Patent ID: 8104110

Claim:
A control system for a bathing unit, the bathing unit including a receptacle for holding water, the receptacle having at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port, said control system comprising: a) a circulation system through which water can flow between the outlet port and the inlet port of the receptacle; b) a jetting pump assembly suitable for pumping water through said circulation system, said jetting pump assembly having a motor driving a pump, the motor being configured for operating at a plurality of different motor speeds within a range of possible motor speeds; c) a controller in communication with said jetting pump assembly, said controller having: i) a memory unit; and ii) a user interface configured for: 1. enabling a human operator of the bathing unit to specify a set of parameters to create a user configured jetting mode and to store the user configured jetting mode in the memory unit for later recall, wherein the user interface enables the human operator to independently specify a particular first motor speed and a particular second motor speed when creating the user configured jetting mode; and 2. allowing selection of a jetting mode amongst jetting modes stored in the memory unit, the jetting modes stored in the memory unit including the user configured jetting mode and at least one other jetting mode; said controller being responsive to the selection of the user configured jetting mode from the memory unit via the user interface for causing the motor driving the pump of the jetting assembly to vary its speed based in part on the specified particular first motor speed and the specified particular second motor speed.