Spa Owner’s Guide
Welcome! We hope you will find
the information you are looking for in this guide, however
if you have other questions please don’t hesitate
to ask. Each of us at Spas & Things wants you to enjoy
your hot tub/spa and we want you to feel free to ask any
question about your tub that you wish.
As an aside, you will notice
through out this guide, we interchangeably use the term
hot tub and/or spa. Both words have come to mean the same
item with spa being the older descriptive word. Since we
have been around for many years, our name is naturally Spas
& Things. I guess that if we were starting today the
name would be Hot Tubs & Things.
Our staff is very experienced
and we may have the answer to your question readily available.
If not, we will certainly research the answer and then let
you know what we find out. This guide is by design very
generic and is not limited to a specific brand or model
of tub. Most of the manufacturers of tubs today have websites
where you can download owner’s manuals for your particular
unit. If you don’t have their web address, we will
be glad to try and locate it for you.
We wish to acknowledge the help
of our suppliers and the manufacturers of the different
brands and products used with hot tubs. They, along with
the A.P.S.A., have shared information with us so that we
might prepare this guide.
We try very hard to prevent
careless mistakes, but sometimes things do go wrong. If
you are not satisfied, or you feel that you have not been
treated fairly, please let us know. We would like the chance
to correct the error and apologize for our mistake.
Our phone numbers are:
(843)
665-4244
(800) 237-0103
www.spasandthings.com
A SAFETY GUIDE
According to the National Safety
Council, drowning is a leading cause of accidental death
in the United States. Although most accidents occur in natural
bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and the ocean, the
water in any hot tub or spa is deep enough for someone to
drown.
Supervision is the key to safety.
You should never soak alone, nor allow anyone else to use
your spa alone. We all hear stories of adults allowing youngsters
to use the tub without proper supervision and a serious
or possibly fatal accident is the result. Please, don’t
allow young people in a tub without a responsible adult
present. Young people just don’t recognize all the
dangers associated with being in and around water.
The misuse of the equipment,
and the removal of safety covers or interlocks can have
serious consequences. Improper storage or failure to remove
the cover can lead to being trapped in the spa. Accidents
occur each year that result in serious injuries or even
a death because someone was “messing around.”
Your spa will be a focal point
of your entertaining, but you should use good judgment.
Alcohol mixed with water may be satisfying to some, but
it can be deadly around in a hot tub. Alcohol acts as a
depressant and slows reaction times, and it also suppresses
inhibitions that would normally result in us being more
careful. Whiskey and water do not mix around a spa! Of course,
if alcohol is not safe, neither are drugs. This includes
prescription drugs unless you have checked with your doctor
first, and he has specifically told you that it is okay
to enter a tub while you are on medication. Hot water may
cause unexpected reactions because of the medicine you are
taking.
We are not trying to scare you.
We encourage you to enjoy your hot tub, but we want you
to enjoy it safely. Use good judgment. Make rules as to
when people can use the spa, and how they are expected to
behave. Then tell your family and friends what your rules
are. Prior planning on your part and your guests understanding
of what those rules are just might prevent an accident.
ENJOY THE TUB SAFELY!
Page 1 |
Page 2 | Page 3
| Page 4 | Page
5 | Page 6
