Hot Tubs Or Home Spas

36YOF WITH INJURY TO LEFT WRIST, FELL AT HOME IN A HOT TUB. DX: SPRAIN LEFT RADIOCARPAL JOINT.

76YOM WAS DRINKING A BOTTLE OF WINE WITH HIS SPOUSE IN THE HOT TUB BAC 30 WHEN HE HAD A SYNCOPAL FALL NO INJURY FROM THE FALL DX: SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE; FALL NO INJURY

11YOF WAS WALKING INTO A HOT TUB AND THERE IS SOME BROKEN GLASS ON THE GROUND AND STEPPED ON IT WITH HER RIGHT HEEL. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT, RIGHT, LACERATION OF FOOT, RIGHT

41YOM HAD SOME NECK PAIN TODAY, DECIDED TO DRINK SOME WHISKEY & GET IN A HOT TUB. GOT OUT OF HOT TUB, WALKED ABOUT 50 FT, BECAME LIGHTHEADED & FELL. DID NOT COMPLETELY LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. HIS CHEST LANDED ON HIS TUMBLER & BROKE. HAS LACERATIONS TO HIS CHEST FROM BROKEN GLASS. ABRASION TO NOSE. BAL=42.DX: SYNCOPE AND NEAR SYNCOPE, WOUND LEFT CHEST WALL OPEN, WOUND UPPER ABDOMINAL WALL ANTERIOR OPEN

53YOM PRESENTS WITH GENERALIZED FATIGUE AND NAUSEA. HAS ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY AND MELANOMA. HAS HAD MINIMAL SLEEP DUE TO RECENT TRAVELLING. TONIGHT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE HOT TUB. HIT HIS HEAD ON DRY WALL BUT DENIES ASSOCIATED PAIN OR TRAUMA WITH THIS. DX: ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY SECONDARY, SYNCOPE, GENERAL WEAKNESS

16YOM PRESENTS AFTER SLIPPING WHILE GETTING OUT OF A HOT TUB INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST. HE WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE HOT TUB AND LYING IN THE SNOW, AND HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE. DX: CLOSED FRACTURE OF LEFT WRIST

59 YOM FELL GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB AT HOME, +LOC DX; CHI, SCALP LAC, ETOH NTOX BAL 18.6

59 YOM C/O ANKLE LACERATION AND LOWER LEG FRACTURE AND ALTERED MENTAL STATUS S/P HAD A FEW MIXED DRINKS AT HOME AND WENT TO HIS HOT TUB OUTSIDE AT HOME AND SLIPPED IN THE SNOW AND FELL IN HOT TUB DURING ALCOHOL USE. BAL NOT STATED. DX: ANKLE LACERATION; LOWER LEG FRACTURE; ALCOHOL USE

76 YOM DRANK ALCOHOL IN HIS CAR, WENT INTO THE *** TO SIT IN THE HOT TUB AND AS HE WAS GETTING OUT HIS HIP GAVE AWAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL. BAL 233. DX: FRACTURE SHAFT OF RIGHT FEMUR, ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE WITH INTOXICATION

77 YOF GOT OUT OF A HOT TUB TODAY, FELT LIGHTHEADED AND FELL TO THE GROUND HITTING HER HEAD. SHE STATES SHE HAD A GROUND LEVEL FALL YESTERDAY AS WELL. DX: COVID-19

69YOF PRESENTS WITH ANKLE PAIN AFTER A FALL YESTERDAY WHILE GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB WHERE SHE ROLLED HER ANKLE; PATIENT HAD A SECOND FALL LATER IN THE EVENING AFTER AN EPISODE OF DIZZINESS WHERE SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS; NO DETAILS ON SECOND FALL STATED DX: ANKLE PAIN, SYNCOPE, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSSNESS, FALLS

33YOM WAS IN HOT TUB AND WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TUB AND FELT DIZZY AND FELL ON RIGHT SIDE WITH RIB PAIN. PT ALSO HAS ABRASION ON EYEBROW DX; MSK PAIN, RIB PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE

The consumer stated that she had a bather with spa bubbles for her 4 months old son and the batteries were leaking orange acid. The consumer stated that she noticed that every time she uses the spa bubbles after she is done it will no longer work. The consumer stated that she has replaced the product 3 times. The consumer stated that this product uses 10 batteries. The consumer stated that she had to replace the batteries several time. She stated that she tried different brands of batteries and the same incident happened. The consumer stated that she placed bather on top of her bed. The consumer stated that she put water inside and then she noticed that the batteries were leaking and it damaged her mattress. The consumer stated that the head rest also had a defect. She stated that the head rest easily detaches. She stated that her 4 months old son was already moving his head and the head rest detached and the baby’s head fell back. The consumer stated that no one was injured. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and they mailed replacement to her. The consumer stated that she continues experiencing the same problem. CONSUMER ADDED: I went online to check the ratings for product and there were others with the same problem. I was informed the product was on recall for the headrest. I suggest that you look into it not only for the headrest but the batterycompartment. The product is expensive and does not work properly.

On two occasions, my hot tub heated to a temperature of 140 degrees F. This occurred while my 4 year-old-granddaughter was visiting. Had she jumped in, it likely would have resulted in death or severe burns. The hot tub is manufactured by California Cooperage, Model 280, and uses electronic controls for the two pumps and the heater. Obviously, the over-temperature protection controls do not operate in a fail-safe condition to limit the maximum temperature to 108 degrees F as stated in the hot tub manual. After unplugging the hot tub and allowing it to cool to below 108 degrees F, the system appears to function normally again. I consider this product to be an extreme safety hazard that should be recalled and modified to operate in a fail-safe condition, whereby the heaters and pumps shut down when the temperature exceeds 108 degrees F.

Power adapter for Saluspa inflatable hot tub began smoking and melting. GFCI in the power adapter never tripped. Severe fire hazard.

Renu Therapy LLC sells Cold Plunges to residential and commercial customers and have done so since 2019 or 2020. Their products, including the Siberian, Cold Stoic Classic, Cold Stoic 2.0, and Cold Stoic 3.0, use Ozone purification but they do not test or regulate the Ozone distribution or off-gassing. Employees and customers have expressed concern and did their own personal testing, finding that Renu Therapy Products emit ozone far over the legal limit. They know their product does not meet EPA standards. They are illegally and knowingly selling highly toxic products. Ozone is extremely toxic to inhale, and their tanks release much more than the legal limit. Thousands of their customers and employees are being poisoned. They were notified of this issue and refused to correct it. They do not inform their customers of the proper use or the risk of ozone exposure. Thousands and thousands of people have purchased their product for their homes, gyms, spas, health centers, and more; and they are all being unknowingly poisoned due to Renu Therapy's lack of care and absolute neglect.

Product is a hot tub. The bottom footwell area has a 12"x12" area that is sagging. It has an incline of about 2" when you step in your foot goes into a hole that causes you to trip. Manufacture replaced first hot tub that did this with new. Within 2 months the new hot tub has done the same and continues to get worse sagging in other areas. Manufacture says this will not hurt the use of it and it is not covered under warranty because it is not leaking water. This sagging is very dangerous, causing a trip hazard.

I went to get into my hot tub last night as normal, I turned on the lights and the display on it was showing 101 degrees as the current temperature. As soon as I stepped into the hot tub I had a searing pain in my feet. It turns out I received first degree burns because as I found out later using a kitchen thermometer the actual temperature of my hot tub was 126 degrees. When I tried to press buttons on the control pad all but the lighting buttons were un responsive, which caused me to not think twice about getting in. The control and froze one other time on this unit, however, I caught it early on before the temperatures ever rose and thought it was just a glitch and never thought twice about it. The model is a Jacuzzi J-355 the we purchased in November/December 2017

The consumer initially contacted the firm on 7/7/2021 to request the recall remedy repair. The reps. ([REDACTED]) asked the consumer to send in pictures of the spa and said that they would respond to her once they received the pictures. She spoke with [REDACTED] on 7/26/2021 and was told that she was going on maternity leave. [REDACTED]provided the consumer with an email address. The consumer sent the pictures in on that day (3 emails total). The consumer claims that [REDACTED] (last names unknown) with Maax Spar, told her that her model number was listed in Recall# 18-120, but based on the pictures her model did not have the identified recalled part in it. The consumer attempted to follow up with the firm, numerous times by phone, to discuss this further, but was not able to get a live person. 7/21/2021: The consumer called the CPSC and reported her delay issues with the recall remedy. 8/23/2021: The consumer still has not received a response from the firm. • The firm’s recall phone number (MAAX Spas at 800-413-2704), is not currently working. There is a constant busy signal when you dial it. • The consumer found an alternate phone number for the firm: 480-895-0598. She called that number and spoke with someone, but did not receive recall assistance. However, the consumer said that American Bath Group (Tel: 800-443-7269), purchased Maax Spas. The consumer has attempted to follow up with Maax Spas several times, but they have never followed up with her. The consumer called American Bath Group and left a message for [REDACTED], who called her back. [REDACTED] was supposed to look into this situation further and get back to the consumer, but she has not. 7/26/2021: The consumer discovered a burn mark on the clean filter. The burn mark is approx.. 2-1/2” in diameter. The consumer’s son noticed that the filter’s silver insulation, also has a burn mark on it. This hot tub has Clean Zone, Plasma Shell technology (6 filters

Dear Gentlemen, Ser # BDPK7, model: LW45, Job: 16198 Subj: DeathTrap - Jacuzzi Walk-In Tub. On April 3, 2016, I signed a contract for installation of a Walk-In Tub. The agent was [REDACTED]. The Fairbanks construction Co. of Ocala Fl., installed the unit 4-1-2016. I was advised never to use the tub without the 911 alert system in reach. On July 18, 2016, after finally receiving the 911 alert, I decided to try the Walk-In Tub. After 30 minutes the tub filled with 50 gal. of water. I opened the air jets at my back. At that moment, I was thrushed forward, landed on my knees and my head was underwater. I was in panic and tried frantically to get a hold of the bar to pull myself up. I could have drowned. The Alert 911 would have been totally useless out of reach. The Walk-In Tub is a death trap. The tape demonstration and brochures given by the agent [REDACTED] do not compare to the tub installed. The Tub is an old model. The new models (copies encl.) require 30 gal of water and are half the size which was actually installed. It takes 30 min. to fill the tub with 50 gallons. The shower head is barely in trickle mode and does not work properly. Numerous calls to the agent, the Fairbanks Construction Co., and [REDACTED], installation supervisor, [REDACTED]; were not returned. [REDACTED] of the Fairbanks Co, was rude, who returned the phone call stated "you got what you ordered, you do not get another tub!" The agent [REDACTED], did not return any of my calls. Details re: water capacity was not disclosed and the publications were misrepresented. I am a senior citizen, 85 yrs. + and a victim of exploitation of the elderly. I live on fixed income and invested $15,500.- of my savings for health reasons, because my net worth does not qualify me for a senior establishment. I live alone and after my experience of almost drowning, I have not used the tub since. I cannot afford the loss of $15,500.- . I would appreciate your help desperately. I have e