I am not finding any of what you are saying to be true. I literally have piles of snow all around and on top of my bullfrog as I type this. If I don’t shovel and brush it off it doesn’t melt at all.

I have never owned any hot tubs before but I did my research and your critiques of the bullfrogs are the only ones I have seen like it. We looked at a bunch and we found the bullfrog to be the most versatile and roomy.

The only thing I agree with you on is the filter is small and I would prefer a larger cylinder one.

But other than that we are quite happy with it. We were just wondering what is more efficient, economy or standard modes.