Which Ella walk-in tubs have an outswing door, wider seat and longer basin?

Ella's outward-swing doors come in two families. The U-shape door is on the Capri, Monaco, Lounger, Big4One, ShaK, Front Entry and Mobile, and the L-shape transfer door is on the Transfer26, Transfer30, Transfer32, Transfer60 and TransferXXL. For the longest basin behind an outswing door, the Transfer60 at 30 by 60 inches with an 18 inch long seat leads the transfer family, and the Lounger, Big4One and ShaK are the long footprints in the U-shape family; for the widest seat in a 52 inch length, the Transfer32 at 24 inches and the Monaco at 23 inches lead. Which Door Does My Ella Tub Have? S-Shape, U-Shape, L-Shape, and Stainless Steel Doors by Model sorts every model by door style; this page pulls out only the outswing models and lines up their seats and basins.

Outswing Models Compared by Seat and Basin

What the differences mean: seat width and basin length pull in different directions on the 52 inch tubs, so you choose which matters more. The Transfer60 is the only model in these pages that gives both a long seat, at 18 inches, and a 60 inch basin behind an outswing door, which is why it is the one designed for taller bathers. The Transfer32 trades 8 inches of length for the widest listed transfer seat, and the Monaco does the same job in the U-shape family with its 23 inch seat. The Front Entry has the widest listed seat of all at 25 inches but the shortest seat at 13.5 inches and the shortest tub at 40 inches, so it is a width answer rather than a length answer. The Lounger, Big4One and ShaK carry the longest U-shape basins, and their seat figures should be read from their current spec sheets.

The Two Outswing Door Families

Both outward-swing families share the advantage shown in the short door video on this page: an outward door needs no knee clearance, so you walk or transfer straight onto the seat without folding your legs around a door inside the tub. Ella describes it as the easiest and most convenient way to enter a walk-in tub, especially from a wheelchair. The U-shape door is made of plastic composite and tempered glass with a decorative glass panel, and it locks with a three-latch gear and shaft mechanism for a tight, leak-proof seal. The L-shape door on the Transfer models has an extra wide opening, is designed to fit over a standard toilet so a bather can move across from a wheelchair, and locks with a two-latch version of the same gear and shaft mechanism. On the Front Entry the U-shape door sits on the 32 inch end of the tub and swings outward 165 degrees, so there is no left or right hand version and you approach the tub from its end. What is a walk-in tub and who is it designed for? explains how these doors differ from climbing over a standard tub rim.

Longest Basin with an Outswing Door

The Transfer60 is 30 inches wide by 60 inches long, with an actual size of 29.5 by 60 by 40 inches, a 22 inch wide seat and an 18 inch seat length. It is built for taller bathers who want a transfer door and a full 60 inch basin, and it is also offered as a soaking tub with no jets. Which 30x60 Walk-In Tubs Have No Jets and an Outward-Swing Door? compares it figure by figure with the Lounger, which gives the same 60 inch length and a U-shape outward door in a 27 inch width, with an actual size of 27 by 59 by 40 inches and a soaking option of its own. In the U-shape family the basins grow from there: the Big4One at 33 by 66 inches and the ShaK at 36 by 72 inches are the longest outswing footprints Ella makes, built for extra-large single bathers rather than for a standard alcove.

Widest Seat with an Outswing Door

• Transfer32, 32 by 52 inches. A 24 inch wide seat with a 16 inch seat length, the roomiest seat among the 52 inch transfer tubs.
• Monaco, 32 by 52 inches. A 23 inch seat behind the U-shape out-swing door, for a bather who wants the wider seat without the transfer door's lower line.
• Front Entry, 32 by 40 by 40 inches. A 25 inch wide, 13.5 inch long molded seat in the shortest tub in the lineup, a good fit when length is the tight dimension and you can walk up to the tub from its end.
• TransferXXL, 36 by 55 inches. The wheelchair accessible, bariatric transfer tub for bathers who need extra width. If you see XXXL printed on an older schematic, that is a misprint; there is no separate XXXL model.
• Transfer26, Transfer30, Capri and Mobile. The compact end of both families at 26 by 52, 30 by 52, 30 by 52 and 26 by 45 inches, for tighter rooms rather than wider seats.

Searching for the Ella Deluxe? It Is the Inswing Alternative

Many people reach this comparison while looking up the Ella Deluxe, so it helps to place it. The Deluxe is 30 by 55 inches with an in-swing brushed stainless steel door, and it is designed as a deeper soaking tub in which bathers sit more upright and sink lower into the water. The Deluxe video on this page gives its interior figures: 46 1/2 inches of interior length, a 22 inch seat width, a 16 inch seat length and a large footwell, with the tub's 29 1/2 inch width fitting easily through a standard 30 inch doorway. It is furnished with air and hydro jets for the feet and calves, side hip jets, an in-line water heater, an intensity control dial, ozone sterilization, Auto Purge, dual 2-inch four-port drains and a five-piece fast-fill faucet with an extendable hand shower. Set beside the outswing tubs, the Deluxe matches the Transfer60's 22 inch seat width but gives up 2 inches of seat length and the outward door. Walk-in Tub Model Highlights: Longer, Deluxe, Monaco, and Transfer XXL places the Deluxe alongside the Longer and the Monaco.

Before You Choose an Outswing Model

1. Check the floor in front of the tub. An outward-swing door needs clear floor space to open into the room, so measure the approach as well as the alcove.
2. Treat the door style as fixed. Door style is set by the model, so whether a door can be swapped on a particular tub is a question for the team, not a safe assumption.
3. Decide between seat width and basin length. Use the table above, then confirm the seat figures for the Lounger, Big4One, ShaK and TransferXXL from their current spec sheets.
4. Ask about a soaker. Most Ella models can be ordered as a soaker with no jets, and the Transfer60 and Lounger are both offered that way.
5. Share the model and your layout. Tell your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 which model you are looking at and how your bathroom is laid out, and they can confirm the fit.

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