Thoughts on Hot Tubs

[wiscpl]

greatesc, Sundance, IMO, makes one of the best spas in the market. One feature that helps keep the cost of heating it is because it is fully insulated. This keeps the whole underside of the hot tub away from the cold air/ground.
We have a Sundance Altimar which is designed for 6 people but we can find room for eight.

[greatesc]

Believe it or not I'm in the business and work for a company that installs and maintans them. My deal is the water balence, but I agree on them being the best, althogh I really like Caldera two. Believe it or not I have one spa on my route that seats 40, geez ya gotta love Aspen, LOL

[negacpl]

Our HOT TUB RULES;

1. For Adults; clothing optional.....9 times out of 10 when we say that...no
bothers putting suits on anyway... ..
2. When the kids use it.or our "vanilla" friends..I make them wait, while I run their suits through a water only wash...I don't care who it is.....I have had kids in there that
have a whole box of laundry soap in there suits, it reaks havoc on the
chemicals.....and with pumps on, it looks like a bubble bath.....NO MORE
3. When consuming alcohol in the hot tub....by adults...be very careful....
Beer in hot tub...not pretty....(that was my fault)....

[greatesc]

Very good advice you have there

A Few other tips
Don't pour a bottle of wintergreen analgesic in the spa either thinking it will help it will only make you drain and refill it a week later

Kids and the glitter stuff, geez what is that all about.

I have one customer who uses dish soap everytime they get out to clean off the ring around the tub, LOL it looks like a 500 gallon container of cool whip when I visit them next.

Alcohol in a hot tub at 104 degrees may kill you, so I recommend for those parties lower the temp to 98 degrees or below, then party like crazy

Just from us Get wet and get wild

[SluttyWife]

Hmmm...you're not going to believe this but we just ended up in a house with our very own hot tub! LOL....Does anyone here have any tips on how to maintain this thing?
It's small holds 3! Threesome Tub! HEEE

[wiscpl]

It's funny you mention this today. I need to go and shock ours and test the chemicals.
I would suggest finding your local spa dealer and grilling them for as much information you can. They will have the chemicals you need to maintain your spa at the proper levels.
There are a number of different chemicals to use. Chlorine, Bromine, and enzymes. IMO, stay away from chlorine. It ruins suit, assuming you wear them, and can burn your eyes if the PPM (parts per million) is to high. Bromine is an alternative that is similar to chlorine. We are using a variation that is 100% chlorine free (not all are) and seems to work well for us. You'll need to shock your spa once a week and after each use.

But after all this it is well worth it. We enjoy ours frequently and have had a foursome in the middle of winter under the stars with neighbors about 30 feet away and no clue what we were doing.

[greatesc]

We have a whole page just on water chemistry that I wrote for the guys that work with me

http://www.kelleyandsusan.com/water_talk.htm

Nature 2 is a good way to go if you don't like chorine or bromine but you have to keep up with it. Personally we use chlorine. Hope this page helps

Susan working on ours

[wiscpl]

If you are going to use Nature 2 make sure you have an ozonator. Its a device which gives off ozone in the water to control bacteria. We tried Nature 2 without it and found out the hard way.

[greatesc]

Originally Posted by wiscpl

If you are going to use Nature 2 make sure you have an ozonator. Its a device which gives off ozone in the water to control bacteria. We tried Nature 2 without it and found out the hard way.

True again
You can also shock with Oxy Brite or Sunbrite every few days, these additives are theoretically chlorine free and will sanitize adequatly. Also beware that some ozonators ozone sources deteriorate after a few years and the light source may need to be replaced. If it's over two years old it may be bad.
With all this tech talk we have forgotton to talk about fun in the tub, lol

[SluttyWife]

Thanks for all the great replies! Hmmm...now I'll have phoning spa dealers and ozone experts. If only we had a videophone!

Happy tubbin' everyone.

Slutty Wife ;-*

[Lampoon]

read this hot tub story...HOT
http://english.literotica.com/storie....php?id=212291

[pairbond]

We put a hot tub on our screened-in, roofed-over back porch and we use it year round. We simply lower the water temperature setting to not more than 99 degrees in the summer, so it's just luke warm. In the winter we will bump it up to 100 or 101 degrees. Hotter than that makes us feel like lobsters being boiled.

We also especially love to use the hot tub when it's snowing outside. And the hot tub is a terrific ice breaker to get people naked together. We always turn on at least enough jets to keep the surface roiled, deliberately so that hands beneath the surface are NOT visible. Part of the purpose of the tub is to encourage people to not only get naked together, but to start feeling each other.

Lastly, those past age 40 will appreciate the value of hot tubs for soothing sore aching muscles and easing the pain of arthritic joints.

Tubs rock!

[wiscpl]

Originally Posted by greatesc

With all this tech talk we have forgotton to talk about fun in the tub, lol

We haven't forgotten about the fun in the tub part. In fact, the weather has cooled off here in the midwest. We've had more swining fun in our tub in the last six weeks than we did all last winter. So much so that we've influences a couple into buying their own and we will be going to their house to "check it out" soon!!!!!

[djjwp]

Originally Posted by pairbond

We also especially love to use the hot tub when it's snowing outside. And the hot tub is a terrific ice breaker to get people naked together. We always turn on at least enough jets to keep the surface roiled, deliberately so that hands beneath the surface are NOT visible. Part of the purpose of the tub is to encourage people to not only get naked together, but to start feeling each other.

Lastly, those past age 40 will appreciate the value of hot tubs for soothing sore aching muscles and easing the pain of arthritic joints.

Tubs rock!

All we can say is Amen!

[SluttyWife]

I finally found the holy grail of all hot tub videos. Have a look?
Haven't been able to shake this one off since seeing one of
those "Best Of Saturday Night Live" vids..
The song will forever permeate your mind, trust me!

http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/video/hottub.mpg

Slutty Wife ;-*