finished up with a wet vac, wiped down and deflated with the air pump. This work really well and collapsed the pool enough that it actually FIT into the provided storage bag! Other parts stored in the original box. Season summary: I used this spa almost daily for just shy of 6 months and enjoyed every minute. One E-90 filter error, when first installed with nasty water from an old hose. New filters and the water cleared up quickly and everything ran perfect all season. At first I was cleaning the filters, to extent there use, but found one one of them really doesn't do anything so just changed them weekly, swapping one with the other at that time. I am guessing the dual filters are a legal requirement, but for a spa this size, not really necessary. My only disappointment is the 104° temperature limit. I understand this is also a legal (or at least industry) requirement, but wish it was just a degree higher. I have a recording temperature gage and the spa consistently cycles between 102° and 104° which is good, but 102° is just a bit low for my taste. My friend has a $44,000 dollar spa and his does the same, so, I guess I can live with it. My electric usage was slightly higher than last year, but not by much. I am sure the spa accounted for some, but too little to put a number on it. As I was storing the spa and components, I had an opportunity to inspect everything. My original hope was to get a couple years out of this. I now suspect I can do much better as everything appears to be in excellent shape. Only a small amount a fading on the dark blue inner wall, otherwise all looks good. It's too bad that Amazon no longer allows replies on product reviews. Would love to compare notes with other spa owners. Summary: Absolutely an excellent value. See you next year, stay warm. Edit: Beginning year three, still good with one problem. At the end of year two, the insulated cover was finished. Started ripping at the seems. Intex does not seem to offer a replacement, so I irer the non-insulated "shorty". Actually, while not as efficient, it sure is easier to deal with. So, as a compromise, I'm happy, (see photo with shorty cover). Otherwise the spa has performed perfectly. Incredibly good deal and a pleasure for daily three (mostly) season use. Recommended.

I’ve had this hot tub for a little over a week now. It was extremely easy and straightforward to set up. It did take about 28 hours to fully warm up to 104 degrees but that was also with it being 35-ish degrees outside. The bubbles/“jets” are very strong and it is SO relaxing to sit in. I’ve wanted a hot tub for years and was always skeptical of buying a inflatable/blow up one. Don’t let that deter you. This thing is so sturdy & you can tell it’s made with quality material. Learning the chemicals and stuff (I’m using bromide & non-chlorine shock) is a learning curve as well but I’m catching on! Trust me, and just buy it!!

We used to have an inexpensive off brand hot tub which had lasted for many years and was great. After moving we purchased this hot tub as it is one of the largest inflatable ones available and we wanted the extra room. Although it's awesome when it's working, we get e90 errors constantly. The e90 error appears as an indication that water flow os restricted which can be from dirty filters or water level being too low. To be fair, we tried purchasing the off-brand filters at first but afyer getting the errors a few times we switched to the intex branded ones to see if that would fix the issue. Even with sufficient water levels and intex branded filters, we get an e90 error daily which, especiallt in the winter, will mean the pump/heat turn off and the temp will drop. The manual suggested unplugging the pump for 30 minutes to clear the code but that didn't resolve the consistent errors either. Minus the pump constantly turning off, it's a great hot tub so maybe we just got a bad pump delivered but for almost $700 I feel like it should be top-of-the-line and shouldn't be shipped with potential issues like this.

We purchased this for added outdoor enjoyment with our pool, and this product does exactly that. So easy to set up and use! Gets exactly to 104 and the jet action is surprisingly robust. The hot tub top sits in nicely and is easy to remove. The hot tub cover we received was different than shown and has been hail damaged so we are going to replace. Otherwise, excellent quality product for the price! Ordered cup holders as well!!

Nice and big!

If you are expecting a full on hot tub with jets then you will be disappointed. However for the money and ease of use I find this tub well worth it. It doesn’t use jets but bubbles out of a ring at the bottom of the tub so essentially you are sitting in a tub of bubbly water, still relaxing but not therapeutic. You will need chlorine tablets as the water will get dicey very quickly without them. Also when they say 4 person, they must mean 4 very small people.

This is a really sturdy product. Easy to get operational. I am 5’ 10” and can lie flat. 4 adults could sit in it but you wouldn’t get your legs stretched I imagine. Bubbles are strong and having moved from a real hard sided spa with directional jets I am more than happy. I had an issue with my cover and it was resolved within a weekend by Intex customer service who were great.

Wrong lid can't fill bottom with air pump broken