Attentions in Using Jet Stream Bath""
March 23, 2001
Attentions in Using "Jet Stream Bath" (Calling Attention)
March 23, 2001
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
As for Jet Stream Bath used at home, pay attention to the followings.
1. Characteristics of Jet Stream Bath
The jet stream bath is a bathtub with a bubble and jet stream generator, which circulates air and water and is frequently used at home due to the health conservation boom.
Last year, in a house using this product, there was an accident that the hair was sucked in the suction port of hot water.
2.Attention in Use
In using the aforementioned jet stream bath, it is required to pay attention to the follows.
- Never operate this product, when only the children take bath.
- Don't operate it with a cover or a filter of the suction port loosened or detached.
- Don't cover the suction port by a part of the body.
- Don't dive under water in the bathtub when it is operated.
- Especially to persons wearing their hair long, don't take bath with letting hair hang.
3. Measures Taken by Companies
Based on the occurrence of the aforementioned accident, from 2000, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has instructed the manufacturing and sales companies of the jet stream baths to quickly devise the counter plan such as replacement of components of the products which have possibility of causing such an accident.
Responding thereto, the manufacturing and sales companies of the jet stream baths set up a "Jet Stream Bath Association" and provide free replacements for the components of the suction port of the products having possibility of causing such accident.
4. Replacement of Components
If you use a product thought to be a jet stream bath at home and didn't confirm whether the replacement of the components are required or not, immediately make contact with a contact number of the following 5. And if the product is required to replace the components, quickly replace the components.
5. List of Contact Numbers
As for the products used at home, the names of the manufacturing companies, etc., are described on the product body, the remote control box, the pump part, or a drain plug stop.
If you can identify the manufacturer's name, please make contact with the contact number (1) of the appropriate manufacturing company.
If you cannot identify the manufacturer's name, please make contact with the following contact number (2) of the jet stream bath association.
- (1) Contact number of Manufacturing and Sales Companies (The number starting from 0120 is a free dial.)
Manufacturer' Names, Etc. | Contact Number | |
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INAX Corp. | INAX | 0120 - 1794 - 00 |
Air Water Inc. (Change the name to Air Water Living Inc. from February 2001) |
Air Water (Daido Hokusan (former name of the company) |
0120 - 262 - 906 |
EMOTO Industries Co., Ltd. | EMOTO | 0120 - 302 - 491 |
Osaka Gas Jutaku Setsubi Co., Ltd. | Osaka Gas Jutaku Setsubi | 0120 - 135 - 498 |
KUBOTA Corporation | Kubota | 0120 - 483 - 760 |
Cleanup Co., Ltd. | Cleanup | 0120 - 227 - 182 |
Corona Co., Ltd. | CORONA | 0120 - 623 - 238 0256 - 32 - 2111 |
Sun Wave Corporation | Sunwave | 0120 - 190 - 5219 |
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | SEKISUI | 0120 - 301 - 373 |
Takara Standard Co., Ltd. | Takara Standard Takara standard |
0120 - 200 - 805 048 - 159 - 6041 |
CHOFU SEISAKUSHO Co. Ltd. | CHOFU | 0120 - 203 - 302 0832 - 48 - 1111 |
TOKYO GAS HOUSING Co., Ltd. | TOKYO GAS HOUSING | 0120 - 112 - 397 |
TOSHIBA Carrier Corporation | TOSHIBA | 0120 - 098 - 782 0545 - 62 - 5596 |
TOTO Ltd. | TOTO | 0120 - 232 - 268 |
TOSTEM Corporation | TOSTEM | 0120 - 201 - 655 |
NIKKO Company | NIKKO | 0120 - 862 - 501 |
NIPPORIKAKO Co., Ltd. | NIPPORIKAKO | 0120 - 074 - 576 |
NORITZ Corporation | NORITZ | 0120 - 018 - 170 |
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. | HITACHI | 0120 - 10 - 2471 |
Matsusita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | National | 0120 - 690 - 608 06 - 6906 - 4326 |
Matsusita Electric Works, Ltd. | National Matsusita Denko |
0120 - 120 - 703 |
- (2) Contact Number of Jet Stream Bath Association
- TEL:
- 0298 - 33 - 1076 (9:00 - 17:30)
- FAX:
- 0298 - 33 - 1090 (24 hours)
- (Reference)
- No replacement of the components is required for the products of the following manufacturing and sales companies.
Sankyo Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd., Cera Trading Co., Ltd., NAS Stainless Co., Ltd.,
Bridgestone Corporation, MIKADO Corporation, YAMAHA LIVINGTEC Corporation, and WAKO Manufacturing.
Contact us
- Consumer Product Safety Public Relations Division Product Safety Technology Center National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
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Phone number:+81-6-6612-2066
Fax number:+81-6-6612-1617
Address:1-22-16 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 5590034, Japan MAP