Whirlbathe's System of Converting any Existing Bathtub into a Whirlpool Without Removal is a specifically designed and fully patented system. Our unique design is like no other whirlpool system available in this country. Because of national whirlpool codes, Whirlbathe is the only legal conversion system.
Now porcelain, cast iron, steel, fiberglass and cast marble bathtubs may be retrofitted into factory-type, jetted bathtubs in one day, without disturbing the surrounding bathroom walls or plumbing. The finished product has custom located hydrotherapy jets, an air volume control which regulates their force, and an on-off switch. Tub fittings may be matched to existing bathroom décor and fixtures.
Due to our exclusive parallel piping system all water in the pipes drain out when the tub is drained.
Whirlbathe's equipment makes the installation inside the tub walls a quick and simple procedure. When the retrofitting is complete, the tub looks and performs as if it had been originally installed as a factory whirlpool unit.
All aspects of Whirlbathe's design are fully patented in the United States and Canada.
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A Revolution in the Whirlpool Industry is Coming
Up until now, the whirlpool and bathtub were synonymous because you could not buy one without the other. Because of this, the whirlpool experience has been impractical and unaffordable for most people.
Whirlbathe's patented system changes all of this by separating the whirlpool away from the bathtub. The whirlpool has now become simply an option for any bathtub, new or existing. Think of it! This makes the whirlpool experience practical, affordable and available to everyone.
Whirlbathe has drastically reduced the cost for the whirlpool experience. Now every bathroom remodel or new home can include this feature.
Benefits to Homeowners
- Hydrotherapy is superior to chiropractic and physical therapy for many ailments
- Non-pharmaceutical, non-surgical, non-physical, medically approved hydrotherapy is convenient to use any time in your own home.
- Lowest cost, highest quality whirlpool available anywhere. Fraction of the cost of factory-type units.
- Whirlbathe invented the concept of converting existing bathtubs into whirlpools. We have invested millions of dollars in design and engineering, resulting in more patents in the whirlpool industry than Jacuzzi and Kohler combined.
- Nation’s only patented, name brand conversion system. We do national advertising
- We utilize only the highest quality installers. Custom installations are our specialty. Jets can be located anywhere in the tub to accommodate specific needs.
- Relaxing, stress reducing, convenient to use at any time. Use fragrances, bath oils, mineral salts or limited amounts of bubble bath to create a special in-home getaway.
- Increases home equity about $3,000.
- Whirlbathe has been in business for over 22 years. We have been a member of the Better Business Bureau for many years.
- Inherently quieter than factory-type whirlpools because the pump is not hanging onto the tub, but fastened to sub floor.
- All equipment is completely concealed within walls and hollow parts of the bathtub, eliminating unsightly objects in the bathroom.
- Maintenance free. Own a Whirlbathe system for the cost of a year’s maintenance of a hot tub.
- Rigid PVC pipe heat formed and installed down sides of bathtub insures that water drains out of entire system, instead of flexible pipe.
- Parallel piping system, not series piping means that each jet has its own water supply for equal pressure (All other whirlpools use series piping, which loses pressure at each jet).
- Specially designed parallel water and air manifolds increase water and airflow, which increases hydrotherapy.
- The Whirlbathe system provides the only whirlpool that can be repaired later without removing the bathtub.
- Remodelers and homebuilders use our system.
- The Whirlpool system is your best choice for quality, performance and economic sense, even if you need a new bathtub.
What Are The Medical Benefits Of Hydrotherapy?
For almost a century, doctors, therapists and clinics have prescribed hydrotherapy for their patients. There are many reasons for this, but one stands out: Hydrotherapy is the only known form of natural pain relief. As the body ages, the natural cleansing ability of muscles deteriorates. Arthritis and other disorders affect muscles and joints causing stiffness and pain. The forceful jet action of hydrotherapy causes an osmosis effect that draws lactic acid and other contaminants out of the tissue leaving it cleansed the way it was meant to be. Hydrotherapy relieves pain, tension, sore muscles and aching joints. There is no better way to slip off the tensions and fatigue of the day than hydrotherapy. It stimulates the body, improves circulation and induces sound, restful sleep. A week’s worth of treatments in a clinic would pay for a good portion of your own Whirlbathe system.
For true hydrotherapy there must be a forcefull stream of water mixed with a large volume of air. Water flow without air is not hydrotherapy. Whirlbathe supplies the greatest amount of hydrotherapy possible.
Relaxation of Muscles - Hydrotherapy creates a cleaning effect in the tissue, drawing out contaminates like lactic acids, allowing more blood to flow into the muscle. This reduces pain.
Improves Circulation - Hydrotherapy reduces swelling in the tissue and joints allowing more blood to flow. The blood vessels expand, bringing in more blood and reducing pain.
Anti-Aging - As the body ages, the natural cleansing ability of muscles deteriorates, causing pain and stiffness. Hydrotherapy helps to reverse this effect.
Natural Pain Reliever - Reducing swellling, relaxing and cleansing muscles, improving circulation, stimulating the body, reducing tension and fatigue; all these factors combine to reduce pain.
Body Maintenance - We maintain our houses and cars better than our bodies. Hydrotherapy will help.
Relieve Tension and Stress - Stress is related to every disease known.
Medically Therapeutic - Doctors, therapists and clinics prescribe hydrotherapy to thousands of their patients nationally every day.
Relieve Joint Stiffness - Hydrotherapy causes an osmosis effect that draws contaminants out of the joints and tissue leaving it cleansed the way it was meant to be, relieving the pain of arthritis.
Induces Sound, Restfull Sleep - Reducing pain, improving circulation, reducing stress and tension, relaxing muscles, reducing swelling, and cleansing tissue will all lead to a far more restful sleep.
Improve Immune System - Hydrotherapy improves blood flow and the lymphatic system. The blood and lymph contains white blood cells, "T" cells and the whole immune system. Increasing this circulation improves the immune system.
How a Whirlbathe Conversion System is Installed
Our first step in installing a Whirlbathe whirlpool conversion system is to determine the wall entry location through which the hollow parts of the bathtub can be accessed. This may be a bedroom, closet, cabinet, hallway, shower or any interior or exterior wall located at either end or side of the bathtub. We then neatly gain access into the wall. Only one access is needed.
Next, we mark the jet locations and drill the holes in the tub. Utilizing our patented design and cable system, we pull the heat-formed rigid pipe arms into place. After attaching the jets to the tub, the pump is mounted onto a platform inside the 2x4 wall. The access opening is then neatly finsished off so that you cannot tell we were in the wall.
We also offer optional standard or spinning jets, adjustable flow jets and neck jets.
Whirlbathe Conversion System vs. Common Whirlpool Parts
Commonly available whirlpool parts are designed specifically for installing on new bathtubs built on factory assembly lines. Installing a whirlpool system on an existing bathtub without removal requires a completely different technique and specially designed equipment as the parts must be installed through a small access opening. Whirlbathe invested over many years to solve these problems, for which we recieved five patents. Accept no inferrior substitute. Install a superior Whirlbathe system.
Whirlbathe Whirlpool Conversion vs. Bathtub Replacement
- Labor required: 1-2 weeks, labor cost to homeowner $1,000 to $2,000
- Remove tub, old tile and drywall
- Take out toilet, cabinet and sink to get new tub into room
- If on slab, jackhammer out drain, plumbers charge $500 & up to move drain
- Move and install new drain, parts $50 (the old drain will never be in the necessary place)
- Re-cement hold in floor
- Build frame for new tub, cement and wood $100
- Set new tub into mortar, new tub $600 to over $4,000 (see note)
- Run copper pipes to new faucet
- Install Dura-rock around tub, Dura-rock $60
- Install new tub surround an caulk seams, tub surround $700 to $1,000
- Attach new faucet and spigot, faucet and plumbing parts $265 to $900
- Build tub skirt frame and install tub skirt, tub skirt $100 to $300
- Fix floor where tub skirt meets floor, materials $100 and up
- Reinstall toilet, cabinet and sink
- Total cost to homeowner $4,000 to $6,000 includes cheap fixtures and cheap bathtub with whirlpool
- Quality bathtubs sell for $2,500 to $6,000 or more just for the whirlpool bathtub alone
Note: Cheap builder-line tubs are used only by remodelers on low-end jobs. The vast majority of homeowners require a much higher quality tub (around $2,000 or more) and remodeling job. It is easy to spend $10,000 to $35,000 on a total bathroom renovation, depending upon the quality of the job desired.
