H ot Spring was the first 110-volt portable spa to earn the UL listing. The first US portable spa to receive the Canadian S.A.E. certification and the first and only US portable spa to receive the T.U.V. European certification. This is what you would expect from the world leader. E ntrapment means jet pumps pull in water by means of a strong suction. This is enough force to trap children and adults under water or even eviscerate them.
T o reduce the possibility of entrapment.
A U.L. listing requires all jet pumps have two suction ports to divide the suction. In a Hot Spring spa these suction ports are safely housed under two filter cartridges in the filter compartment, out of and away from the bathing area to eliminate entrapment. This also means all the water is filtered before it returns to the bather. O ther brands of Jacuzzi's utilizing a single top loaded filter requires a second suction port which is usually found in the foot well in the bathing area. But it also means the water coming from the foot well by-passes that single filter forcing unfiltered water, complete with body oils, dead skin and debris directly back on the bather.