These days any hot tub or spa is referred to as a “Jacuzzi.” However, Jacuzzi is an actual brand name, as the Jacuzzi Bros. invented the first bathtub pump in the 1940’s. It was called the “J-300” and was small and portable.

But while a bathtub (or hot tub) with a built-in Jacuzzi pump is now considered a worthy addition to any home and a standard amenity in any luxury hotel, it was originally only intended to help cure muscle aches of people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. A Jacuzzi pump essentially pushes air through the water, creating a vibrating current that massages the muscles and literally wears down the lactic acid that causes them to be sore.

A Jacuzzi may just seem like bubbly, warm water with massaging jets to the ordinary Joe, but it is a very complicated machine. A Jacuzzi’s performance is ascertained based on well-crafted Jacuzzi pump curves.

Jacuzzi pump curves basically refer to a Jacuzzi’s overall efficiency. Jacuzzi pump curves are plotted out by designers to determine different things, including how the capacity (rate of liquid carried) relates to the head (the force exerted by the fluid), power input (measured in kilowatts), and pump efficiency

(energy given to the pump v. the energy given by the pump). Voltage and current, as well as other factors, also play a role in determining Jacuzzi pump curves.

With regards to Jacuzzi pump curves, there is a lot of confusing vocabulary and technical know-how that one must learn to truly understand how they work – but all a consumer needs to know is Jacuzzi pump curves are important in that they define how effective a Jacuzzi pump is! Jacuzzi pump curves reveal the performance of a Jacuzzi hot tub or spa, so consumers can use them – via the manufacturer of course – to shop around for the perfect hot tub.