Which Ella walk-in tubs are 60 inches long, and how are they configured?

Ella's Bubbles makes several walk-in tubs at a 60 inch length: the Ultimate, Standard60 and Zen60 at 30 by 60 inches, the wheelchair accessible Transfer60 at 29.5 by 60 inches actual, the LayDown 30x60 at 60 inches long by 30 inches wide by 21 inches high, the Lounger at 27 by 60 inches nominal, the HomeCare transfer bathtub at 32 by 60 inches, and the two-seat Tub4Two and Companion at 32 by 60 inches. They share a length and little else, because the door swing, the seat and the therapy packages differ from one model to the next. What are standard bathtub sizes, from the smallest to the largest? ranks the whole line by length, and this page isolates the 60 inch band and lays out what each model can be ordered as.

The 60 Inch Models Side by Side

The figures below are the actual sizes from the current spec sheets and drawings where they are published, with the nominal name noted where the two differ. Where a source does not state a figure, the cell says so rather than guessing.

What the differences mean: the length is settled the moment you choose this band, so the decision moves to three other things. Door swing decides how much clear floor the bathroom needs, because the inward doors on the Ultimate, Zen60, LayDown and Companion open into the tub while the outward doors on the Transfer60, Lounger and Tub4Two swing into the room. The seat decides who the tub is for, from the 22 inch transfer seat on the Transfer60 to no seat at all on the LayDown. And the configuration column decides whether a quiet soak is even possible, since the Zen60 always comes with hydro massage while the Transfer60, Lounger, LayDown and HomeCare can all be ordered without jets. The Companion, not in the table, is 32 by 60 by 40 inches with a removable inward-swinging brushed stainless steel door and frosted tempered glass, built for two average-size bathers.

What a Full 60 Inch Tub Changes in the Installation

A 60 inch tub meets both walls of a standard 60 inch alcove on its own, so none of these models needs the extension panel that the 52 and 55 inch tubs use to close the gap at the end wall. The trade is that there is no room to spare, which makes the actual length the figure to check. A tub named 60 inches can measure a little less: the Ultimate is 59.50 inches, the Lounger is 59 inches on its actual size, and the HomeCare prints 59 7/8 inches on its drawing. Measure wall to wall along the back of the alcove, and compare that figure with the spec sheet rather than the name. How do I measure my bathtub and alcove for a replacement? walks through the three measurements.

Height varies more than length in this band. The LayDown 30x60 stands 21 inches, the Ultimate 35.75 inches, and the Transfer60, Lounger and HomeCare 40 inches, and the height sets where the deck and seat land and what a faucet wall, window sill or shower curtain has to clear. Width is the figure that passes the doorway, and it runs from 27 inches on the Lounger to 32 inches on the two-seat tubs and the HomeCare.

Plan the plumbing side early. On Ella walk-in tubs the door and the drains are on opposite sides as you face the tub, so a right-side door tub has its drains on the left and a left-side door tub has its drains on the right. The Transfer60 is ordered in a left or right hand configuration, so tell the team which end your existing drain is on.

Door Swing and Seat on the 60 Inch Models

Four door platforms appear at this length. The Ultimate carries the inward-swinging brushed stainless steel door with frosted tempered glass, and the Companion has the same door in a removable form. The Zen60 uses the inward-swing acrylic S-shape door, the same platform as the Standard. The LayDown 30x60 has an inward-swing glass door with a single bar lock that ships in one hinge orientation and is not reversible, so the side is chosen at order time. An inward door needs no floor in front of the tub to open.

The Transfer60 has the large L-shape outward door that opens directly to the seat, with a 22 inch seat and a longer seat and footwell than the 52 inch Transfer models. The video on this page shows how that door swings a full 180 degrees and the three ways a bather uses it: wheeling up and transferring straight onto the seat, sitting on the seat and swinging the legs in, or simply stepping in. The Lounger's outward-swing U-shape door pairs with a 20 inch seat, and the Tub4Two's outward-swing U-shape door uses the 3-latch gear and shaft mechanism. Outward doors need clear floor in front of the tub. The transfer side of the family is compared in What is the shortest wheelchair transfer tub and which come without jets?.

Soaker or Therapy: What Each 60 Inch Tub Can Be Ordered as

If you want a 60 inch tub with no jets, the Transfer60, the Lounger, the LayDown 30x60 and the HomeCare are the published soaker options, and a LayDown ordered as soaking only has no therapy controls at all. The Zen60 is the one 60 inch tub that is never a soaker, because it is built as a hydro tub only. The Standard60 and the Ultimate come with massage packages, and whether the Ultimate is currently offered as a soaker is a question for the team before you plan on it. Is there a 60 by 30 Ella soaking tub with an inward door? settles the inward-door soaker case.

The Transfer60 has the longest published package list at this length: Soaking, Hydro Massage, Hydro Massage + Microbubble, Hydro + Hydro Independent Foot Massage, Air + Hydro, Air + Hydro + Hydro Independent Foot Massage, and Air + Hydro + Microbubble. On every one of them air massage comes paired with hydro, so a 60 inch tub with a seat, an outward door and air massage on its own does not exist in the published lineup. The LayDown 30x60 does offer air massage alone, but it has an inward glass door, no seat and no factory faucet, so it depends on a wall-mounted faucet you supply. The faucet on the Transfer60 sheet is a 5 piece faucet with a chrome pull-out hand shower, and none of the sheets lists a stainless steel faucet finish.

Choosing Among Them

Start with the room, then the bather, then the package. Published seat widths across the Ella line run from 19 to 29 inches, and in this band the Lounger's 20 inch and the Transfer60's 22 inch seats are the figures to compare with your seated hip measurement. Seat height is about 17 inches on most models, and a seat pillow riser adds a few inches on the models it fits. If width rather than length is your constraint, note that no Ella tub is 34 inches wide: the walk-in widths run from 27.5 inches on the Petite to 32 inches on the two-seat tubs, and the next step up is 36 inches on the TransferXXL and the ShaK. Your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 can send the spec sheet for any of these models and match your measurements to one.

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