Review on 20-Pound Carepeutic Foot and Leg Spa Bath Massager with Ozone Waterfall by Tara Gardner

NEW UPDATE: DECEMBER 2, 2017 I would continue to give this more than 5 stars! I've had this device for almost 2 years now and it's just as great as when I first started. It was a great investment for my legs and for relaxing. UPDATE: JUNE 25, 2016 If I could give 6 stars I would! I've spent the last two weeks working hard in the yard and garden, standing up for long periods of time, pulling big weeds, mowing with a human powered lawn mower (and I loved it), high branches with an extendable one trimmers, digging and replacing drain pipes in two parts of my patio, moving soil to fill and planting large raised beds and containers, and digging up weeds and debris between patio stones to replace with fine gravel. I'm 62 years old, Female, 5'4". Walking the dog extensively. I've averaged 16,000 steps per day on my activity zone (UP) for the last two weeks, and 20,500 steps in the last two weeks in a row, my legs were killing me!t, filled with cold water, added mint foot salt and let the massage rollers, bubbles and jets do their job.I love that I could slowly increase the temperature and turn off the massage rollers, what comes with a bath ended up in hot soothing sparkling water. That was the nicest! , remove the baskets and plug the hole with a rubber stopper. the difference in drainage is amazing!) I went to bed and the next day my legs felt great. I was so thankful to have this amazingly versatile spa FIRST REVIEW After years of searching for the best foot spa and many disappointments, I took a chance and found myself decided in favor of this model despite the lack of reviews. It was a great decision! It's not exactly perfect, but I like everything about it, although it does require a few adjustments to the drainage. This is by far the best I've ever had. The control panel is very easy to use. The device has several programs but I only used the first one (P1) so I can customize everything as I like. Other programs automatically switch massage and bubbles on and off depending on the time/temperature setting. All this is explained in the user manual. Read it carefully. This foot bath heats water and keeps it at your chosen temperature within the temperature range of the device. That's great! The large massage rollers are motorized and not removable. I wear size 9-9.5 shoes and the rollers hit me right on the instep and balls of the feet giving a wonderful foot massage. I have enough room to move my feet around so the rollers can massage my heels a little, or I can just press a button and turn them off. Bubbles are amazing and you can turn them on and off as you like. Except for the timer, everything can be set individually. If you don't want to sit anymore, just press the off button. The two jets can be adjusted towards or away from the feet. The waterfall is also regulated. sometimes I like them, sometimes not. It is amazing that this foot bath allows the use of mineral salts and herbs. I made a foot bath out of lavender and green tea with Epsom salts, placed a few tablespoons in a drawstring organza bag, tied it up, and placed it in a special basket for the mineral bags. I remove it before draining the water, let it dry and remove dried lavender buds and green tea leaves. It MUST be secured in a mesh bag to keep the leaves and buds from clogging. I also used some bagless rose scented bath salts as there are no herbs added in the salt. They just melted into the little basket and were fine. The auto drain feature, while not perfect, is a very useful feature. It's a deep foot bath and when I'm full I'll find it too hard to go to the kitchen to drain the water. This unit has a motorized drain that drains into a bucket and can be stopped when the bucket is full enough that I can bear to take it to the kitchen to empty. Then I can continue pumping by pressing a button. After emptying, I can easily lift the device by the two concave handles on either side and carry it to its storage location. However, I did notice that when I first used it, some of the water returned through the waterfall and jets. , and the installation never fully merged. I pulled out the detachable basket and nozzle assembly and noticed that water was leaking from the vertical connecting tube. Not sure if this is intended to be done as a design pattern, but my solution to preventing water from entering through this pipe was to buy a black rubber stopper and plug the pipe. What a difference in the power and speed of drainage! Also, water collects under the massage rollers, but after all the main water is drained, I tilt the machine toward me, and the drain and excess water are pulled out. Then I can dry the device with a towel and put it away for the next relaxation session. I keep the cork in a mineral basket. For me, this foot bath is worth the money. A relaxing aroma bath, an energizing massage, constantly warm water, a hot cup of tea, soothing music and a little meditation make these 50 minutes very beneficial. I've used it 5 times in the 11 days I've had it and with the cold weather we've had it's great! I think it would be great with cool water, mint foot salt and a cold drink on a warm day. This is exactly what I was looking for and I love it!