Is there a 60 by 30 Ella soaking tub with an inward door?

Yes. The LayDown 30x60 is the Ella tub at that footprint that pairs an inward-swing glass door with a soaking-only build: it measures 60 inches long by 30 inches wide by 21 inches high, and when ordered as a soaker it has no therapy controls at all. The Ultimate is the sit-down tub with an inward-swinging brushed stainless steel door at nearly the same footprint, 29.625 by 59.50 by 35.75 inches, and whether it is offered as a soaker should be confirmed with your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 before you plan on it. The Zen60 is also 30 by 60 with an inward-swing door, but it is built as a hydro tub only. Which Ella doors swing in and which swing out is set out in How do outward-swinging walk-in tub doors work on Ella tubs?; this page narrows the question to the 60 by 30 footprint and the soaker build.

Inward-Door Tubs Near 60 by 30, Compared

What the differences mean: only the LayDown 30x60 is confirmed as both a 60 by 30 footprint and a soaker with an inward door, and it is a lying-down tub rather than a seated one. If you want to sit, the Ultimate is the inward-door candidate at that length, and the package question is the thing to settle first. The Zen60 matches the size and the door swing but will always come with hydro massage. The Companion is 32 inches wide, two inches more than the question asks, and is built for two bathers. The Elite is the right width but 52 inches long.

What an Inward Door Means for the Room

An inward-swinging door opens into the tub instead of into the bathroom, so it needs no floor clearance in front of the tub. That is the reason to choose it when a toilet or vanity sits close to the tub front, and the stainless steel doors on the Elite, Companion and Escape can also be lifted out for cleaning. Because the door swings into the tub, the water itself helps hold it against its seal during the bath. The video on this page shows the trade-off from the other direction: an inward door has to pass your knees and feet after you enter and again when you exit, while an outward door requires no knee clearance. In exchange, the outward U-shape door swings about 165 degrees into the room and needs roughly 20 to 21 inches of clear floor in front of the tub, so a tight bathroom is where the inward door earns its place.

The seat and threshold come with the door choice. On the Elite the inward stainless door sits above a 6 inch threshold with a 15 inch seat and a 16.25 inch door opening, while the outward-swing Capri pairs a 3.5 inch threshold with a 17 inch seat and a 17.25 inch opening. Ella Capri Versus Ella Elite: Threshold, Seat Height, Door Width, Handle Location and Door Swing walks through what each of those figures means for a bather who struggles to lift a foot or to stand from a low seat.

The LayDown 30x60 in Detail

• Size: 60 inches long by 30 inches wide by 21 inches high, so it fits the standard 60 inch alcove the question describes.
• Door: the inward swing glass door with its single bar lock is standard. The door ships in one hinge orientation and is not reversible, so tell the team which side you need and the configuration is confirmed for your alcove.
• Soaking only: when ordered as a soaker the tub has no therapy controls at all, which also means nothing to wire for jets.
• Faucet: the LayDown60 is never sold with a factory faucet. It has no faucet option and requires a pre-existing or new customer-supplied faucet, typically wall-mounted, so plan the faucet with your plumber before the tub arrives.

Note that the door and the tub drains are on opposite sides of an Ella walk-in tub: a right-side door tub has its drains on the left, and a left-side door tub has its drains on the right, as you face the tub. Because the LayDown door is not reversible, that single choice fixes both the door side and the drain side, so check where your existing drain line sits before you specify the hinge.

Why the Zen60 and the Two-Seat Tubs Are Not the Answer

The Zen60 is the easy one to confuse, because it is 30 by 60 with an inward-swinging acrylic S-shape door, the same S-shape door platform as the Standard. It is built as a hydro tub only and is not offered as a soaker. The two-seat tubs with inward stainless doors are a different size class: the Companion is 32 by 60 by 40 inches with 23 and 25 inch seats and holds 100 gallons unoccupied, and the Escape is 36 by 72 by 40 inches and will not fit a standard alcove. Ella Companion 32x60: Two Seats Behind a Removable Stainless Steel Door covers the one that comes closest in footprint, and Can two people fit in a walk-in bathtub, and how big is it? compares all four two-seaters. If you were drawn to a two-seater only for the inward door, a single-seat inward-door model will serve a 60 by 30 opening better.

How to Confirm the Right Tub

1. Measure the alcove and note which side the drain line is on, since the door goes on the opposite side.
2. Decide whether you want to lie down or sit; that choice alone separates the LayDown 30x60 from the Ultimate.
3. If you want a soaker, say so at order time, because therapies are built in at the factory.
4. For the LayDown, arrange the customer-supplied faucet with your plumber and tell the team which hinge side you need.
5. Have your bather measurements ready so the seat and soaking depth can be checked against the drawings.

Your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 can confirm the configuration, the door side and the current packages for the model you choose.

Watch: Why Outward-Swinging Walk-In Tubs Are Better for Safety & Comfort | Ellas Bubbles with chapters and a full transcript.

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