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StressFreeHottubs DEC 2010 SPN MORE ‘SPECIALIST’ HOT TUB WATER CARE IS URGED
Hot tub owners have to be educated to treat water maintenance with even more care than a swimming pool. Heavy user loads and movement in and out of hot tubs causes chemicals to dissipate faster than swimming pools and so the water management needed is even more important.
Elite Spas have fitted King Technology Frog Feeders to all their spas retailing over £4,000 as standard
especially for Sunbelt to maximise water therapy). But we feel the best innovation has come in the cabinet technology, from old redwood cedar cabinets to state of the art long fibre moulded cabinets which will last 25 years plus with zero maintenance. So the choice for the educated customer is vast.
“Furthermore, we have fitted King Technology Frog Feeders to all our spas retailing over £4,000 as standard. The results have also staggered us, the clarity and ease of use is phenomenal! We are furthermore looking toward 2011 with new mould designs with angular changes in the aesthetics.”
While all the specialist manufacturers have worked hard at making the ownership of a hot tub a more stress free experience the name of Jacuzzi has become synonymous with reliability and new thinking.
“We constantly upgrade our hot tub models every year, making them better, more comfortable, better value for money and especially more innovative,” says the company. “It’s certainly essential for us that we make life easy for a purchaser – taking away the concerns and providing the best possible product to make owning a Jacuzzi effortless.
“As the inventor of the whirlpool bath and spa categories more than 30 years ago and with more than 250 patents worldwide for advancements in pump systems, jet technology, air controls, and product design we deliver the optimal hydrotherapy experience.” Jacuzzi hot tubs are guaranteed against manufacturing defect by Jacuzzi Worldwide offering between five and 10 years on structural warranties through to two or three years on plumbing and electrical systems.
The drive for more customer reassurance has
Commercial pool owners in particular have become aware of the need for much more diligence when public use of spas and hot tubs requires speciality water care treatment. Many such sites find chemical usage and costs have been increasing, One repair specialist said there were too many sales at retail levels of swimming pool chemicals being used for hot tubs. “Swimming pool chemicals and hot tub chemicals are not the same and those people who sell swimming pool chemicals for use in hot tubs are just not aware of the problems likely to be caused,” he added. One of the benefits of non chlorine alternatives for hot tubs is they can be used across swimming pools and hot tubs. Celina Brown from PoolSan Direct stressed that Poolsan offers a more stable product and can achieve the required levels of water safety without being corrosive.
“We tend to focus on commercial operations with spas such as groups or hotels with hot tubs alongside swimming pools because this is where the real need is for a viable alternative to chlorine. “The science behind PoolSan is well known – copper/silver ionisation is a long established effective water treatment. What makes PoolSan so exciting is how it delivers this science, making it suitable for commercial pools and spas for the first time; it is easily dosed as a liquid, added just as chlorine is, when the bather load demands it. Every hotel and health club notices the improvement in their water once they change to PoolSan – a typical comment is that the pool has never looked or felt better.
“Unlike chlorine, PoolSan does not evaporate and this makes it a very stable sanitiser for spas, hydrotherapy pools and endless pools. The Hotel Rafayel on the Left Bank is London’s only eco five star boutique hotel and have used PoolSan in
their pool and spa since opening earlier this year.”
The successful Filters4Spas business supplying market leading Darlly filters say that anti-bacterial cartridge filters are popular, they last longer, need less cleaning and are less smelly! Using commonly available Silver Ion Technology Darlly now plans to launch a range of Anti-Bacterial Filters before the end of the year.
These new filters, with their easily identifiable blue colouring will be available exclusively through Filters4Spas. Another specialist product which works hard at stressing how different spa water maintenance is from swimming pools is AquaFinesse a patented environmentally friendly water care solution that allows users to enjoy their hot tubs without the harsh effects of chemicals. It works by breaking down and removing harsh chemicals in the water. According to Sally Koob the product can help people who were previously unable to use their hot tub. The system works by eradicating the biofilm that can protect bacteria, leaving them unable to grow and multiply, and in addition, it softens the water by eliminating calcium and scale build-up within the tub’s working parts.
When tub owners change the water in a tub varies depending on the number of users, frequency of users, water chemistry, method of filtration and whether or not the tub is fitted with an ozonator. As a general guideline, BISHTA the industry’s hot tub association recommends between two and four months, although it is not unusual for owners of pressurised filtration tubs to change their spa water every six months.
i FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
F AQUAFINESSE ( 01348 841116 :
www.aquafinesse.co.uk F FILTERS4SPAS ( 01952 580500 :
www.filters4spas.co.uk F POOLSAN DIRECT ( 020 8500 4847 :
www.poolsandirect.co.uk
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