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Important Spa Safety Precautions
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Your spa can be a source of great pleasure. It offers healthful stimulating recreation and is a delightful fun center
for you,your family and friends. However, it contains large quantities of water and is deep enough to present
inherent dangers to life and health unless the following safety rules are strictly observed.
1. Never permit the spa to be used
unless it is attended by at least one
person other than the bather.
5. Hot water can raise the body temperature
high enough to cause heat stroke.
6. Prolonged immersion in hot water
may induce hyperthermia
7. WARNING-The use of alcohol, drugs,
or medication can greatly increase
the risk of fatal hyperthermia in hot
tubs or spas
2. Always use care in and around your spa
3. Keep the water sanitary and healthful
at all times
4. The water in your spa should NOT be
warmer than 100
˚
-104
˚
F (38-40C)
This can be fatal even to healthy adults. If you have any questions
about your own fitness or whether you should soak in the spa, check
with your physician.
Hyperthermia occurs when internal body temperature reaches a
level several degrees above the normal body temperature of 98.6F
(36.6C).The symptoms of hyperthermia include: (1) dizziness, (2)
fainting, (3)drowsiness, (4) lethargy, (5) increases in the internal body
temperature.The effects of hyperthermia include: (1) unawareness of
impending hazard, (2) failure to perceive heat, (3) failure to recog-
nize the need to exit spa, (4) physical inability to exit spa, (5) uncon-
sciousness resulting in danger of drowning.
Despite the popular image of people in spas drinking wine or other
alcoholic beverages, DO NOT use alcoholic beverages before or during
spa use.Alcohol is a depressant which causes slowed reflexes and
drowsiness, especially in conjunction with the relaxed soaking in hot
water.This can lead to sleep or unconsciousness and possibly result in
drowning. Using your spa with other people who are also drinking is
not a preventative measure since they are likely to become similarly
affected by the combinations of alcohol and hot water soaking.
Soaking in hot water causes changes in the circulatory system, such as
enlargement of blood vessels near the skin.Therefore, people with a
medical history of heart disease, circulatory problems, diabetes, or high
blood pressure should check with their physician before using spas.
Additionally, people taking medications causing drowsiness, such as tran-
quilizers, narcotics, antihistamines, or anticoagulants should not use spas
without asking their physician.
Accidents can occur when long hair or a body part is trapped by suction
from a drain or outlet whose cover is broken or removed. Children are par-
ticularly vulnerable, and they should be warned against danger.
The spa has many rigid, unyielding parts and many areas that become
wet and slippery; these are all potentially dangerous when rough play
is permitted or if care is not used particularly when entering or leav-
ing the spa.
Someone should be present to lend assistance if the bather
should be in trouble due to injuries, cramps, drowning
especially in case of children, etc.
Your filter system will remove suspended particles from the water.
Regular application of spa chemicals in proper quantities will destroy
harmful bacteria and prevent formation of algae.Your surface
skimmer will remove insects, leaves, and other debris from the water
surface. Unsanitary water is a serious health hazard.
Always keep an accurate thermometer in the water because your spa’s
thermostat may be in error. Use a high quality, shatterproof thermome-
ter with increments of one degree or less.
The National Spa and Pool Institute considers a temperature of 100
˚
F
(38
˚
C) safe and comfortable for a healthy adult. Most healthy adults
can enjoy this water temperature for as long as desired, although it
may raise the body temperature to the water temperature and eventu-
ally become uncomfortable (like a fever).At higher water temperatures
the soaking time should be shorter; never soak for more than 20 min-
utes when the water temperature is 102
˚
F (39
˚
C) or higher. If you are
planning a long rest in the spa, lower the water temperature closer to
normal body temperature, about 99
˚
F (37.2
˚
C). Some people find
even lower water temperatures relaxing and pleasing.Try different
water temperatures in the 98
˚
-102
˚
F (36.6
˚
-39
˚
C) range until you
find what temperatures suit you best.
8. Broken or missing drain covers
should be replaced immediately
DO NOT :
Do not use electrical appliances in or around your spa! Do not use glass or other breakable items in or around
your spa! Do not remove spa cabinet panels and attempt to make repairs! Do not attempt electrical repairs! :Retain a
Licensed Electrician!
