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dazedandconfused:
So air blowers are for aroma therapy?  So I guess SD has them?

What about HS and D1, do they have them?

ZzTop:
NO, air blowers are for blowing extra air bubbles into the tub.
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Aroma Therapy is absolutely secondary and can be achieved in every make of tub simply by putting a few drops in the tub, without paying for a costly extra like an air blower.

Every post I have seen regarding air blowers and aromatherapy says it does not work well.  

There is a better and cheaper way to get aroma therapy for what it is worth.

A WARNING.

Watch out for all the flash and  gimmicks used to sell hot tubs.
They have little real intrinsic value compared to basic hydrotherapy, seating comfort, good engineering and long term quality and satisfaction.

Things I don't particulary like are waterfalls, stereos, misters, pillows, AIR BLOWERS, overkill on the number of jets and pumps which add up to more costs of operation and maintenence and  of course higher failure rates over the life expectancy of the Spa.

If you are looking for, "Look What I Own  bragging rights "by all means get the whole nine yards.  You will surely pay the price in the end.

Well - thank you for letting me get that off my chest!  LOL

Regards, Zz.

ebirrane:
Hot spring have aromatherapy and no air blower.  I was in a cameo last night and, while great, the air blower kept shooting (what felt like) icicles into my legs and back (I was in the lounger).

Also, oddly, when I covered the holes with my legs the air bubbler (I *think* it was the air bubbler) made a weird whirring sound.

Dropping smelly liquid in the water and then agitating the water gives you the smells.  Jets can agitate the water just as well as air bubblers and without the icicles.  Heck, dropping aromatherapy oils in the water and slapping it alot with your hand will probably do the trick.

-Ed

Chas:
I think the question has been answered, but that has never stopped me from posting before....  :D

An air blower is just that: a machine that moves only air. It contains a series-wound motor, which is a very high RPM device. As such, they make a sound exactly like a shop vacuum - in fact the motors are virtually identical to those found in a shop vac.

Now - as to how they are plumbed into a spa: some makers hook them up to a set of small outlets scattered around the spa - usually at exactly the same depth in a sort of a ring - and when you power up the blower, these outlets will blow air. Only. No water moves, other than what gets moved around in the tub as the bubbles climb to the surface.

Other makers add a directional valve to the air blower so you can force air into the hydromassage jets. You see, these jets are designed to draw in air as the water passes through them, and most makers put air controls on these systems to adjust the feel of the jets. Adding the ability to force air into the air system of the jets is like turbocharging: it adds a ton of extra activity.

The drawbacks to blower systems are many. First: most people don't use them after the newness wears off. They cool the water because of the larger volume of air moving through the water. They also tend to bring up a cloud of sanitizer right to eye level. They are either noisy in the extreme, or if they are quiet, it means that they are buried in a hard-to-reach place, which is bad news if you ever need to fix it.

The noise of the blower can be very annoying, but even if the machine itself is quiet, the noise the bubbles make is pretty loud. You will find yourself speaking loudly to make yourself heard if you have a blower running.

Yes there are people who like the blowers in their tubs. But I have come across lots who do not. The one group of people who really love blowers would be spa salespeople who can watch the look of wonder on the face of a prospect when they hit the blower button and watch the fantastic action in the tub as the bubbles hit the surface. Of course, if those same people knew about what I have told you above, they might not look so enthralled...

By the way, in case you couldn't guess: HotSpring has never put a blower in a spa in 27 years.

ZzTop:
Chas, Exccellent post

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