Sometimes a question comes up during renovations or home building: Should we install a jetted bathtub in the master bathroom or buy a hot tub for everyone to enjoy? If the budget only allows for one or the other, it may seem like a hard decision… at first.
Below are some considerations to make when comparing hot tubs and jetted bathtubs:
| Hot Tub | Jetted Bathtub |
|---|---|
| Simply fill and plug, and your AquaRest Spas hot tub is ready to use. | Installing a jetted tub is a complex project with a high cost on top of purchasing the bathtub itself. |
| AquaRest portable hot tubs are designed to filtrate every 12 hours, keeping the water moving and clean. | Jetted bathtubs need frequent cleaning whether used or not because the water lies in the piping. Water that’s stagnant will grow mold. |
| A hot tub from AquaRest Spas only needs to be drained and refilled once every 3-4 months to clean it and restore water balance. | You will need to refill your jetted tubs each time you take a bath. Deeper jetted bathtubs require A LOT of water to fill, enough to drain a hot water heater every time you want a bath. |
| You can move your portable AquaRest spa from the porch to the garden and even into the garage or indoors in the cold winter months. | Your jetted tub is stuck in one place: your bathroom. |
| Invite friends and family over for a fun hot tub party! | You’ll probably not want to share your jetted bathtub with the neighbors. |
| AquaRest Spas are kept at the perfect temperature with a thermal rod friction heater, so your spa is warm and ready whenever you are. Plus, you can enjoy a soothing massage from the jets without your water going cold. | Before you know it, you’re sitting in a tub full of cold water. Unfortunately, the same mixture of air and water that makes a jetted tub so inviting, also causes the water to cool 60% to 80% faster than a traditional bathtub without jets. |
It’s pretty easy to see that for convenience and fun, a hot tub has a lot more to offer for everyone. AquaRest Spas are affordable, and because there won’t be any installation surprises, you can avoid unpredicted costs in your building or renovation budget.