What Is the Difference Between a Hot Tub, Jaccuzzi, and a Swim Spa?

You want to buy a hot tub. You'll research, research, and research some more, but the only thing that happens is more confusion! Because words like hot tub, Jaccuzzi, and swim spa will be thrown at you and you'll wonder, don't they all mean the same thing?

The answer is no; they are very similar, yet completely different. How, you may ask? Read on to find out the difference between a hot tub, jaccuzzi, and swim spa, and what works best for your lifestyle.

Hot Tubs

The term ‘hot tub,’ originated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, were known as large tubs or small pools that were used by one or more people. These hot tubs are old winery equipment, wooden barrels, and hold hot water for relaxation and aid joint pain.

As the years passed by, this ‘wooden hot tub’ has modernized and is made especially for relaxation and a hydrotherapy session. The modern portable hot tub has a built-in filtration system, power jets, pumps, and a heater. Hot tubs are beneficial if you’re looking for relief from joint or muscle pain. It has jets built so that water is pumped onto areas of the body where stress tends to build up. If you are suffering from chronic pain, arthritis, stress, and headaches, hydrotherapy can be helpful in providing relaxation on a regular basis.

Apart from hydrotherapy, a hot tub is the best way to socialize with friends and family and have them come over for weekend fun. A Hot tub is also known as a ‘spa’ in many parts of America.

The modern-day Hot tub comprises of features like

• Acrylic shells

• PS skirts

• Massaging jets

• Led lighting systems

• Waterfalls

• Pop-up fountains

• Multiple seating

• Cushioned headrests

• Audio systems

• Bluetooth technology

• Electronic controllers

• UV disinfection systems

• Ozone systems

Jaccuzzi

Even though many of us say Jacuzzi to indicate a hot tub, this reference is actually not correct as Jacuzzi doesn’t mean a hot tub; instead, Jacuzzi is a trademarked brand that manufactures hot tubs.

Jacuzzi, founded in Italy in the year 1915, is one of the first and foremost manufacturers of various kinds of hot tubs. They manufactured the first portable spa in a bathtub which was later evolved into the modern-day spa.

Like people use the term ‘Kleenex’ to refer any type of tissue or ‘Hoover’ for vacuum cleaners, ‘Jacuzzi’ has become generic and a household name for a hot tub. So, confusion arises when people indicate any type of a hot tub as Jacuzzi, but what they might mean is a hot tub which is actually made from a different brand.

Talking about dissimilarity between a hot tub and a Jacuzzi, there isn’t much, but they may differ in the cost and features that every particular hot tub provides.

Swim Spas

If you’re an athletic person or a person who likes to stay fit, doing workouts at home, then swim spa are the best choice for you.

Swim spas are also known as the fusion of a hot tub and a swimming pool- getting the best of both worlds. For those who don’t have enough backyard space for a swimming pool, but would definitely like to get in one, swim spas are what you’re looking for.

Swim spas are in the shape of traditional swimming pools, but they have jets like the hot tub. It creates a current for you to swim against to, in order to build up muscles and improve your stroke technique. You can even change the settings on the jets to change the speed of the current according to your strength.

Swim spas let you get the feeling of swimming in a swimming pool without you taking the trouble to have to drive up till a health center or a public swimming pool and swim with others.