Anyone have a JASON airjet???

We are redoing our bathroom. Any thoughts on these?

Re: Anyone have a JASON airjet???

We are definitely doing a spa tub in the master bath as well but I'm not at the point of knowing which one. They do say that airjets give you a much more even massage over jets and you don't have the problem with cleaners building up in the jets.

I found this one line from www.realestatejournal.com
Hope this helps.

A Better Bathtub,
By Way of Europe

By Nancy D. Holt
Special to The Wall Street Journal
From The Wall Street Journal Online

Think of it as Don Ho vs. The Perfect Storm.

Do you want to unwind with a hydromassage of tiny bubbles or powerful water blasts? That's the choice manufacturers are offering in a battle for a new generation of spa goers and high-end bathers.

Many homeowners are looking for ways to soothe those muscles and lay back in salts, algae and all that other goo people pay top dollar for at resorts and day spas.

An increasingly popular solution: air-massage baths, which force warm air through as many as 70 little holes in the tub floors or walls for a gentle all-over massage. They've been available for years in Europe but have only recently started to make a splash in the market here, in large part because they can tolerate additives such as oils and even therapeutic mud masks.

On the other side is the old standby whirlpool bath, long considered the high-water mark of hydromassage. They circulate air and water for a more intense therapy directed at key areas, like the lower back. Some whirlpools used to have trouble digesting spa-type additives, but manufacturers can accommodate them in newer models.

Catherine Devine, an advertising director in Westport, Conn., says that, at the end of a day with two kids, she prefers an air-massage tub percolating with thousands of bubbles and the elixir of her life: Vitabath. "Whirlpool jets can be too focused," she says, "The air-jet tub is more comfortable. I could spend my day in it."

"I'm constantly dumping stuff in my air-jet tub and it's always clean," says Ms. Devine, who used to have a whirlpool bath that spit out "all sorts of disgusting things" into the water.

Though whirlpool tubs still are top sellers, the market for air-jet tubs is growing fast. At $1,000 to $4,500, the cost of air-jet tubs is comparable to whirlpool systems. Air-jets account for about 25% of the therapeutic baths sold at Tubs & Stuff Plumbing Supply Inc. in Ansonia, Conn., compared with 10% three years ago, says Kenneth Shortell, president. Sales are rising even faster at McGuckin Design Center, a division of Hight Enterprises in Boulder, Colo. Manager Phil Iwane says 70% of therapeutic tubs he sells this year will be air jets, up from 15% three years ago.

One selling point: clean-up. Some air-jet makers are marketing their tubs as low maintenance because air channels stay -- or are blown -- dry after the tub is drained. Whirlpool baths can breed mildew and bacteria if small amounts of water are left in the pipes, but manufacturers say properly designed and maintained tubs shouldn't do that. Some manufacturers recommend cleaning air jets' channels as well.

A growing number of whirlpool manufacturers are also jumping into the air-jet market, including Jason International and whirlpool tub granddaddy Jacuzzi.

Some big users are hedging their bets. The choice of popular spas such as New York City's Bliss World? Combination tubs that incorporate both systems.

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Re: Anyone have a JASON airjet???

Thanks. Anyone else?

Re: Anyone have a JASON airjet???

I just spoke to my contractor about this and contacted four bath distributors that my FIL has worked with for years. They all say that the number #1 complaint about the airjet tubs are that they get cold. For that amount of water a tub really needs an independent heater and the airjet tubs don't have them... after about 5-10 minutes in the tub it's cold.

We decided to go with a straight whirlpool tub. Consumer reports rates the Kohler Devonshire #1 and it's only $750 retail for the tub... DH is going to look at it today. Keep in mind any contractor is getting that for about 25% less. You will have to run a separate electrical circuit when you install a whirpool and then there is the cost of the platform that needs to be built and the extra tile. CR has only rated about 6 tubs. We went to look at the Consumers showroom in commack and they must have over 50.

One more thing try to find a showroom that has the tub you are interested in, take off your shoes and get inside it! Seriously, all of them have different angles, some with and some w/o lumbar support. It has to be comfortable for you. It's all going to depend upon the angles and the position of the jets. For example, some have jets concentrated in a cluster for your back, feet with very few on the sides and some are evenly dispersed. If you are truly using this for physical theraputic reasons that should be a consideration.

Hope this helps.

Re: Anyone have a JASON airjet???

Thanks! That is helpful especially since I was going to buy it today. We have an enormous hot water tank so I don't think it will get cold????

Re: Anyone have a JASON airjet???

Oh, it's not about the size of the hot water tank it's about keeping the water hot after it's poured into the tub. Those tubs hold more than the average tub and with the airjets moving the water around it cools the water (that is sitting in the tub) a lot faster. Also with a tub that size by the time you fill it up some of it has already cooled and hence the need for an independent heating unit. As far as I know they do not make independent heating units for them like they do for the whirlpools so the water in the tub is not kept hot once it is poured in the tub.

This is another reason why my electrician needed to know what we were going with. A completely separate circuit (from the rest of the bathroom) is needed for the power to the tub and the heating unit.

Hope that clarifies it.