Pipeless pedicure chair

A pipeless pedicure chair circulates water with a jet motor in the tub instead of through internal pipes and jets. With no hidden pipes to trap bacteria or debris, the basin is easier to clean. It still needs normal plumbing for the water supply and the drain.

Pipeless often gets confused with no-plumbing. A no-plumbing chair has a basin that is filled and drained by hand for each service, so it can sit almost anywhere. A pipeless chair is tied into the water lines, so its spot on the floor plan follows the plumbing. Foot spa cleaning rules come from state boards and vary.

Booksy lists economy plumbed and pipeless models at $2,400 to $3,500. See pedicure chair and the cost to open a nail salon.