What are the features of the Ella Deluxe walk-in tub?

The Ella Deluxe is a 30 by 55 inch walk-in tub, 55 inches long by 29.5 inches wide by 39 inches tall in actual size, built for bathers who want to sit upright and sink into deeper water while still having room for their legs. It comes with an inward-swinging brushed stainless steel door, a 21 inch seat, and a fixed dual-massage package of 16 air jets and 14 hydro jets with an in-line heater, LED chromatherapy and ozone sterilization, plus a 5-piece fast-fill faucet and dual 2 inch drains. Walk-in Tub Model Highlights: Longer, Deluxe, Monaco, and Transfer XXL places it next to the other models; this page covers the Deluxe on its own.

Size, Seat and Legroom

The Deluxe sits in the middle of Ella's size range. Its footprint is 30 by 55 inches, and the spec sheet lists the actual size as 55 inches long, 29.5 inches wide and 39 inches tall. The product video on this page puts that width in practical terms: with a standard 30 inch doorway, the 29 1/2 inch wide Deluxe will fit through easily. The video also lists 46 1/2 inches of interior length, a seat length of 16 inches and a large, spacious footwell, which is why it describes the Deluxe as a tub for average to taller bathers who want a little extra leg room. The seat is 21 inches wide.

What makes the Deluxe different from the Longer is how you sit. The Longer, at 27 by 60 inches, has an extended seat area so a bather can scoot down and stretch out. The Deluxe is designed as a deeper soaking tub, so bathers sit more upright and sink lower into the water. The figures that matter for a fit check are these:

• Actual size: 55 inches long by 29.5 inches wide by 39 inches tall.
• Shipping size: 58.5 by 33.5 by 46 inches.
• Net weight 212 pounds; shipping weight 286 pounds.
• Water: 107 gallons unoccupied and 60 to 75 gallons occupied.

The tub ships with one reversible end panel and one 4 inch extension panel, so it can close a gap in an alcove slightly longer than the tub itself. The removable front apron has two access panels for reaching the pumps and drains after installation, and the shell is gloss white acrylic reinforced with fiberglass gelcoat on a stainless steel frame with adjustable leveling legs.

The Door and the Deck

The Deluxe belongs to Ella's stainless steel door family, alongside the Elite, Petite, Royal, Ultimate, Companion and Escape. The door is brushed stainless steel with a frosted tempered glass panel, swings inward into the tub, and is secured by a chrome locking handle. It is removable for easy cleaning. The bather steps over the low threshold onto a textured slip-resistant floor, sits, and closes and locks the door before any water goes in. Which Door Does My Ella Tub Have? shows the five Ella door styles by model if you want to compare it with the outward-swing doors on the Monaco or the Transfer family.

On the deck you get a stainless steel chrome grab bar in deck and wall-mounted form, a removable swivel tray in white matte, and the 5-piece faucet with its pull-out hand shower. Every part of a bath happens from the seat, which is the sequence What is a walk-in bath and how does it work? walks through: step in, sit, lock the door, fill, drain while seated, then open the door and step out.

The Dual-Massage Package

Unlike models that are offered as a soaker or with a choice of therapy packages, the Deluxe ships with one fixed package: air massage, hydro massage, LED chromatherapy and ozone sterilization. Everything below is included.

• Air massage: a 4.5 amp, 500 watt three-speed pump feeding 16 jets, 8 in the seat and 8 at the feet, with an on/off push control. Auto purge activates 20 minutes after the pump shuts down to clear moisture from the air lines and keep the tub mildew free.
• Hydro massage: a 7 amp, 1,000 watt pump feeding 14 jets, 8 in the seat and 6 at the feet, with an intensity dial and an on/off push control. A 6 amp, 650 watt in-line water heater keeps the bath at a consistent temperature while the jets run, and a 0.04 amp ozone sterilization system works with the hydro loop to keep the tub fresh for each use.
• LED chromatherapy: a 0.5 amp LED bulb on a transformer with an on/off push control, adding a relaxing visual element to the bath.

The video points out where Ella places those jets: at the feet and calves, at the hips and back, plus side hip jets and bidet jets in places competitors often overlook. The one option on the Deluxe is a heated seat and backrest. Electrically, the tub needs dedicated GFCI-protected line(s) at 110/120 volts, 60 hertz, which a licensed electrician installs.

Faucet, Hand Shower and Drains

The Deluxe comes with Ella's 5-piece fast-fill faucet, rated up to 18 gallons per minute at 60 PSI with ideal in-home plumbing, fed by two 5 foot supply lines with 3/4 inch connections. The pull-out chrome hand shower rides on a 5 foot retractable stainless braided hose and is limited to 1.9 gallons per minute, and the faucet uses a 40 millimeter high-flow cartridge with a back-flow prevention valve. Installation follows the standard four-step Ella 5-piece sequence: the lever with its gasket, washer and two nuts, the spout with its washer nut under the deck, the hand mixer with its plastic nut, then the hot and cold supply lines.

Draining uses Ella's dual drain technology: two 2 inch 4-port PVC drains with 2 end caps included, 2 overflows, and 2 stainless steel cable-operated openers with extended handles in chrome. The T-type 4-port design lets the drain run in either direction, and the video describes the pair of oversized 2 inch drains as the reason the tub empties quickly and efficiently.

Deluxe, Flow and TransferXXL Are Different Tubs

Searches for the Deluxe often land next to the Ella Flow and the TransferXXL, and they are not the same tub. The Flow uses the S-shape inward-swing acrylic door on Ella's Standard platform, not the stainless steel door. The TransferXXL is a wheelchair accessible, bariatric walk-in tub measuring 36 by 55 inches with the L-shape outward transfer door. The Deluxe is the deeper-soaking single-seat tub with the stainless door. If you are weighing who a walk-in tub suits in the first place, What is a walk-in tub and who is it designed for? starts there, and your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 can confirm which model fits your bathroom and the way you like to bathe.

The spec sheet states a lifetime limited warranty on the shell, frame, door and parts to the original purchaser at the original address, with labor and installation not covered; non-Ella faucets carry their own manufacturer's warranty.

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