coldplunge Posted December 2, 2005 Report Posted December 2, 2005 Does anyone have any suggestions on how to override the maximum temperature on Freeflow spas? I called the company directly, and they said that they used to send customers a new chip to enable higher temps after the customers signed a waiver. Now they claim that they just can't help... I just finished installing an old clawfoot tub coldplunge, and 104 is not quite enough heat in the winter weather! Thanks... Quote
HTChris Posted December 2, 2005 Report Posted December 2, 2005 Does anyone have any suggestions on how to override the maximum temperature on Freeflow spas? I called the company directly, and they said that they used to send customers a new chip to enable higher temps after the customers signed a waiver. Now they claim that they just can't help... I just finished installing an old clawfoot tub coldplunge, and 104 is not quite enough heat in the winter weather! Thanks... You're going to have a problem overriding the temperature. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and other agencies helped our industry in setting into place "high limits" (therefore the use of high limit switches). It's my understanding according to several doctors that water temperatures over 107 F are dangerous for soaking. You can become so relaxed that your body's core temperature rises! Hyper-thermia is just as dangerous as hypothermia. Our advice to our customers over the years has been, if the water feels even a little hot (not warm), don't go in. We want our customers to have a safe, long life with their hot tub! Enjoy it safely! Chris Quote
Jim_The_Jim Posted December 2, 2005 Report Posted December 2, 2005 Does anyone have any suggestions on how to override the maximum temperature on Freeflow spas? I called the company directly, and they said that they used to send customers a new chip to enable higher temps after the customers signed a waiver. Now they claim that they just can't help... I just finished installing an old clawfoot tub coldplunge, and 104 is not quite enough heat in the winter weather! Thanks... I suggest that you get a good thermometer and check the calibration of the tub. With the sue happy people in this world, you can bet that no one, in the spa industry, in their right mind is going to set the temperature higher. Quote
Spa-Guy Posted December 4, 2005 Report Posted December 4, 2005 HT Chris and Jim are both giving excellent advice. Your tub is set at 104 degrees for a reason. Believe me, 104 is quite hot. Set at 99 or 100 degrees, I can sit in the tub 2 hours and feel great. Set at 104 and I can only stand about 12 minutes and I'm feeling like mush. If someone drinks alcohol prior to entering the tub, then it magnifies the situation, at 104 degrees. Doctoring your spa to overide 104 standards, is a dangerous hazard to you and anyone that sits in your tub. Besides, your Freeflow Spa is equipped with a Balboa Control head, utilizing the M-7 Technology, which will not allow you to overide safety standards. As for waivers, they have been proven worthless, in the eyes of the court, when the loved ones of a accident victim sue,as it proves guilt by the manufacturer or service company, that provides a overide or wrongfully tells a consumer how to overide, based on signing a waiver, when they themselves know the hazards. Enjoy the hot water, just not too hot. Dave. Quote
Canadian Kahuna Posted December 4, 2005 Report Posted December 4, 2005 I'm new to hot tubs, have only had one for about a month now, and somebody feel free to correct me if i'm wrong here. I've read that many of the sanitizers, while still effective, aren't AS effective at higher temperatures (above 84F). So would it be safe to assume that the hotter the water is, the less effective your sanitizer will be? Just another thought to running higher temperatures. Quote
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