There are many points to consider when looking at a Hot Tub
Jacuzzi Style spa. This article will look briefly at a
couple of the points that should be considered.
The electricity draw is a very important point and can the
tub be programmed, for example, so as to only draw 16 Amp?
With the above goes the question of the cost of running the
Hot Tub which is not just the cost of electricity but also
the costs of filters and chemicals etc. Does the Spa or Hot
Tub have an air system where air can be diverted into the
water jets via the venturi effect and thereby increasing
the pressure of the water jets.
In addition does it also have its own independent air
blower in addition to the above?
Does the Hot Tub have an aromatherapy system and is it
straight forward to use.
The composition and construction of the shell has to be
taken into account. Has a proper acrylic been used together
with the required strengthening in production? The weight
and thickness of the acrylic needs to be carefully
considered and assessed as must the quality of production.
How experienced is the manufacturer and do the designs
allow for the inherent stress and strains that any Hot Tub
filled with water together with say four adults will
encounter. If a Hot Tub Jacuzzi style Spa, is not formed
correctly then in time it may develop stress cracks and
possibly blistering or deep cracking if not made correctly.
Most American or shall I say Western Hot Tub manufacturers
provide a "Life Time" guarantee and whilst this is usually
interpreted as 10 years there are many cheap imports where
the guarantee is only 5 years. There lies a clue in the
build quality when the manufacturer gives only a 5 year
guarantee!!
Does the Hot Tub Jacuzzi style spa that you are considering
have Ozone as standard? Ozone can substantially reduce the
chemical usage by a very large degree some times by as much
as 85%.
What is Ozone?
Ozone is something I am sure many of us have heard of but
do not really know what it is.
Ozone is a form of "active oxygen" and is nature's very
own special molecule and interestingly enough the
composition of one ozone molecule contains three oxygen
atoms.
Ozone is created in nature automatically by the simple
process of mixing together, oxygen from the air with
ultraviolet rays from the sun or by the very tremendous
power generated by an electrical discharge during a
lightning storm.
Ozone is by its very nature a natural purifier which
creates no harmful chemical by-products during this natural
purification process. One of the beneficial effects of
Ozone is the clean, fresh smell or scents which most people
sense or smell after a rainstorm often thought as negative
Ions.
The same effect is felt near fast flowing streams in
mountain areas and that old saying springs to mind as
"fresh as a mountain stream". Ozone is the most powerful
oxidizer that can be safely used in a swimming pool or Hot
Tub – Jacuzzi Style spa. Ozone is a great alternative water
purifier to traditional pool/spa chemicals such as chlorine
and bromine.
What Does Ozone Do?
Ozone is an unstable compound generated by the exposure of
oxygen molecules to a high energy electrical discharge. The
weak bond holding ozone's third oxygen atom is what causes
the molecule to be unstable and thus, very effective. An
oxidation reaction occurs upon any collision between a
molecule of ozone and a molecule of an oxidizable substance
(i.e. bacteria, fungi (mold & yeast), viruses, forms of
iron & manganese). The weak bond splits off leaving oxygen
as a by-product. During an oxidation reaction, organic
molecules are changed and dissolved metals are made no
longer soluble. It is very interesting that these processes
were used back in the days of old on North American wagon
trains where silver and copper coins were tossed into the
drinking water barrels to help purify the water. Even Lord
Nelsons British ships of the line also put coins into water
barrels to keep drinking water fresh. There is a theory
that this fresh water greatly contributed to the success
at the Battle of Trafalgar where both the French and
Spanish naval fleets were well and truly trounced.
Also one will need to know what is included with the Hot
Tub Jacuzzi Spa as standard.
Obviously a Hot Tub has to have a cover but I am not
surprised time and time again to see that a cover is an
extra. Usually these are with the products that are cheap
imports.
Quite often some of these cheap imports include DVD screens
and stereos and more often than not they fail very quickly.
When using your own Hot Tub Jacuzzi style spa the last
thing you will want to do is be watching a DVD. In fact an
importer of this kind of product told me that in view of
the substantial failures he had on the DVD he was pleading
with the Chinese manufacturer to drop them.
So I would summarize by simply saying that you should look
for long established Western manufacturers who have been
making this kind of luxury product for in excess of 20
years and there you will find the best value.
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The author Jacuzzi John supplies luxury Hot Tubs on the
Costa Del Sol In Spain and his web site is at
http://www.spas4you.com and for designer Hot Tubs in Spain
please goto http://www.Hot-Tubs-Jacuzzi-Spain.com
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