Does anyone have either or do you use one regularly ?
What’s the difference between the two ‘
I tried a jacuzzi a couple of days ago, staying in for about twenty minutes. It felt great but the next day I felt lousy ! I don’t feel the urge to repeat the experience.
Any thoughts ‘
Years ago our local ladies’ gym had a jacuzzi and I tried it and hated it! However, hot humid environments make me feel poorly anyway so perhaps it was just that.
We’ve tried all sorts over the years… not really worth bothering with in my view…
although many folk seem keen on 'em…
We have a semi rigid Netspa Octopus spa, recommended by @Griffin36 . After having an inflatable one before, I would never buy an inflatable again. We only get it out in the summer, usually June to October, and it lives on our rear terrace under a pergola. It’s very easy to put together and during the winter lives under the bed. I agree with @AngelaR about a very humid environment, that sort of thing can make me a bit queasy.
Does that mean that your spa doesn’t do that? And as Peter was wondering, is there any difference between a spa and a jacuzzi?
Mine is in the open air rather than indoors. For me, it’s the trapped humidity around me that can be a problem. In the open air, that doesn’t happen.
Jacuzzi is a trade name.
The one I tried is in a residence at a spa resort in the Aude and is included in the package. My partner is down having a ‘curé but I’m also allowed to use the facilities when I’m here.
According to my partner who was here last year but didn’t try the jacuzzi, this year seems more powerful according to the regulars.
It seemed quite clean and well maintained but I looked on sites asking the questions about side-effects etc. There seem to be many positives but also negatives health wise.
We have one of the cheap inflatable ones from the brico and just use the blower option to give bubbles in luke warm water (by a solar cover) to give a refreshing break in the summer when weather is really hot.
slight thread drift…
back in late 70’s early 80’s… OH fitted a (new-fangled) corner “jacuzzi bath”… and decided he had won the right to be the first to “test” it…
made a slight error when adding the bubble-bath stuff… and flooded the bathroom and corridor with sweet-smelling suds … 
At least your feet were clean !
My son has just replaced his five year old Intex spa with a new replacement he got in the february sales for just a few euros more than he paid previously! Its outside built into decking and ideal here for the very hot evening when they use it. They don’t encourage anyone else to go in (apart from me and the other grandparents) as they are very germ concious and when they are away, I have to go every day to oxygenate it and add the relevent chemicals to keep it pristine and germ free. I would never use a public one or one in a resort or hotel, too iffy it has been properly looked after.
We used to have a rigid (wood outer and fibre glass inner) spa, about 2.2 x 2 m. I loved it and would use it most of the year (well 8 or 9 months:thinking: as it was just far too cold in the depths of winter), but it wasn’t cheap to run electricity wise - 3 kw heater, 3 pumps and an air blower:grimacing:. Offset by the bliss and cold 
on a starry night
Very important to keep the filters clean , change the water regularly, keep the chemical levels right and don’t stay in it too long…
A commercial spa should be set up differently from a small domestic one. When I set up one for a client I removed the massage jet and air flow from the filtration cycle. That way you can have proper filtration running and not as in a domestic where the filtered water is suddenly having high pressure and high flow pushing everything through a tiny filter. That just leads to filter breakthrough, making it pretty pointless apart from catching any large stuff.
We used open air hot tubs in Canada - really nice after a day hiking in the Rockies. Not fussed about the jets and stuff though.
Thats the key difference between a hot tub and a spa. Lots more hot air with a spa 
Bacause I love the things I do but try to do them in a more cost effective and greener way I engineered the clients I mentioned above spa. Got rid of the 3hp water pumps and used a heater I attached to the air blower. In the spa people still got pumelled (sorry massaged) by the heated air jets just as they would with the high pressire water but at a fraction of the running cost. Also the tiny pump required for the filtration circuit also saved a lot on running costs. The filter was Dryden Aqua’s AFM so real filtration.
@Peter_Bird
what are you thoughts behind your opening post…
are you wanting to know just who else has felt a bit odd after a session?? or whether it’s worth buying/installing??
Very good Stella, what have the French doctors said for people post heart attacks and stent fitting?
Must confess, it’s not something we’ve discussed with our doc … but I will do so in July (next appt with the cardio)
I know that extreme heat is bad for OH (hence my worries yesterday)… anything which stresses the breathing I suppose… who knows… I don’t, but I’ll ask… 
I would think, but do not know that up to 37c would be fine but a too longer in excess of 40c might not. Certainly the Scandanavians love their saunas and are sure they are great for health.