Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?

On 30/06/2019 18:02, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?


You do know that they are full of spunk, **** and spilt alcohol?



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On 30/06/2019 18:34, ARW wrote:
On 30/06/2019 18:02, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?


You do know that they are full of spunk, **** and spilt alcohol?


A long time ago I was only a young helper in a business that used to
build hot-tub surrounds. The bloke I worked for _said_ that he had
contracted anal warts from one where the filters and chemical
maintenance was not done properly and it had seen a lot of er, action.

I have never enjoyed a hot tub since.

TW

On Sunday, 30 June 2019 19:00:20 UTC+1, TimW wrote:
A long time ago I was only a young helper in a business that used to
build hot-tub surrounds. The bloke I worked for _said_ that he had
contracted anal warts from one where the filters and chemical
maintenance was not done properly and it had seen a lot of er, action.

Did his Mrs believe him?

Owain

On 30/06/2019 20:45, wrote:
On Sunday, 30 June 2019 19:00:20 UTC+1, TimW wrote:
A long time ago I was only a young helper in a business that used to
build hot-tub surrounds. The bloke I worked for _said_ that he had
contracted anal warts from one where the filters and chemical
maintenance was not done properly and it had seen a lot of er, action.

Did his Mrs believe him?

Owain


Exactly. When someone is explaining how they got a dose of that you have
to wonder if they may not be giving you the whole truth.
TW

On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 9:34:53 PM UTC+1, TimW wrote:
On 30/06/2019 20:45, wrote:
On Sunday, 30 June 2019 19:00:20 UTC+1, TimW wrote:
A long time ago I was only a young helper in a business that used to
build hot-tub surrounds. The bloke I worked for _said_ that he had
contracted anal warts from one where the filters and chemical
maintenance was not done properly and it had seen a lot of er, action.

Did his Mrs believe him?

Owain


Exactly. When someone is explaining how they got a dose of that you have
to wonder if they may not be giving you the whole truth.
TW

IS that a pun?

On 30/06/2019 18:34, ARW wrote:
On 30/06/2019 18:02, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?


You do know that they are full of spunk, **** and spilt alcohol?

If you're using them right, yes!

On 30/06/2019 19:05, R D S wrote:
On 30/06/2019 18:34, ARW wrote:
On 30/06/2019 18:02, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?


You do know that they are full of spunk, **** and spilt alcohol?

If you're using them right, yes!

:-)

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Adam

I'd hope the filtration would sort that out. Besides, the fact is that those
things may not do you much harm anyway, its static water that gets infested
by nasty bugs and stuff.
Brian

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On 30/06/2019 18:02, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just wondered
if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you use it and
is it a faff to maintain?


You do know that they are full of spunk, **** and spilt alcohol?



--
Adam

On 01/07/2019 09:25, Brian Gaff wrote:
I'd hope the filtration would sort that out. Besides, the fact is that those
things may not do you much harm anyway, its static water that gets infested
by nasty bugs and stuff.
Brian


People have died at garden centres with display-hot-tubs before now
because no-one had the training to treat them with the correct
chemicals to prevent infestation with the legionnaires bug.

On Sunday, 30 June 2019 18:02:36 UTC+1, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.
Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?

For about £200 + VAT you can add water jets to an existing plastic bath.

https://www.whirlpoolexpress.co.uk/a...it-chrome.html

Or you can get plastic air things you sit on that blow bubbles.

Owain

On 30/06/2019 18:56, wrote:
On Sunday, 30 June 2019 18:02:36 UTC+1, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.
Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?

For about £200 + VAT you can add water jets to an existing plastic bath.

https://www.whirlpoolexpress.co.uk/a...it-chrome.html

Or you can get plastic air things you sit on that blow bubbles.

Owain


a.k.a. whoopee cushion

On Sunday, 30 June 2019 18:02:36 UTC+1, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?

I had one in a previous house. (Jacuzzi)
The main thing is to drain them after use.
There's no way you can ensure the water is clean if left full, all sorts of bugs can breed there.
But then I had a private water source and solar heating for the water.
Anal warts, doubt it. Just an urban myth. Legionaires, Cryptosporidium, Escherichia coli and Norovirus more likely.

Outdoor ones are bigger risk (bird**** etc.)

Like everything else, boring after the novelty has worn off. So, never bothered fitting one in the house I have now. Plus it would have been expensive to run.

On 30/06/2019 18:02, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?

My daughter and her husband have one, and wouldn't be without it. It
cost about £10,000 fully installed, and I would imagine running costs
are fairly high - it has to be left on all the time. Well, not sure
about 'has to be' but they say it's better to.

All this talk about hygiene is largely nonsense - well certainly for
family use, can't comment about other activities that some here might
get up to! The only maintenance - apart from occasional emptying and
refilling - is the addition of some chemicals every other day. Not sure
what they are, but it's only a teaspoonful or so - depending on usage.
There is no concern about stuff getting into the tub because they come
with a tight fitting cover (theirs is outside).

On 01/07/2019 08:43, Farmer Giles wrote:
On 30/06/2019 18:02, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?

My daughter and her husband have one, and wouldn't be without it. It
cost about £10,000 fully installed, and I would imagine running costs
are fairly high - it has to be left on all the time. Well, not sure
about 'has to be' but they say it's better to.

They probably leave the CH on all the time because its cheaper than
heating it up again!


All this talk about hygiene is largely nonsense - well certainly for
family use, can't comment about other activities that some here might
get up to! The only maintenance - apart from occasional emptying and
refilling - is the addition of some chemicals every other day. Not sure
what they are, but it's only a teaspoonful or so - depending on usage.
There is no concern about stuff getting into the tub because they come
with a tight fitting cover (theirs is outside).

Its not nonsense, you need a filter, I would fit a UV steraliser as well.

On 01/07/2019 10:21, dennis@home wrote:
On 01/07/2019 08:43, Farmer Giles wrote:

it has to be left on all the time. Well, not sure
about 'has to be' but they say it's better to.

They probably leave the CH on all the time because its cheaper than
heating it up again!

The problem as I understand it is the length of time they take to warm
up (many hours).

So if it wasn't left on you wouldn't be having an impromptu dip.

On 01/07/2019 10:31, R D S wrote:
On 01/07/2019 10:21, dennis@home wrote:
On 01/07/2019 08:43, Farmer Giles wrote:

it has to be left on all the time. Well, not sure about 'has to be'
but they say it's better to.

They probably leave the CH on all the time because its cheaper than
heating it up again!

The problem as I understand it is the length of time they take to warm
up (many hours).

So if it wasn't left on you wouldn't be having an impromptu dip.

Maybe they should put a better lid on it.

On Sunday, 30 June 2019 18:02:36 UTC+1, R D S wrote:
Stayed in a couple of holiday lets recently that had hot tubs.
I didn't think i'd be into it but love it.

Toying with the idea of getting one but I doubt we will but just
wondered if others have and if so what have you got, how often do you
use it and is it a faff to maintain?

A semi-family member died in one. And they did not find him for several days...

Never since had the slightest temptation to try one.