Heating Up The Spa Market
While wooden hot tubs flourished in the California sunshine, entrepreneurs began looking for alternate means to bring hot-water therapy to the home.
As early as the 1950s, pool builders had begun adding a separate, hot-water area to their pools. Termed therapy pools, they came complete with the predecessor to todays jets, high-velocity return fittings.
As modern materials offered inventors the opportunity to develop a stand-alone unit that could be mass-produced and offer forceful jet action, the spa was born.
First and foremost among these innovators, Joseph Jacuzzi invented the portable whirlpool pump in 1954. One of seven brothers specializing in hydraulics, Jacuzzi developed a pump that could be coupled with air-injection jets to create the massaging air- water mixture that characterizes the jetted tub and spa experience.
Joes great-nephew, Roy Jacuzzi, continued the family tradition, patenting the first whirlpool tub in 1963 and introducing this Roman Bath to the public in 1968.
Like the computer chip that launched the home computer revolution, Roy Jacuzzis whirlpool patent set the ball in motion that led, by the end of the decade, to a new appliance for the home: the spa. Innovators experimented with shell and surfacing materials, plumbing, jets and spa packs to bring uniformity and affordability to the backyard therapy pool.
Soon, manufacturers sought out ways to make the spas truly portable.
With An Allure That Spans Cultures And Centuries Hot
From the earliest times, soaking in hot water has been a central part of human culture. Bathers around the world from Egyptians, Babylonians, Romans, Greeks and Turks, to Hawaiians, American Indians and the Japanese have eased their pains and enjoyed the social and spiritual experience of a shared hot-water soak.
In the United States, early inhabitants did their hot-water bathing in the continents numerous natural hot springs. European pioneers came to appreciate these geothermal waters as well, attaching claims of curative and restorative powers and making periodic treks to these hot springs a must throughout the centuries. Thermal springs occur in at least 21 U.S. states, but hot spots of early renown included New Yorks Saratoga, Californias Calistoga and Georgias Warm Springs.
The Japanese have long had a tradition of keeping an ofuro a free-standing, indoor tub typically made of teak on hand for hot-water enjoyment, but it wasnt until the 1960s that Americans began to catch on to the pleasures of hot-water soaking. Northern Californias counter-culture movement, as part of its search for new ways to experience the senses, began converting old wine vats then plentiful in Sonoma Countys wine country into watertight vessels stoked by wood-burning water heaters.
About Santa Barbara Local Gift Card
The Santa Barbara Local Gift Card is designed to promote and support local businesses in Santa Barbara.
Buying a Card that can only be spent at local businesses like Gordon & Grant Hot Tubs and Spas locks dollars into the area and works to introduce people to businesses they might not have tried before. It’s a win for consumers, small businesses, and the community!
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Relax And Recharge In A Hot Tub From Gordon & Grant
Gordon & Grant provides the greater Santa Barbara area with hot tubs and spas that allow those who spend time in them the chance to carry on the hot water tradition Gordon & Grant started in 1974. Gordon & Grant is an authorized dealer of Jacuzzi®, Sundance®, and Spas, and custom Finnleo traditional & infrared saunas.
Heat Your Hot Tub For Just Pennies A Day
Hydropool hot tubs are made in Canada, with Canadian winters in mind! Their innovative Hydrowise insulation systems unique two-layer design provides the best energy efficiency in the industry, while also protecting your hot tubs equipment from the cold winter elements.
Learn more about Hydropools innovative Hydrowise insulation system here.
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The Easiest Hot Tubs To Own
Hydropools industry exclusive Self-Cleaning filtration technology set the standard for ease of maintenance. This unique filtration system requires only minutes of maintenance per week giving you more time to enjoy your new hot tub!
Learn more about Hydropools exclusive Self-Cleaning filtration technology here.
Wooden Hot Tub Pricing
Our wooden hot tubs are constructed from the finest Western Red Cedar, Alaskan Yellow Cedar, or Redwood availableclear, all heart, vertical grain and kiln dried. Each tub includes four galvanized steel rods, lugs, and redwood floor joists. Wooden hot tubs are assembled in our downtown shop or on site and can be shipped anywhere in the world with complete assembly instructions.
All Round Tubs are 4′ in height.
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York Region Hot Tubs & Pools
At York Region Pools & Hot Tubs, were proud to sell and support Hydropool hot tubs and swim spas and we service all makes and models. Hydropool has been making hot tubs and swim spas right here in the GTA for over 35 years. In that time, they have become one of the largest and most innovative hot tub manufacturers in North America. Whether youre looking to reconnect with friends and family, to soothe tired, aching muscles, or simply to relax Hydropool have the hot tub that is perfect to suit your needs!
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We all want to support small businesses but shopping for someone locally can be inconvenient and confusing. Not anymore. With the Santa Barbara Local Gift Card we have rolled up the power of many gift cards into one convenient solution. You can now give anyone the ultimate local gift with options they will love!
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