Apparently, a teaspoon of water taken from your tap contains about 138 bacteria. I don’t even like to think about that when I’m drinking the stuff. But in a teaspoon of water taken from the whirlpool tub, we are talking a couple of million.

It makes sense once you start to think about it. The lining of the pipes connected to your tub are a great place for bacteria to grow and if you don’t flush them out on a regular basis, it just keeps on growing.

And it’s nice to know that this can lead to urinary track infection… and that’s the mildest of the infections listed. Well, that made my decision for me. I’m sticking to a regular tub or on second thought, showers are starting to sound better and better.

*Note… if you already have a whirlpool bath, I would suggest that you contact the dealer and ask what you would need to flush out the pipes. There may be a kit available, or it might be as simple as running the bath with bleach added to the water.
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