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.
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