Sitting in my Jacuzzi Hot Tub in Spain on the Costa del Sol trying out a brand new model I really felt the effect of the hydromassage treatment of the warm water. Unfortunately I have had a nasty problem with my right shoulder in that I have strained a tendon so it's an injury very similar to a frozen shoulder

I have tried all sorts of things Heat, Frozen peas and packs of Ice (my thanks to those helpful people who let me have the ice packs) but the Hot Tub seems to have been the best so far. It has limproved my shoulder very considerably but I did use it carefully as the water pressure can be strong.

I was very impressed by this outstanding Hot Tub it being much deeper than most so that the lovely warm water easily engulfs one shoulders.

It's interesting how different people market Hot Tubs. Some say the magic words equal to 24 Jets so does that mean it does not have 24 jets but the vendor thinks it's equal to 24 Jets. Sounds a bit like bending the trade description in my book

Or to put it another way it's just gibberish - either it's got the number of jets or it does not. This is a very important point as prices of Hot Tubs have a direct relation to the number of actual jets as obviously the more jets - the more pipe work - the more labour and the more expensive they become. Well yes that's fair but what they do is when they say equal to 24 Jets its probably got only 8 Jets with 3 revolving jets built in so in reality 8 Jet Tub gets described as 24 and commands a 24 jet price. Hmmmmmmm

The other thing that stands out is that some makers make unbranded versions of their products. They tend to be much cheaper made products produced to lower standards I geuss to meet much reduced costs of production and that's why they are unbranded the manufacturer does not want to admit that it's his product. Usually these are described with out any reference to the power of the motors that drive the water pumps as are they usually considerably underpowered. Thats where big savings can be made by the manufacturer at the consumers expense.

You usually get what you pay for so less money can mean fewer features

When you start with the cheapest way to build spas (full foam), it is very much like day following night and can create a house of cards falling down more often than not as these Spas generally fall short in many other areas as well. A full foam spa also makes it more or less impossible to fix if it has a leak from with in the foam.

As with most things it always pays to buy a product made by a well established manufacturer who has been in the business for some time.