By Andy Go
The effect of hydrotherapy in easing various minor body pains is well known and accepted. Many people go to the trouble of regularly visiting spas because of the reinvigorated feeling after just a 10 minute session. In hydrotherapy, the buoyancy of the swirling water, the water temperature and the pressurized water from the jets combine to ease the tired muscles and body pains.
Making time to visit spas is an admirable health habit but there are people who for various reasons just don't have the time. Some good advice to get the benefits of a whirlpool spa is to convert the ordinary bath tub at home into a whirlpool bathtub. This would be very convenient for the users since there shall be no need to go out and visit a spa.
Before buying the needed parts and accessories to convert the ordinary bath tub into a whirlpool spa, make sure to check that there is no need to move the bath tub from its present spot. Take measurements to be sure that there will be enough space.
There are whirlpool jet systems for any bath tub, like fiberglass, acrylic, marble, even steel or cast iron.
A whirlpool bath tub has a motorized circulation system where air and water are sprayed through four to eight jets for an active massaging action. To convert the ordinary tub to a whirlpool bath tub, the appropriate capacity of a water pump and hydro jets must be added. The tools and parts needed to convert an ordinary bathtub into a whirlpool bath tub are available at many retailers and can be done by the bath tub owner.
Another accessory to be added is the water heater, to maintain the water temperature to be ready to use at any time needed. The warmth of the water is a major factor in the healing effects of the whirlpool.
There are accessory retailers who sells a complete set. An advantage is that there is less confusion since all the needed parts are picked out as part of a kit. A disadvantage is that the bath tub owner may pay for parts that they already have.
The conversion of an ordinary bathtub into a whirlpool spa is worth serious consideration since it is to the benefit of the owner to regularly avail of the healing effects of a whirlpool spa.
