Did you know.. The word Hot Tub and Jacuzzi are often confused

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Did you know.. The word Hot Tub and Jacuzzi are often confused

Is a Jacuzzi a hot tub ???

A Jacuzzi is not a hot tub or in fact a spa, it’s a brand name, but the name gets used a lot for a hot tub. It’s just the same as how people use the brand name ‘Hoover’, as the name for a vacuum cleaner.
Many people commonly use the word Jacuzzi for any bath tub with jets in. This is because most people have experienced the in ground hot tubs found at hotels, health clubs and on cruise ships which are normally called Jacuzzi’s
The reason why so many people misuse the word Jacuzzi is due to the Venturi jet that Roy Jacuzzi invented and patented in 1968.
A Venturi jet is one that pulls air into the flow of the water causing the bubbling effect. The ratio of air to water can be adjusted by using an air control.
The hot tubs on today’s market have a pump that circulates the water through pipes and then out of underwater Venturi jets. This then causes the bubbling effect within the tub that provides the hydrotherapeutic relaxation within the tub.

The Jacuzzi Family

It was during the 1900’s that the Jacuzzi brothers wanted to help their family member that had an arthritis problem. They invented a portable “hydrotherapy pump”, this being a pump that increases the water pressure through a small massage jet.
During the 1960’s, Roy Jacuzzi took over the business and then started marketing and selling the first Jacuzzi hot tub using the same jet systems that was invented by this family.
The Jacuzzi brother’s patent ran out 10 years later in 1976 which lead to the American hot tub market taking off as they were able to use the Jacuzzi type jets. Hot Tub manufactures have improved the jets to give a better hydrotherapeutic effect.