Hot Tubs

[Dee Sa]

a few minutes ago there was an ad on here and it was offering portable hot tubs from £299, not that I want one but I was wondering how safe are they has anyone in UK been electrocuted in a hot tub ?just wondered.

[sandyRoe]

I've never been in one, but mention of them brings to my mind images of cannibal cooking pots.

[lady-janine]

lol @ sandy.

[josaphine32]

I have a lazy spa, which is a portable one, its brilliant, all electrics are well insulate, I have never had a problem, lovely on a cool summers evening on 40c,

[douglas9401]

There are many issues with hot tubs besides electrocution Dee Sa.
Too many nooks and crannies able to hang on to the detritus of previous 'bathers' being uppermost in my fevered mind. :)

[Dee Sa]

never thought of that before sandy, but it will always stay with me now.
one in a hotel spa would be safe but a little portable one in the garden would scare me shi*less and where would you store it for winter in the garden shed, my trouble is I don't have any "spirit of adventure" left.

[Zippeedoodah]

I've been told women can get infections. Need I type more?

[Frank97]

Never been in one, did try one of those bubble mats once for a relaxing aerated bathe, yea right, the bubbles echoed through the whole house on the wooden floors and the air pump sounded like a vacuum cleaned next to me, very relaxing.

[HansUrbancka]

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5028501_problems-hot-tubs.html

[Hopkirk]

Why not just run a bath?

[josaphine32]

Why can you not use a bath, because I think its lovely when you can look up at the stars, with the steam going up in the air, and the fresh smell of chlorine, each to there own though, it used to be better with a glass of wine, but I don't drink any more, x

[kvalidir]

We've always had hot tubs and as long as you keep the water in the right condition there is no danger whatsoever. That's quite simple; you add various chemicals to keep the water at the right PH and bacteria free, check it with little indicator sticks every day ( only takes a second) so no infections, the filters and skimmers get rid of any nasties left from anyone else and most importantly no Legionaires disease. I've never tried an inflatable Lazy Spa but I know they've brought hot tubbing to the masses and are considered very safe. Get one, they're fab:)

[HansUrbancka]

Looking at Dee's Avatar...I think she's a stirrer and knows more about hot tubs than she is letting on. :-)

Hans.

[RATTER15]

I dont have one and probably never will have. I did come very close to getting one and paid a £3000 deposit on one, only to cancel it after thinking more carefully and changing my mind.

People will always find a reason not to have something that is often more associated with people that are "better off" in my experience. These days I couldnt afford one and have no great yearning for one but if one was offered at a very low price I would jump at one. I love the idea of laying in a hot tub in the long summer evenings with a few friends supping a few ales.

[The Builder]

The technical answer, Dee, is that anything electrical that's used outside, must be connected to an RCD (commonly referred to as an earth leakage trip.)

Any current higher than 30 thousandths of an amp (0.030) that gets into contact with the water, will cause a disconnection in around 15 thousandths of a second (0.015 seconds)

No worries ;o)))