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Bringing the Hot Springs Home |
| Section: LIFE / HOME |
| Author: Kate Tsubata |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1990 |
| Size: 1,835 Words, 10,334 Characters |
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"By 1995, every up-to-date house in the country will have either a whirlpool tub or spa."
This startling assessment by Frank Osterhoudt, owner of Apollo Pool Service of Glendale, Maryland, is borne out by statistics. Hot tub and spa sales are at more than a quarter of a million each year and rising, according to the most recent figures of the National Spa and Pool Institute, a fivefold increase in ten years.
Whirlpool tubs are enjoying a similar boom, according to Lynn Holder, a bath consultant at Atlantic Plumbing Supplies in Washington, D.C. "Most developers building mid- to high-priced houses are installing whirlpool tubs in the master bath. And of those remodeling existing baths, around three-quarters are putting in whirlpool tubs," Holder says.
Tim Mullally, chief...
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...y businesses that won't be in operation next year. The warranty you get is only good as long as the company is inexistence. Well-established companies stand behind the dealers when problems arise." The National Spa and Pool Institute is one place to obtain consumer information and guidelines on spas and reputable dealers. Write them at 2111 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. vbcrlf
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