PDC Review
I received my PDC TSX17 swim spa and Fiji hot tub last week and thought I’d share my experience.
I chose the Truswim for the quality of the swim experience and it has not disappointed. It is superior to my original Endless Pool in every way. The current is much smoother. It also a wider current as well, very easy to swim in. It is also very quiet. Although not a problem in my endless pool, the protrusions on the sides of the other pools I tested detracted from the swim experience. I have no space/clearance issues with the Truswim.
There are no PDC dealers in my area, so I purchased direct from the factory. This meant I was responsible for unloading and setting up the swim spa and hot tub. This was not difficult but did require a fair amount of legwork on my end. PDC has good literature and videos. They are helpful for the most part but hesitant to step outside of their comfort zone. Two examples: If you watch their installation video, they show cutting a hole in the bottom of the cabinet for the power leads to come in. I asked them to do that at the factory for me and they wouldn’t do it. One side of my swim spa was going up against a deck and I asked them to cut the panels on that side horizontally in case I ever had to remove them, again they declined to do that. Other than that, they were good.
Communication was good and adjusting of the delivery date for my needs was easy.
My installation location was at the end of a 1/4 mile long gravel road. None of their transportation providers wanted to go to the end of this road so we had to meet them and transfer the swim spa to another trailer to take it to the final location. We used a construction style forklift to lift it off the truck and put on a trailer used for transporting a backhoe. After driving the trailer to my place, we lifted the swim spa off with the same forklift and set it on some 3” schedule 40 pvc pipes. The 5 of us then pushed about 75 ft to the final location. It took a little elbow grease but wasn’t too bad because the ground was mostly level. I think it would be a challenge to go uphill. I had no significant problems or issues.
Other points:
I opted for the End2End roll cover for the swim spa. I think it is the lesser of evils available. It is still heavy to roll on and off. I find it easiest to do while in the pool and impossible to do from the side like they show in the videos.
I am concerned the heaters may be undersized. Not as much an issue in the swim spa as is in the hot tub. The heater raises the tub about 3 degrees an hour with the cover on. With the cover off it maintains temperature but can not raise it in 60 degree weather. I worry it may fall behind in cooler weather.
The control panel is a little hard to see for an older adult who needs reading glasses, especially since I don’t wear reading glasses in the pool. I also think it would make more sense to have the control panel up by your head when you’re swimming rather than at your feet. I look forward to programming some workouts as I gain more experience.
Overall I am very happy with my purchase and am convinced I made the right choice in choosing the TruSwim.
Q
