Health & Water Safety At HotTubLiving, we are committed to making sure your hot tub or spa experience is as enjoyable as possible. Bottom line: There is no substitute for competent adult supervision in a hot tub or spa environment. Spas and hot tubs are intended to provide numerous hours of enjoyment. But like any other product, you and only you can determine if it is used sensibly. The key to safe use of a product is a sensible and informed customer. The following booklet, which you can print, contains important safety information about operating and maintaining your spa or hot tub. It will help you better understand the causes of possible spa or hot tub related accidents and how to prevent them. Please know that it is your responsibility to be sure everyone who uses the hot tub or spa uses it sensibly. Some of the topics in this informational booklet include drowning prevention tips, guidelines for using spas and hot tubs, and overall safe operation and maintenance of your spa and hot tub. Take time to read through it. Doing so will ensure you’re getting the maximum benefits from your spa or hot tub. Want our Sensible Ways to Enjoy Your Hot Tub brochure? Email: Click here to download Emergency Procedures for Infants and Children.   Infants and toddlers should not be permitted in a hot tub at all as babies’ thin skin makes them more susceptible to overheating. Also, since little ones have very little control over bodily functions, spas become unsanitary almost instantly when “accidents” happen. No young child should be allowed in a hot tub until they can stand on the bottom and have their head remain completely out of the water. Children who are big enough to be in a hot tub should not use it for more than five minutes at a time, especially at the maximum temperature of 104 degrees. Dropping the spa temperature to 98 degrees would allow for longer soaks – but never more than 15 minutes at a time. It is also recommended that young children avoid full body immersion, choosing instead to sit on “jump seats” that some spas have that permit waist-high immersion. All persons, and especially young children, should be encouraged to drink fresh water while they’re soaking. If the bather feels sick to their stomach, dizzy and / or sleepy, they should exit the spa immediately.