Milk Tank Used For "Hot Tub Therapy"

Milk Tank Used For Hot Tub Therapy AG WORLD “It has worked on my arthritis like no doctoring has ” says Del Stubbs about his milk tank hot tub “I sit still in it for about 5 min until I’m loosened up then stretch and move for about 20 min ” The Leonard Minn man picked up the 250-gal milk tank when he bid for maple syrup equipment at an auction He knew he’d never need that much storage but hated to see the tank go unused He was familiar with aqua therapy because of his joint problems and decided to convert it to a hot tub “I found out that the prescribed 102 F degrees just wasn’t enough to loosen my 60-year-old joints I go to 109 degrees ” Stubbs says He removed the tank’s top doors and installed a locally made stainless submersible wood-burning heater at one end Two commercially available submersible woodstoves are available at www cowboyhottubs com and www snorkel com It takes a couple hours to heat the water in the summer and more than 4 hrs to heat when it’s about 32 F degrees Stubbs says He gets in the tub at about 105 degrees and adjusts the stove draft to increase the water temperature to 109 degrees There’s plenty of room for one person to fully stretch out Stubbs says Because it’s stainless the tank stays clean without adding chemicals Every couple of months he drains it and cleans it thoroughly Between hot tub therapy sessions he puts 2-in building foam sheets over the top openings The only alteration he made was to line one opening with wood to rest his head against for comfort Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Del Stubbs Leonard Minn 56652 ph 218 243-2145; mdstubbs@paulbunyan net

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