Sundance Spas · 680 Series
Sundance Spas McKinley hot tub
Seven seats, all of them upright (no lounger). Suits a family, or friends who soak together.
- Seats: 7 seats
- Lounger: No lounger
- Size: 7′ 5″ × 7′ 5″
- Power: 240V, 40–60 A
Price on requestWhat it costs
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Sit in it. 7 seats, no lounger.
- Comfort
- 4 headrests · a cool-down seat
What it costs.
Price
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To keep it hot
Standby in California’s test, at the US average 18.19¢ per kWh. Heating fresh water and using the jets add to it.
What owners say.
Sundance Spas’ complaint records
Sundance Spas as a company
- 1.1 of 5 on ConsumerAffairs from 66 reviews.
- The Better Business Bureau lists 5 complaints in three years and rates the company D-.
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How it’s built. The 8 build checks, in plain words.
The same eight checks we run on every brand, answered from Sundance Spas’ own documents. Tap one for what it means and the evidence.
Self-supporting shellDoes the shell hold itself up?No
A base pan and a separate frame hold it up.
Sundance's own patent shows the acrylic shell resting on an ABS base pan and a frame of vertical supports and a top rail. Sprayed foam beds the shell into place and insulates it. Take away the pan and frame and the shell has nothing to stand on.
Applies to: All models (680, 780, 880 and 980 Series). Older tubs have a wood support structure; the current patented platform uses molded ABS supports
Clamped plumbingAre the hoses glued and clamped?Partly
Some joints are clamped barbs, others are glued slip fittings.
The parts catalog lists barbed manifolds and jet bodies along with Sundance-numbered hose clamps, but also slip ports that are glued solid. Which one you get depends on the circuit. Either way the lines sit in sprayed foam, so reaching a leak means digging foam out first.
Applies to: All models (from the shared Sundance and Jacuzzi parts catalog, not a teardown). The mix of barb and slip fittings seems to vary by model and circuit
Manifold-fed jetsDoes each jet get its own line?Yes
Manifold-fed. One trunk line splits out to each jet.
Sundance sells its own 2, 4, 6 and 7-port water manifolds plus air manifolds and blank plugs. Jet bodies have one water port and no pass-through to the next jet, so a blocked jet does not starve the rest. This comes from the parts catalog, not an opened cabinet.
Applies to: All models (from the shared Sundance and Jacuzzi service parts catalog; not checked against a teardown or a factory plumbing diagram)
Standard partsCan any repair tech buy the parts?Partly
Pumps and filters are standard parts; jets and boards are not.
Pumps trace back to Aqua-Flo, Balboa and Emerson, flow switches are Harwil, and filters cross-reference to Unicel and Pleatco. Independent suppliers sell all of it online without a dealer account. Fluidix jets, control boards, topside panels and ClearRay UV only come from Sundance.
Applies to: All models; the mix of standard and proprietary parts is the same across series
Compression-fitted jetsAre the jet bodies held by a nut, not glue?Partly
Many jet bodies bolt in with a nut; the main Fluidix body isn't documented.
Parts sellers list body nuts, washers and O-rings for most Sundance jet families. The Fluidix ST body used on many current tubs isn't documented, and newer shared Jacuzzi parts use push-in grommets. Nothing shows glued bodies.
Applies to: All series
Adjustable jetsCan you turn each jet up or down?Yes
Turn the outer dial on each jet.
The owner's manuals tell you to turn a jet's outer ring to raise, lower or shut off its flow, and to rotate the center disk to change the stream. At least six have to stay open per system so the pump and filter work properly. Air is set per group, not per jet.
Applies to: 680, 780, 880 and 980 Series, from the 2025 owner's manuals. Not every jet adjusts; the manuals say "certain jets"
Service networkCan someone near you fix it?Yes
359 authorized dealers, and they do the warranty repairs.
Sundance lists 359 dealer locations in the US, and the 2022 temperature-sensor recall was repaired free through those dealers. Independent suppliers also stock Sundance-numbered parts online. The published warranty covers components but never says who must do the work or whether labor is paid.
Applies to: All models, US market
American made?Built in Mexico.Partly
Mexico: 680 to 980 Series spas built July 2021 to December 2022 were made in Mexico, per a 2023 federal recall.
Applies to: The recall covers 680, 780, 880 and 980 Series tubs sold July 2021 to December 2022; the company address applies to all models
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Full-foam insulationIs it foamed all the way through?Not published
Sundance Spas doesn't publish the insulation for this model. Ask the dealer.
Warranty
- Shell structure
- 5 years
- Shell surface
- 3 years
- Equipment
- 3 years
- Plumbing
- 3 years
- Cabinet
- 1 year
What you get.
680 Series. The entry collection, sold as core Sundance quality with streamlined features rather than a budget compromise.
What stands out
Worth knowing
2 more about the 680 Series
- Much shorter warranty. The 680 warranty gives 5 years shell structure, 3 years shell surface and 3 years equipment, with only 1 year on the cabinet, jets and frame. The 780, 880 and 980 get 10/7/5.
- Near-twins of the Jacuzzi J-200. Alicia, Prado and McKinley publish the same footprints, jet counts and seat counts as the Jacuzzi J-215, J-225 and J-285, at similar list prices. The same company (Sundance Spas, Inc.) makes both brands, so compare dealer prices across the two.
Similar tubs. Same size, any brand.
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The detailsAll 62 specs, the energy filing and every source
Every specification
Everything Sundance Spas publishes for the McKinley. The dot after a value opens the document it came from.
Size & capacity
Jets & pumps
Electrical & heat
Build & insulation
Feature guides:HeatersFiltersWi-Fi appsLightingWater featuresWhich features are worth paying for
Doesn’t have: 120V plug-in, circulation pump.
In Sundance Spas’ words
Energy filing
- California’s limit for its size
- 244 W
- Typical for its size
- 218 W (the middle of 114 tubs this size)
- Water in the test
- 400 gallons
Standby is what the tub draws just holding its temperature, measured to California’s test method ↗. Your bill depends on your weather, your rate and how often you soak.
Where Sundance Spas’ documents disagree
Two of its own documents give different answers. Check these against your quote.
Ask the dealer
Sundance Spas doesn’t publish the filter area, cover thickness, frame material or insulation for the McKinley. Ask for them in writing.
Sources
- Sundance Spas’ page for the McKinley ↗
- Sundance Spas’ warranty ↗
- sundancespas.com: document 1 ↗, document 2 ↗
- links.imagerelay.com: document 1 ↗, document 2 ↗
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