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THE SWIM SPA SENSATION Is it a pool? Is it a hot tub? Actually it’s both. A swim spa provides the best of both worlds when it comes to swimming and relaxing. It has jets to soothe and massage away aches and pains but also provides a strenuous swim workout by pitting your energy against a powerful current.
61 CASE STUDY
Dartmoor hot tub heaven – and how finding the right stunning location for a tub can make all the difference.
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HOT TUB QUESTIONS ANSWERED Our spa experts help with answers to some of the most popular concerns about owning a hot tub or spa.
64 EXCLUSIVE – 94 79 82 104 4 WHAT POOL & HOT TUB
OUR TOP 30 HOT TUBS Here’s our personal selection of the best value for money hot tubs on the market – to suit all tastes and budgets. If you are about to make a decision to buy a hot tub, then the choice that awaits you is quite daunting. Our thorough guide looks at portable tubs starting at a few hundred pounds and goes through to glamourous multi seating hydrotherapy tubs.
HELPING YOU TO MAKE THE RIGHT HOT TUB DECISIONS A profile of the hot tub BISHTA trade association set up 10 years ago to help consumers and maintain the highest industry standards.
HOT TUB TABLE
Our exclusive guide of hot tub, spa and swim spa manufacturers and distributors that operate in the UK. Where they are, what they do and how to contact them.
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ENJOY THE ‘GREENHOUSE EFFECT’ Putting a swimming pool under cover is now a realistic and affordable solution to coping with unpredictable weather throughout the year. Investing in a pool enclosure will literally bring an outdoor pool ‘indoors’, providing a safe shelter to the pool which suddenly means you can use it all year round and not just as a summer treat.
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SAUNAS – WARMTH FOR THE SOUL Luxury saunas are now appearing more than ever in the home – a popular, trendy and practical health benefit for the family. Now the luxury, style and design of the new generation of saunas, together with steam rooms and shower products has, it seems, seduced consumers and are in demand as luxury items for private homes as much as anywhere else.
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Keeping your swimming pool water clear is just a matter of routine. It’s known that one of the things which worries, if not deters people from owning their own swimming pool is how to keep the water clear and safe to swim in. We show you how easy it can be.
100 REGIONAL DIRECTORY We list regional retailers and installers around the UK.
104 SAFETY IN THE WATER Safety around a swimming pool is always important. Here’s a list of dos and don’ts of pool safety.
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