Cleaning Jacuzzi Tubs

[mama2be11]

Is there a trick to it? I feel like I'm missing something. I typically just clean out my tub with baking soda and vinegar and take a toothbrush to the jets and scrub vigorously but I don't think that this is cutting it. There is some gunk on the jets that I just cannot get rid of and it really creeps me out. So much so that I NEVER take a bath in the tub and I can't help but wonder what is lurking inside the jets. It gives me the heeby jeebys! (sp?) My ds has outgrown his tub and I want to get to the bottom of this so I can feel better about him taking a bath in the regular tub. Oh, and how I long to take a bath again especially when I go into labor. Any tips?

[lucyem]

My old tub had directions that said to use white vinegar and run the jets. Sorry I cannot remember how much and I guess it would depend on the tub size anyway. I would probably fill up to the lowest point needed so the jets can run and then add vinegar.

[chel]

I've heard of filling the tub and adding bleach and then running the jets.

Dh was surprised how happy I was that our tub doesn't have jets. I knew I wouldn't want to deal with it.

[jocelyndale]

My MiL's manual recommended dishwasher detergent, but it may have specifically excluded the kinds with bleach. I can't remember.

See if you can locate a manual!

[allnaturalmom]

Our manual recommends bleach, but I like the vinegar idea better!

Fill the water level just above the jets, add the specified amount of bleach, and turn it on for a full cycle on high. Empty. Then do it again w/plain water to rinse. We don't use it very often and it's such a big tub... I think it's such a waste of water....

[Drummer's Wife]

We do the vinegar and run the jets thing, too. It cleans them out pretty good.