ECB Equine Cold Saltwater Spa

Year: 2008

Average Working Condition

Last used approx. March/April 2018

The spa and chiller have both been inside a heated barn in the winter.

Brand: ECB

Dimensions - 91" x 100"

Approx. Weight: Made of fiberglass and can hold 520 gallons of water

Equipment still have a warranty? No

Reason for Sale: Retiring

Information on the ECB Spa:

The ECB Equine Spa is most often utilized to treat and prevent equine injuries. It has also proven effective in creating an additional revenue source by treating the horses of business clientele. Cold saltwater provides natural, drug free preventative therapy and can therefore be utilized to increase suppleness and decrease swelling / stiffness in the limbs immediately before and after competitive events and training.

The Spa is a self-contained unit requiring a 220v power sourceand holds 520 gallons of 35F saltwater. Water purity is maintained through a double filtration system and can be reused for as many as 3,000 treatments.

Cold Salt Hydrotherapy

The success of cold salt hydrotherapy is achieved through a combination of water factors:

Temperature

The temperature of the water has important therapeutic and analgesic influences: The colder the temperature of the water, the more anti-inflammatory influence and pain relief. At 35F (with chlorine and salt) micro-organic activity is eliminated and therefore transfer of infection from horse to horse is impossible. In a 10 minute treatment (above the hocks but below the stomach), the core temperature of the limb is as cold as it can get without a single degree of body temperature change in the horse.

Salt Concentration

Salt concentration and the composition of the salts in the water have an effect on the tissue response: Seawater contains varying amounts of sodium chloride (approx. 25g/l) and magnesium chloride (approx. 1g/l). The ECB Equine spa allows the introduction of higher salt levels than seawater, increasing its potential healing powers. This salt level also acts as a poultice to draw out heat and infectious fluids.

Water Depth

The depth of water increases the physical pressure exerted onto tissues: The deeper the immersion of the horse, the greater the pressure.

Aeration

Aeration of the water increases the dissolved oxygen content and creates a massaging effect. Dissolved oxygen content of saltwater is dramatically increased when temperatures fall below 400F. When aeration is introduced, the oxygen content in the water substantially increases (4 parts per million to 9-11 per million). With the increase in oxygen content, there is a corresponding drop in the horse heart rate (about 22 beats per minute). As is suggested with hyperbaric oxygen chambers, this heart rate drop may be indicative of skin absorbed oxygen which has been theorized to expedite healing.

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We recommend getting training from ECB directly.

The regular maintenance consists of cleaning filters and checking water ph/adding chemicals so when we started we happened to have a pool store around the corner and had the water checked by them (to start), after that you can just rely on water test strips.

And if service is needed, you need to have someone familiar with cold chillers. This isn’t your regular heat/air person, think of companies that work on industrial level chilling equipment.

The spa will need to be transported on a flat bed trailer and we will help load it.

We have both the tall door and the short door as well as supplies to send with.

We also have the chemicals, diapers, and some of the organic, Dead Sea salt yet that can go with.

Please feel free to ask any questions at all.