I used to work retail and would be on my feet 40+ hours a week. Due to this, and the fact that I am flat-footed, my feet would hurt all the time. My partner bought me this foot massage/soak machine for my birthday one year and its been used to death since then. We have had it for about 5 years now and it still works great, although the buttons have fallen off a few times. It does not heat your water but will keep it at the temperature you put in in there to begin with. It also has a massage, bubble, or massage and bubble setting. It also comes with attachments that you can add to the bottom to rub your feet on, but I have never used them. I always put soaking salts in it and just sit there until my feet are massaged numb! I would recommend this to any person who is on their feet a lot. Its really amazing how much better your feet feel after about 15 minutes in this thing!