cleaning jacuzzi bath

Liz19

We have a jacuzzi bath in our house (in the house when we bought it) and I need some advice as to how to clean it. My kids love lush bathbombs but only get to use them occasionally as they block up the jets in the bath. I have used a toothbrush to clean them and I have filled the bath with cold water and them turned on jacuzzi to flush out jets. The only thing that works is putting some bleach in the water but my husband just about had a hairy fit at me doing that as apparently there is a rubber pipe underneath. Can anyone suggest anything else?

squeaky

Put some bio powder into a jug and make into a well dissolved liquid before pouring into the bath?

apprentice_tycoon

There was one of these on a Kim and Aggie programme ages ago they had a real go at the woman because there was stuff in the pipes that really...errr... shouldn't have been (they sent off swabs to be cultured) trouble is I can't remember how they cleaned it.

squeaky

Just a thought:- Does it say anywhere what make and model it is? You might be able to get advice from the manufacturers.

Or look up any manufacturer and ask them

Actually this is probably a good question to ask on the In my Home forum so I'll move it across shortly.

Liz19

squeaky wrote:

Just a thought:- Does it say anywhere what make and model it is? You might be able to get advice from the manufacturers.

Or look up any manufacturer and ask them

Actually this is probably a good question to ask on the In my Home forum so I'll move it across shortly.

Thanks, squeaky. I was unsure whether to put it here or In my Home but thought that there might be some old style economical solution such as using vinegar! Now there's a thought, I wonder if that would work. Advice from a manufacturer may be the obvious way to go.

malletts_mallett

apprentice_tycoon wrote:

There was one of these on a Kim and Aggie programme ages ago they had a real go at the woman because there was stuff in the pipes that really...errr... shouldn't have been (they sent off swabs to be cultured) trouble is I can't remember how they cleaned it.

I'm almost certain they used dishwasher tablets.

squeaky

Vinegar is an acid and may be bad for your pipework too. I suggested washing powder because I know it's reasonably kind to rubber, but lets move over and see what the pro's have to say

trace-j

malletts_mallett wrote:

I'm almost certain they used dishwasher tablets.

or perhaps biological washing powder, they love cleaning baths with this stuff.

Malestrom

malletts_mallett wrote:

I'm almost certain they used dishwasher tablets.

You appear to be correct:

CLEANING THE WHIRLPOOL SYSTEM -- The whirlpool system should be purged at 3 to 4 month intervals. The following procedure is recommended:

Fill bath with hot water only (just enough to run whirlpool system). Add to hot water, two teaspoons of low foaming electric dishwasher detergent, such as Cascade or Calgonite. Run the whirlpool system for 10-15 minutes. Drain the bath completely. Fill the bath with cold water only. Run the system for 5-10 minutes. Drain the bath completely. The whirlpool action magnifies the foaming properties of soap. Small amounts of low foaming bath crystals can be used during operation. Mineral bath salts, such as Epsom salts, will not harm the pump or fittings. However, we recommend the bath be filled with fresh water after every ten consecutive mineral baths and run for ten minutes to flush out any solid residue which may build up.

Liz19

Thanks Malestrom, thats great!

splash1_2

Hopefully this will be a useful tip for someone, I have discovered there are several specialist whirlpool cleaning products available on the internet.
The problem is that every time you use the bath you are adding to the potential build up of soaps, body fats, skin cells and general dirt. This forms a layer of slime inside all the pipes and fittings, if its not removed then bacteria can start to breed.
I use Pure-Spa whirlpool cleaner,I have tried a few different makes but this one seems to work best for me as this can be used at different strengths to do a stronger clean if necessary. It certainly got rid of all the black bits coming out of my jets and its safe to use and acid free. Try searching for pure-spa.co.uk. or I think its now available on lifeandhome.co.uk
Thanks:j