The Ella Companion walk-in tub is a two-seat walk-in tub built to fit a standard 60 inch alcove: 32 inches wide by 60 inches long by 40 inches tall, with two facing molded seats of 23 and 25 inches behind a removable, inward-swinging brushed stainless steel door with frosted tempered glass. It is designed for petite to average-sized bathers who want to bathe together, and because the door swings into the tub it needs no floor clearance in front, which is what sets it apart from the Tub4Two of the same footprint.

Dimensions and Capacity

• Actual size: 32 by 60 by 40 inches. Seats: 23 and 25 inches wide.
• Comparison chart interior figures: 11 inch and 12 1/2 inch seat lengths, 54 5/8 inch interior length, 18 7/8 inches from seat to overflow, 17 inches from seat to footwell, 19 by 17 inch footwell.
• Water: 100 gallons unoccupied, 45 to 70 gallons occupied.
• Weight: 251 pounds net, 300 pounds shipping, in a 34 by 62 by 50 inch crate.
• Electrical: dedicated GFCI-protected 115 V, 60 Hz lines; two 20 amp lines for Air + Hydro + Hydro on the comparison chart, three with microbubble.

The spec sheet is the authority for every figure above. The Companion's product page describes it as newly redesigned and suited to standard bathrooms and petite or average-sized bathers, and asks you to review the bather measurements and drawings in the specifications to be sure both of you fit comfortably. The seat size and soaking depth guide explains how to measure yourselves against those drawings.

Door and Faucet

The inward-swinging brushed stainless steel door has a frosted tempered glass panel and a chrome locking handle that pulls it into a leak-proof seal. Because it swings into the tub, the water itself helps hold it against its seal during the bath, and it is the door to choose when a toilet or vanity sits close to the tub front; see using your stainless steel inward-swing door for opening, closing and handle adjustment. The Companion ships with the two-piece fast-fill faucet, rated up to 16 gallons per minute at 60 PSI under ideal in-home plumbing, with two 5 foot 3/4 inch supply lines and a pull-out chrome hand shower on a 5 foot braided hose. The product video mentions a dual two-piece set that gives each bather a hand shower; ask your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 if you want that configuration on your order.

Therapies from the Spec Sheet

• Seat hydro: 7 amp pump, intensity dial, 14 upper seat jets (7 per seat), digital controller.
• Foot and calf hydro: 7 amp pump, intensity dial, 4 foot and 2 calf jets, push control, in-line water heater, ozone sterilization.
• Air: 4.5 amp three-speed pump with auto purge, 10 seat jets (5 per seat) and 4 foot jets, digital controller.
• LED chromatherapy on the digital control pad.
• Optional: Infusion microbubble (1 HP pump, pressure vessel, agitator valve) and heated seat and backrest.

Adding the seat and foot hydro jets gives the 20 hydro jets the product video mentions, and the 10 seat plus 4 foot air jets give its 14 air jets. The independent foot massage runs on its own pump, so the footwell can be filled to seat level for a foot massage without filling the tub. The air system's Auto Purge starts automatically about 20 minutes after you turn the air pump off and runs for 120 seconds to clear the air lines; it is normal and stops on its own.

Included Hardware

• Stainless steel frame with adjustable leveling legs; removable front apron with two access panels; one reversible end panel.
• Chrome deck-mounted grab bar and a stainless steel towel bar.
• Removable 360 degree swivel tray in a white matte finish.
• Two 2 inch four-port PVC drains with two end caps, two overflows and two cable openers with extended chrome handles. The plumbing and drain configurations guide shows how the two drains join to one house connection.

Watch the Companion

The narrated tour introduces the Companion as a two-seat tub for average to petite bathers that fits a standard 60 inch alcove, reviews the three soaking-depth factors, and shows the extra-low threshold and textured floor. It then covers the custom brushed stainless door with frosted glass and chrome locking handle that is removable for cleaning, the digital touchpad that engages a 14 jet three-speed air massage with auto purge, the 20 jet hydro massage with in-line heater and intensity dial, ozone sterilization, the independent foot massage, the patented 360 degree swivel tray, the towel bar, the two-piece fast-fill faucet with hand shower, the optional dual two-piece set, and the dual 2 inch drains.

Companion Versus Tub4Two

Both are 32 by 60 inch two-seaters that fit a 60 inch alcove with dual drains, independent foot massage and digital controls. The Companion has the inward stainless door, wider 23 and 25 inch seats, a deck-mounted grab bar, a swivel tray and a towel bar, and a slightly shorter interior. The Tub4Two has the outward U-shaped door with the three-latch lock, 20 and 22 inch seats, more seat and foot jets, and no grab bar listed. If floor space in front of the tub is tight, the Companion's inward door is the practical choice; if you want the open-front feel of the outward door, choose the Tub4Two. The two-seat tub comparison lines up all four two-seat models side by side.

Common Questions

For anything specific to your Companion or your order, open a ticket at ellasbubbles.com/support or call (800) 480-6850.