Hydromassage rotary jet recall: Over 30,000 units pulled due to drowning risks
Image of the recalled Hydromassage rotary jet with 6 fins. (Photo courtesy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission)
A recall was issued for 32,900 hydromassage rotary jets because the devices could pose a drowning risk to consumers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Watkins Manufacturing Corporation recalled its hydromassage rotary jets with CPSC officials explaining in a recall notice that the product can create a "suction force that allows the user’s hair to be entangled, submerging their head underwater, posing entanglement and drowning hazards to the user."
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The recalled jets have a red circle around them. (Photo courtesy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission)
The California-based company received one report of a consumer whose hair was entangled in the jets, but no injuries have been reported, the CPSC said.
Hydromassage rotary jet recall
Why you should care: The recall affects Hydromassage Rotary Jet (6 fin) in Highlife Collection spas with eight models included in this collection: Grandee, Envoy, Vanguard, Aria, Prodigy, Sovereign, Jetsetter and Jetsetter LX. The recalled jets are found in model year 2023, 2024 and 2025 Highlife Collection spas.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the products were sold at independent pool and spa dealers nationwide between October 2022 and September 2025 in the price range of $16,000 and $24,000 (spas) and between $18 and $35 (replacement parts).
Can the hydromassage rotary jet be replaced?
What you can do: Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the recalled jets and go to the organization’s website http://www.hotspring.com/recalls to determine if their spa has them.
According to the CPSC recall notice, if it is determined that the spa has the recalled parts, consumers can call the company to receive instructions and a video that provides guidance on how to turn the recalled jets off and install free replacement jet inserts in your spa. Consumers will need the serial number located on the front of the spa to figure out if the spa has the recalled jets.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.