Aruba Spa Hot Tub Models 2003 owner manual Important Safety Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1) Children should not use spas

11) Prolonged immersion in a

or hot tubs without adult super-

spa or hot tub may be injurious

vision.

to you health.

2) Do not use spas or hot tubs

12) Do not permit electric appli-

unless

all suction

guards are

ances (such as light, telephone,

installed to prevent body hair

radio, or

television)

within

1.5

entrapment.

meters (5 feet) of a spa or hot

3) People

using

medications

tub.

and/or

who have

an adverse

13) Maintain water chemistry in

medical history should consult a

accordance with manufacture’s

physician

before

instructions.

using a spa or hot

tub.

WARNING

HYPOTHERMIA

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People

with

H y p o t h e r m i a

It is most

infectious diseases

occurs

when

the

important that

should

not

use a

internal

tempera-

spa or hot tub.

you read

ture

of

the body

5) To avoid injury,

these safety

reaches a level sev-

instructions

eral degrees above

exercise care when

the normal temper-

before

entering or leaving

ature of 37 degrees

a spa or hot tub.

using your

C (98.6 degrees F).

6) Do not use drugs

spa.

The

symptoms

of

h y p o t h e r m i a

or alcohol before or

HAZARD

include

drowsi-

during the use of a

ness, lethargy due

spa

or

hot

tub to

The use of

to an

increase

in

avoid unconscious-

alcohol or

the

internal tem-

perature

of

the

ness

and possible

drugs greatly

drowning.

body.

The effects

increases the

of

hyperthermia

7) Pregnant or pos-

risk of

include:

sibly

pregnant

hypothermia

• Unawareness of

women

should

in spas.

consult a physician

impending heat

before using a spa

or hot tub.

• Failure

to per-

ceive heat

8)Water temperature in excess of 40 degrees C (104 degrees F) may be injurious to your health.

9)Before entering a spa or hot tub, check the water tempera- ture readout on the topside con- trol.

10)Do not use a spa or hot tub immediately following strenu- ous exercise.

•Failure to recognize the need to leave the spa

•Fetal damage in pregnant women

•Unconsciousness and danger of drowning

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