What is the biggest bathtub Ella's Bubbles makes for home use?

The biggest single-seat bathtub Ella's Bubbles makes is the ShaK, at 36 inches wide by 72 inches long with a 145 gallon unoccupied capacity, and the biggest overall footprint in the lineup belongs to the two-seat Big4Two at 36 inches wide by 80 inches long. Which one counts as the biggest tub for your home depends on whether you want one long seat, two seats, or a flat floor to lie on, and on whether your bathroom can give up 72 or 80 inches of length. What is the biggest walk-in bathtub size you can buy? ranks the large single-seat models; this page puts the single-seat, two-seat and lie-down options side by side so you can see every route to the most room.

The Largest Ella Tubs Side by Side

What the figures mean: three tubs share the top capacity of 145 gallons, so the word biggest is really a question of shape. The ShaK spends its size on one person, with the widest single seat and the longest single-seat interior. The Big4Two spends it on length, adding 8 inches to the ShaK's footprint so two people can face each other, and the Escape keeps the 72 inch length while dividing the space into two seats. The Big4One is the choice when 72 inches will not fit but the bather still needs a long seat and a large interior. The LayDown 32x72 is a different idea entirely, a 61 inch flat interior with no seat at all, for the bather who wants to stretch out flat. The Tub4Two shows the other end of the two-seat range: two seats inside the 60 inch opening most bathrooms were framed around.

The Biggest Tub for One Bather: The ShaK, Then the Big4One

Ella describes the ShaK as the largest single-seat walk-in tub in the world, designed for the tall and the wide. Its 28 inch seat and 36 by 72 inch footprint are why Ella's video shows bathers up to 6 feet 10 inches fitting comfortably, and its 145 gallon unoccupied capacity is the largest figure in the lineup. It enters through an outward-swing U-shape door, so nobody has to step around a door inside the tub. The Big4One is the extra-large single-bather tub one step down: a 24 inch seat, the same outward-swing U-shape door, 6 fewer inches of length and 127 gallons unoccupied, which works out to 75 to 100 gallons once a bather is seated. Both tubs suit people around six feet and taller because the seat and the interior are both long, and What size walk-in tub fits a six-foot-tall person? explains why that same length makes them a poor match for an average or shorter bather. Bigger is not automatically better, so if a shorter partner will share the tub, compare both sets of body measurements before you decide.

The Biggest Tub Overall: The Two-Seat Big4Two and Escape

If the question is simply which Ella tub takes up the most room and holds the most water, the answer is a two-seater. The Big4Two measures 36 inches wide by 80 inches long by 40 inches tall, seats two people facing each other on 22 inch and 24 inch seats, and holds 145 gallons unoccupied, or 85 to 135 gallons with bathers in it. Ella's product video calls it the largest two-seat walk-in tub on the market, and What is the Ella Big4Two two-seat walk-in bathtub, and who is it for? covers its door, shell and drains in full. The Escape has the same 36 inch width and the same 145 gallon fill in a 72 inch length, behind an inward-swing brushed stainless steel door rather than the Big4Two's outward-swing composite and tempered glass door.

A two-seat tub is also the roomiest choice for someone who usually bathes alone. In the two-seat video on this page, Ella explains that a true two-seater has two separate seats with their own jets and systems, and the presenter sits on one seat and kicks both feet up on the other, which the video compares to sitting in a big recliner with your feet on a sofa. You do not have to fill both seats every time you bathe. Can a walk-in tub hold two people at the same time? walks through all four two-seat models, including the Companion and the Tub4Two for a standard 60 inch alcove.

The Longest Tub for a Tall Bather Who Wants to Lie Back

Height alone does not pick the tub. A seated tub fits when the seat is wider than your seated hips, the interior has room for your shoulders, and the seat length matches the distance from the bottom of your backrest to the back of your knee, so sit in a chair and take those three measurements before comparing models. For a bather over six feet who would rather lie down than sit, the model Ella lists is the LayDown 32x72, with a 61 inch interior length, a flat floor from end to end and no molded seat. It offers the longest straight stretch of any Ella tub even though its 72 inch exterior matches the ShaK, because none of the interior is taken up by a seat. If you prefer to sit upright with full back support, the ShaK and the Big4One remain the long-seat choices, and the two-seat tubs give you the second seat as a footrest.

What a Tub This Size Asks of Your Bathroom

• Floor length. The ShaK and Escape need 72 inches and the Big4Two needs 80 inches, all at 36 inches wide, which is well past the 60 inch opening most bathrooms were framed around. Plan the alcove from the actual size on the spec sheet and look over the walk-in tub drawings carefully.
• The route in. The Big4Two ships crated at 38 by 82 by 50 inches and weighs 531 pounds in its crate, 328 pounds net. Measure every doorway and hallway between the delivery point and the bathroom against the crate before you order.
• Hot water. The general guidance is a 75 gallon or larger water heater for an average walk-in tub, and the largest tubs such as the ShaK and Big4Two may require a dedicated additional heater. A tankless heater should be rated at 11 GPM or more. How long does it take to fill a walk-in tub? explains how the occupied capacity and your home's plumbing set the wait.
• Fill and drain. The Ella faucet is capable of about 16 gallons per minute, and the two 2-inch gravity drains typically empty the tub in two minutes or less, so even a 145 gallon tub is not a slow tub to live with.

A tub this big can be too big for some needs. Share your bathroom measurements and your own seated measurements with your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850, and they can confirm which of the largest models fits both the room and the bather.

Watch: Two Seat Walk-In Tub with Door: Best for Couples - Voted Best/Safest 2020 | Ella's Bubbles with chapters and a full transcript.

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