5-6 Person Spa

You can certainly place a 5-6 person spa pool on your deck, provided the deck is strong enough to hold it. A well built deck will be able to handle the weight of a full spa, but the only way to know whether your deck is up to the task is to ask an expert like a structural engineer.

Keep in mind that the dry weight of a spa pool is far lower than the weight of a spa filled with water and people. Take the Highlife Vanguard, for example – a six-person spa that weighs 320kg dry, but tips the scales at 2,225kg when it is filled with water and every seat is occupied (based on 80kg adults).

Five person spa pools are medium-to-large models that are ideal for families and anyone who enjoys hosting. At Hot Spring we offer seven different five-seater models: the Freeflow Excursion and Excursion Premier, the Hot Spot Propel, and four Highlife models: the Prodigy, Aria, Envoy and Sovereign.

These models range in size, from a compact 4.2m² footprint up to an expansive 5.9m². This means that there’s likely a five-seater Hot Spring spa pool for every space, situation and taste.

Six person spa pools sit at the larger end of the spa spectrum. At Hot Spring we offer four different six-seater models: the Hot Spot Relay, the Limelight Flair, the Highlife Sovereign and the Highlife Vanguard.

All of these models are similarly sized, with footprints ranging from 4.5m² to 4.9m², or a little over 2m long and wide. This size makes for a roomy soak for those lucky enough to step inside, even when every seat is taken.

Hot Spring’s range of 5-person models – the Freeflow Excursion and Excursion Premier, the Hot Spot Propel, and the Highlife Prodigy, Aria, Envoy and Sovereign – offer a range of internal volumes, from 1100L to 1750L. The higher the volume, the roomier the soak, although larger spas will naturally use more water and power.

That said, Hot Spring spa pools are ultra efficient, so even if you choose a sprawling five-seater like the Highlife Envoy, it will have a surprisingly small impact on your power bill. And if your spa is fitted with the FreshWater® IQ System, you can make your spa water last many times longer than it would in the average spa.

Hot Spring’s four different 6-person models – the Hot Spot Relay, the Limelight Flair, the Highlife Sovereign and the Highlife Vanguard – all have similar internal volumes, ranging from 1250L to 1425L.

At Hot Spring we have always put a firm focus on energy efficiency, which is why our spa pools are proven to be the most energy efficient in New Zealand. Despite our six-person spas having plenty of water to keep warm, our high-end insulation, both in the cabinet and the cover, ensures that more heat is kept in, and your power bill is kept low.

There are three ways to measure the weight of a six person spa: when it’s empty (its ‘dry weight’), when it’s filled with water, and when it’s filled with water and people.

The dry weight is an important number to know for delivery and installation, as it can define the lifting and material handling equipment you’ll need to move the spa into place. The filled weight is important to know for the placement of your spa, particularly if you want to install it on a deck or balcony.

The dry weights of Hot Spring’s 6-seater spas range from 270kg to 400kg, while filled weights range from 1920kg to 2225kg.