The apparatuses and methods of making and using the same are directed to bathing apparatus to support an object while bathing the object with a fluid. The bathing apparatus may comprise a support assembly constituting a support structure of the apparatus; a support surface to support the object, the support surface supported by the support portion; and a fluid catch disposed on at least three sides of the support surface, the fluid catch serving as a basin for the fluid in such manner to contain the fluid separate from the support surface. The bathing apparatus may be used in combination with a support wall that includes a plurality of channels to hold household items.

An electronic device is coupled with a system and a device for controlling one or more components of a pool or a spa. The electronic device is substantially sealed from water and environmental intrusion to a desired protection level and located within a housing that is able to be coupled with a pool and/or a spa frame. A screen is able to display visual content based on content of the electronic device. The visual content is able to comprise song, album, and artist information and caller identification information of a call received by the electronic device. The system and device is usable to control one or more components of the pool and/or the spa.

Spa systems may be used all year round and in colder weather provide an enjoyable experience for users through the cold ambient outdoor temperature and the heated water of the spa. However, failures in respect of the water circulating pump and/or heater of the spa system either mechanically, electrically or through overall power outages mean the water in the spa system and its pipework can easily freeze if ambient conditions are cold enough leading to cracks in the spa system or pipes and hence leaks when the water thaws requiring costly repair or replacement of components or entire systems. Accordingly, a freeze protection system is provided that uses a backup thermal management system discretely or in combination with other backup systems. These freeze protection systems offering backup when mechanical failures, electrical failures etc. arise by providing thermal input to the spa system through alternate thermal paths and providing alarms.

A sauna stove has a thermal cutoff formed with two parallel temperature sensors, with which heating of the stove is controlled and overheating is recognized from that that the temperature measured with the thermal cutoff exceeds a set limit value.

A system for heating a pool or spa. The system may include a circuit for interrupting the power supply to a heating element of the pool or spa. A thyristor may be used to vary the voltage supply to the heating element, such as by use of a variable resistor, capacitor, and a triac. The system may adjust the resistance on the variable resistor to control to voltage supply to the heating element, allowing a larger heating element to be used more efficiently.

Control boxes with segregated low- and high-voltage components are described. Service technicians (or others) requiring access to one set of components may do so without necessarily accessing the other set. Dual user interfaces may be utilized, further, with one interface being present at the control box and the other being remote therefrom.

A control system suitable for use with a bathing unit system having a water receptacle is provided. The control system comprises first and second heating modules and a controller for controlling operation of the first and second heating modules to heat the water of the water receptacle. The controller is also configured for deriving energy consumption information that may be used, amongst other, to convey energy savings and/or cost savings associated with use of the second heating module in comparison to the use of the first heating module. In some implementations, the derived energy consumption information may be instead/also be used as a parameter in the selection of either one or both the first and second heating modules to heat the water of the receptacle.

The present invention relates to the field of wearable robotic devices that physically interact with humans, and in particular refers to a wearable exoskeleton, in particular for the upper limb. The invention refers to an electro- or magneto-rheological fluid type semi-active joint purposely conceived to be used to make the exoskeleton. It comprises a first body and a second body, slidably coupled to each other, with a flow mode rotating configuration, which allows to have a fluid flow moved by a pressure gradient induced by the circular movement of a piston in a chamber, with constructive simplicity and decrease of wear.

A massage bathing maintenance system suitable for a massage bathing equipment is provided. The system comprises at least one attached device, at least one slave control device, a master control device, and an analyzing unit. The at least one attached device is configured to actuate with regard to the massage bathing equipment. The at least one slave control device comprises a control unit configured to generate and transmit at least one actuating message according to at least one actuating-status of the at least one attached device. The master control device comprise a log-collecting unit configured to record the at least one actuating message of the at least one slave control device into a logs table. The analyzing unit is configured to analyze the at least one actuating message of the logs table so as to determine whether the actuation of at least one attached device is abnormal.

A system for monitoring and controlling aquatic equipment is provided. The system includes a variable speed pump, a controller configured to determine operational parameters of the variable speed pump and to control operation of the variable speed pump, and a wireless communication system operatively coupled to the controller. The wireless communication subsystem is configured to transmit one or more of the operational parameters of the variable speed pump to a device over a WiFi wireless and/or a Bluetooth wireless connection. The wireless communication subsystem is configured to receive one or more control parameters from the device, and the controller controls operation of the variable speed pump based on the one or more control parameters.