How Many Gallons Does the LayDown 30x60 Hold When Occupied?

There is no published occupied capacity for the LayDown 30x60. The water capacity field on its current spec sheet is blank, and the LayDown60 is one of three Ella models, with the Monaco and the Mobile, whose gallon figures are not printed on the current sheets, so no number should be quoted from older materials. Check the live product page or ask the team at ellasbubbles.com/support and (800) 480-6850 for the current figure; How many gallons does each Ella walk-in tub hold? Water capacity guide lists the published figures for every other model.

What the LayDown 30x60 Spec Sheet Does State

Although the capacity line is empty, the sheet gives the physical figures that shape how much water the tub takes:

• Actual size 60 inches long by 30 inches wide by 21 inches high.
• Interior floor 46 inches long by 20 inches wide.
• A 2 inch brass drain with overflow, which sets the maximum fill level.
• Net weight 160 lbs and shipping weight 220 lbs, in a crate 63 inches long by 33 inches wide by 29 inches high.
• Therapy options of air massage, hydro massage, microbubble therapy, or soaking with no jets. The hydro massage package includes an in-line water heater.

The product video for the LayDown tubs adds that they are 15 inches deep, compared with 11 inches for a standard bathtub, and that bathers of all sizes get added width, added length and added depth. The depth is the reason the gallon figure is worth confirming rather than guessed from a conventional tub of the same footprint: a deeper soak means more water above you than the outside dimensions suggest.

Why the Occupied Figure Is a Range

Every Ella spec sheet that prints capacity prints two numbers. Unoccupied capacity is what the tub holds with nobody in it. Occupied capacity is a range, because the bather displaces water: you get in before the tub fills, the water rises around your body, and fewer gallons are needed to reach the same depth. A smaller bather typically lands near the top of the range and a larger bather near the bottom. What Is Occupied vs Unoccupied Water Capacity on a Walk-In Tub? explains the two numbers, and the published examples show how wide the spread can be:

• Standard: 65 gallons unoccupied, 30 to 50 gallons occupied.
• Elite: 75 gallons unoccupied, 35 to 55 gallons occupied.
• Transfer60: 90 gallons unoccupied, 55 to 75 gallons occupied.
• Big4One: 127 gallons unoccupied, 75 to 100 gallons occupied.

Whatever figure the team gives you for the LayDown 30x60, expect it in the same form: one unoccupied number and an occupied range. Quote gallons only, because the litre conversions printed on some sheets are misprints.

Sizing Hot Water Without a Published Number

The occupied figure is what you actually heat, so it is the one used for water heater sizing. Until you have the LayDown figure, the general guidance from the team still applies:

• The average walk-in tub usually calls for a 75 gallon or larger water heater, and the recommendation is the maximum capacity heater available for your house.
• A tankless heater should be rated at 11 gallons per minute or more.
• Three quarter inch supply lines with accessible shut-off valves are recommended.
• Fill when nothing else is drawing hot water. A 40 gallon tank can work only if laundry, a dishwasher or another shower is not running at the same time.

The in-line heater on the hydro massage version maintains bath temperature while the pump runs; it never raises the temperature of water that arrived cool, so your house heater does all the work of filling the tub hot. If the hot water gives out partway through a fill, Why Does My Hot Water Run Out Before the Tub Is Full? explains how to compare the tank with the occupied capacity and what to size the replacement to. House water pressure, pipe size, the distance from the heater to the tub and hot water in use elsewhere all change the result, so have your contractor look at the whole picture.

Filling and Draining the LayDown 30x60

The LayDown 30x60 is never sold with a factory faucet. A pre-existing or new customer-supplied faucet, typically wall mounted, fills it, so the fill rate depends on that faucet and on your home's plumbing rather than on the Ella fast-fill figure quoted for other models. How long does it take to fill a walk-in tub? covers the general arithmetic: the gallons you need divided by the flow your plumbing delivers. Draining is through the single 2 inch brass drain with overflow. Have your plumber confirm the faucet's flow and the hot water run before installation day, and time a fill once the tub is in so you have a real number for your own bathroom.

How to Get the Figure for Your Tub

1. Check the live product page for the LayDown 30x60, which is where current figures appear when they are not on the sheet.
2. If it is not shown, open a ticket at ellasbubbles.com/support or call (800) 480-6850 and ask for the unoccupied capacity and the occupied range for the LayDown60.
3. Have ready your water heater size and type, your supply line size, and, if the tub is installed, a timed fill, so the team can answer the heater question in the same conversation.
4. Do not use a figure from an older brochure or a third-party listing. Only the current published figure or the team's answer applies.

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