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Question: Is the
whirlpool plumbed with Rigid
Schedule 40 PVC or Flex
Hose?
All LifeLong Whirlpool Baths
are plumbed with Rigid
Schedule 40 PVC Pipe
which meets ALL
of the requirements of the
Standard and International
Building Codes. Other
manufacturers use
Flexible PVC Hose which
is NOT code compliant.
Flex.PVC.com
states "The Building
Industry refers to Flexible
PVC as a hose not a
pipe. Flex PVC is not
resistant to insects and
wholesalers of Flex PVC will
not be responsible for
failure due to insect
damage."
Rigid, heat formed, PVC
piping on a LifeLong
Whirlpool Bath insures lines
stay clean and drain 100%
after each use meeting U.L.
requirements for drainage.
Some companies state they
use Rigid PVC pipe on their
baths, but a close
inspection of their baths
will reveal a mixed use of
rigid pipe and flex hose.
Flex hose often sags which
allows bath water to collect
in low areas and not drain
when the whirlpool is
emptied. This "trapped" bath
water can lead to dirty,
contaminated water
re-entering your tub the
next time it is filled.
It's widely known that flex
hose (garden hose)
eventually dries out and
cracks and needs replacing,
the same problem exists with
flex hose when installed on
a whirlpool bath. We are
regularly asked, "If flex
hose doesn't meet code, why
can manufacturers use it on
whirlpool bath?" Whirlpool
baths are listed as an
"appliance" that fall
outside the purview of
Building Inspectors, who
would never approve of flex
hose in a new home
construction or remodeling.
This "loophole" will
eventually be changed, but
for now the consumer has the
responsibility to select a
whirpool that they find
acceptable in quality and
performance.
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