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Old 12-15-2009, 04:56 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Hot tub floating balls . . .

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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy View Post
Something that could be tried if you have a very good filtering system, as in a few layers of screen before the water returns to the jetting system, would be packaging "peanuts".
My guess is that peanuts would fall under the category of highly efficient as far as an insulator, but impractical because they would most likely stick to you as you rose to get out of the tub. They are certainly light enough to provide excellent mobility too, but my guess is that a denser, less adhering material would work best.
Hopefully we will eventually get some responses from implementors or at least testers. I don't own a hot tub and my YMCA was not open to experimenting.
I thought of it a lot before writing the article almost a year ago while sitting there with my face hot and water splashing into my eyes . . .oh, and let's not forget the eye burning chlorine that they pour into the water, which effect would be lessened with a "blanket".
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