Where are the jets on the 32x72 LayDown, and can I add side jets?

On a 32x72 LayDown ordered with hydro massage, the jets are not limited to the floor. The owner's manual that covers both the 30x60 and 32x72 LayDown tubs lists fixed hydro massage jets in the back and in the sides, plus adjustable hydro massage jets at the feet, so the standard hydro build already places jets along the sides and at both ends of the tub. Each LayDown is built with one therapy, air massage, hydro massage, MicroBubble or soaking only, and hydro and air are not combined on the same tub. The LayDown Walk-In Tubs: 30x60 vs 32x72 Sizes, Faucet Options, and Features compares the two sizes; this page is about where the jets and controls sit on the 72 and what to do if you want a different layout.

Where the Hydro Jets Sit on the 32x72

The hydro massage LayDown has three groups of jets. Fixed hydro massage jets in the back work on you where you recline. Fixed hydro massage jets in the sides run along the straight sidewalls, which is the placement people usually mean when they ask for side jets. Adjustable hydro massage jets at the feet can be aimed, and the showroom walkthrough described in LayDown Tubs on Video shows the presenter pointing out the adjustable foot jets. The product video on this page introduces the 3272 with what Ella calls strategically placed hydro-jetting, together with the textured floor, the tempered glass door in a brushed aluminum frame, and the large easy-to-turn drain controls.

The layout makes sense once you picture how the tub is used. The LayDown is one of only two Ella walk-in tubs with no seat. Its floor is flat from end to end and you lie back at full length, so the jets are placed along the body as it reclines rather than around a seat. The 32x72 is 32 inches wide by 72 inches long nominal, 71 3/4 inches on the spec drawing, with an interior floor 22 1/2 inches wide and a soaking depth of 15 inches, compared to about 11 inches in a standard bathtub. Which Ella Walk-In Tubs Have No Seat, and How High Is the Interior Wall? collects the interior figures that are published for both sizes.

Where the Controls Are

The hydro intensity dial sits on the rear deck where you can reach it while bathing, and the on and off plunger is on the front skirt. The showroom walkthrough shows both: the intensity control for the water jets and the plunger control that turns the system on and off. The hydro package also includes an in-line water heater that keeps the bath temperature consistent while the pump runs, and ozone sterilization that helps keep the tub sanitary. Soaking-only LayDown tubs have no therapy controls at all, so if you see a LayDown with a plain deck and skirt, it was ordered as a soaker.

Can You Add Side Jets Front and Rear?

If you are asking because you assumed a lie-down tub only has floor jets, the answer is that the standard hydro layout already has them: fixed jets in the sides, fixed jets in the back and adjustable jets at the feet, which covers the sides and both ends. If you want a jet placement that differs from that standard layout, tell your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 that you are looking at the 32x72 LayDown and which therapy you want, and they can confirm what can be built for your order. Two rules do not change. A LayDown carries one therapy, so hydro jets cannot be added to an air massage tub or the other way round. And every Ella tub is built with a door, as Can I Order an Ella Walk-In Tub Without a Door? explains, so the glass side door stays in any build.

The Other Therapy Choices on a LayDown

• Air massage. A three-speed air massage with auto purge. On Ella three-speed push controls the first press is high, the second press is medium, the third press is low, and a fourth press turns the system off. The auto purge starts automatically 20 minutes after the air pump is turned off and runs for 120 seconds to blow residual water out of the air lines; it cannot be stopped and is normal even if it starts while you are still in the room. The 30x60 LayDown spec sheet lists 20 air jets; a jet count for the 32x72 is not printed in the sources used here.
• Hydro massage. The layout above, with the intensity dial, the in-line water heater and ozone sterilization. The 30x60 spec sheet leaves its hydro jet count blank, so ask the team for the count on the size you are ordering.
• MicroBubble therapy. An air pressure pump and pressure tank with an on and off push control, for the skin-softening bath Ella calls Infusion microbubble.
• Soaking only. No jets, no pumps and no therapy controls.

What Else Is on the 72

The 32x72 enters through an inward-swinging tempered glass door in a brushed aluminum frame with a chrome locking handle. It swings through a 115 degree arc with a door opening of 19 5/8 inches, so no floor clearance is needed in front of the tub. It drains through a single oversized 2 inch brass drain, ordered left or right, with a cable-operated opener and a copper overflow. No LayDown includes a faucet by default; the 72 is faucet ready and can be ordered with an optional Ella deck-mount fast-fill faucet, the five-piece or the two-piece set, each with an extendable multi-function hand shower. A folding tempered glass shower screen is optional and spans 44 1/2 inches along the rim on the drawing. What is the Ella LayDown72 32x72 lay-down walk-in tub? covers the door routine and the drawing in detail. When you contact your Ella dealer or the team, name the size, the drain side, the therapy and the faucet choice, and ask them to confirm the jet layout for that build.

Watch: Lay Down Tub: 32x72 Walk-In Tub with Hydro Massage Jets - Your Own Home Spa | Ella’s Bubbles with chapters and a full transcript.

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