Circa Air Portable Bath Tubs Adults - Inflatable Bathtub for Bedridden, Handicap, Elderly, Disabled Patients, Collapsible Bathtub Shower System for Elderly Care, Body & Hair Washing in Bed

I ordered this inflatable tub for my husband as he has ALS and is not able to be bathed or showered normally. We found this to be a godsend! It took more time than we anticipated the first time, but we learned a few things that helped the process go more smoothly. What you should know to be prepared : purchase a cheep little water pump to drain the tub. I spread the tub out on top of the hospital bed. lay out the tiny little air pump (it does the job, but is tiny). set up the water pump so it’s ready and you just plug in when needed. Set up the Towels, washcloths and body wash etc. have #5 five gallon buckets full of warm water ready. have person lay on the tub. air it up using the tiny air pump (this takes about 5 minutes) then bathe your person,when bath is finished plug water pump in using a hose to drain ( in our case, drain hose empties into the bath tub. there is a good amount of water that pools in the middle of the tub. We raise the head and the foot of the bed.pump out all you can and use a bath towel to soak up the rest. open air valves and begin to dry your person during deflation. remove the tub from the bed before or after your person is dressed. (depend on being bedridden or not). dry the tub as best you can and hang to dry in a place the doesn’t risk puncture. then wipe out a bucket roll up hose and electrical cord place them in the bucket for storage. plug in the tiny air pump. and charge it before putting it away in the storage bucket. This way it’s all handy for the next bath. We let the other buckets air dry and stack them afterwards. We definitely highly recommend this bathing system. it’s a game changer for those who can’t shower or get in and out of the tub. I do wish the air pump was bigger, but it does the job. I hope our review helps others

Great , strong product that is needed to assist in getting the job done.

Read in other reviews that the way the drain is placed it does not drain.. agree.. I couldn’t get it to drain.. I just use a shop vac and suck all the water up and works fine lol.. the bag with water in it also needs to be held significantly higher above the hose or else it won’t have enough pressure to use. It gets the job done for my bed bound father and it’s pretty cheap so I would recommend if you’re in a pinch and don’t have handicap shower available.

The pump attachments kept popping out as the bathtub was inflating. As it popped out the tub quickly deflated. You have to have the speed of Usain Bolt to plug the air hole as soon as the tub is inflated....took me six tries, said what the heck, and left it half inflated. The drain was on the underside of the tub in the middle of the tub and not any position I placed the hospital bed would drain half of the water. I had to prop the tub from under on the opposite side of the drain with pillows to assist with drainingBecause of the type and location of the drain, I had to keep siphoning (sucking the air from the drain tube) to get the water to flow out the drain tube x5 to get the water to drain to the empty buckets, no matter how I positioned the electronic bed controls. The pillow a breeze, the shower bag, no problem.Overall I exerted far more energy and effort than I had to give.This tub was definitely not a solution for bathing a nonambulatory person..mfgtr move drain to the head or foot of the tub, hospital bed heads and feett can adjusted to help drain the tub. Fix the need to have lightening speed to put stopper in the air holes. Drain and inflating, convenience, should be your selling point. Back to the drawing board with this product. Good News; easy to fold and put back in the box.Manufacturer give better instructions

Works good

This is my second purchase from this company. I bought this to bathe my husband in bed. He can no longer can use the shower. It is easy to use. Love the small pump. It is powerful. I did buy a small Ridgid dry wet vacuum to speed up the draining process. The water bag keeps the water warm and the sprayer works great.

It is a good option to have available for bed bound loved ones. This is good quality, even the little pump has worked just fine. The pillow is quite awkward, especially for shampooing hair, but I think they all are. Just a few tips. First, you will need some kind of a handheld sprayer that can pause the water flow. Otherwise it will fill up way too fast before you’re done doing what you need to do Second, and I cannot stress this enough, do not use a flimsy cheap garden hose. I promise you it will burst. So go ahead and spend the money and get a good quality garden hose. Finally, getting that water drained is a bit tricky so plan well .

The drainage is terrible and the location is awful which is the main reason the drainage is ridiculously slow. Also, the pillow came apart while bathing, major flaw, also a DANGER if the water level is significantly higher, someone could inhale water and possibly drown.