Hot Tub Issues

As a user of hot tub, what should you look for? An overview of the key issues can make you a better hot tub buyer and user.

The Hot Tub

The modern hot tub has an outer face that determines it look and feel. If you search around you can find just the color and texture that you prefer. The surface also determines how prone to wear and tear, the environment and the water chemicals your spa is. Expensive models of modern spas might even come with coatings that make them stain-resistant and impart to them anti-bacterial properties.

The under-structure behind the surface provides structural strength. This structure has to support the weight of the large volume of water that a typical spa will be holding, and the weight of the bathers.

The modern hot tub is not just a pool of water kept warm. Instead, it circulates and filters the water to provide a pleasant experience that is also healthy. It is the plumbing and water pump that delivers this essential functionality.

The plumbing and pumping also determine the quality of massage experience that you receive. There are hot tubs with hundreds of water jets and their efficient functioning depends on the plumbing quality.

The whole structure might be covered with a cabinet that matches the setting of the spa.

Energy Efficiency

Keeping hundreds of gallons of water warm requires a lot of energy. Any measures that reduces energy consumption is desirable from the viewpoints of both the environment (energy generation consumes resources and can even pollute the environment) and your personal finances.

Good insulation can keep the warm water from losing its warmth for a longer period thus reducing energy consumption. Foam is used inside the cabinet to provide insulation and manufacturers typically claim better energy efficiency for the insulation solutions they provide. Take a look at this important issue if you are buying a new hot tub, or renovating an existing one.

One thing you can do to reduce energy consumption is to use spa covers that limit heat losses through evaporation. It has been claimed that using covers when the hot tub is not in use can save large amounts of energy.

We will look at health issues related to hot tubs in a separate article.

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Hot Tub Water Jets and Joint Pains

Joint pains are caused by different factors. Sprains are temporary pains caused when joints gets stretched beyond their maximum capacity. On the other hand, factors like arthritis have deep-rooted causes that affect more than joints.

Even in cases where the underlying cause is beyond the reach of superficial measures such as massages, they can provide significant relief. Hydrotherapy using water jets in hot tubs is one great option for massaging painful limbs. Hot tub jets can administer the massage without the intervention of a third party, i.e. you can administer them yourself.

The gentle or powerful massage by warm water on the aching joints can relax muscles and relieve spasms, providing relief from the pressure on joints and consequent pains. The buoyancy of water and consequent ease of moving the limbs also make it possible to do simple exercises that increase blood circulation to the painful joints.

Arthritis sufferers typically experience stiff joints and increased pains when they rise from bed in the mornings. It is a good idea to take a hot tub bath to relieve the stiffness and pains first thing in the morning where possible. The bath can provide greater freedom of movement.

In the evening, you can again relax in the hot tub, allowing the water jets to massage all body parts. This can be a great relaxing experience that helps you sleep better.

Whereas the original hot tubs had just one water jet, modern tubs come with a hundred or more jets, providing a varied range of experiences through sprays, swirls, pulses and more. The whirlpool jet, for example, provides a powerful and concentrated massage to the body part exposed to it.

And do you know about the pillow jet and shoulder jets? The warm water from these jets can massage two key body parts that are often vulnerable to pain, the neck and shoulders.

Hot tubs are great, provided you select yours right.

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