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Posted by Charlie Morgan on April 23, 2007, 6:12 pm
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>> I'm having the bathroom gutted. It isn't very large, the current tub
>> is five feet by 30". I'm getting a bit older and fairly physically
>> active (tennis, swimming, biking) with assorted aches and pains and
>> figured that a whirlpool tub might be a good idea. I just read the
>> previous few years messages on the subject but I'm not clear on a few
>> things.
>>
>> The new tub will be 5 feet by 32", not much of a difference. It will
>> double as a shower. Will that contribute to cleaning woes? Is it a bad
>> idea to use a whirlpool tub as a shower? I understand that dishwashing
>> powder is the recommended cleaner. Someone I know of who has a tub
>> says that keeping the jets clean is a royal pain. They may not know
>> about dishwashing powder though. I'll inform them of my finding.
>>
>> As for electric, there is a line added to the house (I can see it
>> going up the back wall) that feeds an air conditioner in the adjacent
>> bedroom and I've read that the tub would need a GFCI line. Could it
>> share the A/C line? Is that a code issue? I'm in New York City.
>>
>> I have fuses and all the slots are taken. The house has 200 amps,
>> according to the two big fuses so there is plenty of power. But an
>> estimate of running another line is around $700 and I can do without
>> that.
>>
>> I've read a few comments about folks not using these after they've
>> been installed, but nothing from folks who do use them. Is anyone
>> actually using them? They seem to sell a lot.
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>I have two of them in my house. I use both of them on the average of once
>every two years. They are great for washing sheer curtains. As a
>bathtub, they suck. They lose heat fast, use a lot of hot water, and are a
>pain to keep clean. The water that stays in the jets gets skungy quickly,
>shooting into your next bath water. Both are Jacuzzi, both were a lot of
>money, and both were a total waste of money. I bought an actual hot tub for
>as much as one of them cost, and I like it MUCH better. Save your money,
>and if you want a hot tub, get a real one.
>
>Steve
>
Amen
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