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Spoiledrotten

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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2014, 10:44:36 am »
You guys are funny! If I wanted to get into a tub of 104* for 10 minutes, I would have just passed on a hot tub and drawn a small tub of hot water, gotten in long enough to put burn blisters on my butt, then get out, sit in front of the television with a glass of wine. I'd rather get it just hot enough to be totally relaxing and be able to sit in it just as long as I wish without worrying about health issues from the prolonged heat exposure. Sometime, we even have to turn the overhead fan on during the winter months if we start sweating.  8)
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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2014, 10:44:36 am »

TwinCitiesHotSpring

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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2014, 05:24:23 pm »
Sauna 165 ish
Hot Tub 102-103

had a customer with an inground spa built into his house, he refused to upgrade to a newer/more efficient heater (small pool heater) because his old mechanical heater could be "rigged" so he could soak at 107...told him he was crazy and he just laughed

Darzmr

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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2014, 12:50:37 pm »
Some like it hot - I'm good at 104, friends can't handle it though, so it's usually set around 101. 

rin-spa-aic

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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2014, 03:11:01 pm »
I'm with spoiledrotten, lower temp and longer soak time.

I usually leave mine at 99 and very occaisionally bump it up a degree or three.

Minimum soak time no less than 20 minutes and 30-60 minutes frequently.

104 too hot for 10mins or more unless I've been drinking a ton prior to entry and during the soak.

Isaac-1

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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2014, 04:46:56 pm »
While I am still fairly new to hot tub ownership I find that I need 102+ to help with my back pain, anything lower just does not cut it, I am still fine tuning that number though at 104 the soak time before I have to get out is a bit short, so I am thinking ideal balance is probably around 103.

Spoiledrotten

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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2014, 06:43:23 pm »
I'm with spoiledrotten, lower temp and longer soak time.

I usually leave mine at 99 and very occaisionally bump it up a degree or three.

Minimum soak time no less than 20 minutes and 30-60 minutes frequently.

104 too hot for 10mins or more unless I've been drinking a ton prior to entry and during the soak.

Glad I'm not the only one. High temps and short soak times are about the equivalant of putting in an in-ground swimming pool, then jumping in one end and swimming a lap and getting out.
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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2014, 07:02:24 pm »
Its funny how just that one or two degrees makes such a difference...I can hang out in the tub for an hour or two at 100-101 but at 102 I want out after 10-20 min....One degree? Wild!

Spoiledrotten

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Re: What water temp is most common?
« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2014, 01:21:56 pm »
That is true, dunecritter. Then just think how one degree body heat makes a difference as well. If I had 103* temp growing up, my mother would give me a couple of aspirin and tell me to get my butt in the bed. If it went up to 104*, she'd rush me to the emergency room, afraid I was fixing to have a stroke.
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Re: What water temp is most common?
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