Cleaning Bath Tub Jets

Yellowed jets Post By vl will (Guest Post) (08/07/2008) Anyone have any luck cleaning the stained, discolored yellow jets? Tub is clean, but the jets which were originally white, seemed to have turned into tannish yellow. Tried scrubbing, them, but doesnt' change the color. Help! Tub is only about 4 years old. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post By SARAH (Guest Post) (07/30/2008) I have been told you can get pseudomonas isolated skin infection from hot tubs and jet baths, any one know if this is right, or how to clean the bacteria build up. Or cure the skin problem. Help! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post By Mynx (Guest Post) (05/22/2008) I used the dishwasher detergent with hot water, ran it for 20 min, drained and refilled tub and ran jets with cold water. Seems to have worked well.... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post By THORNHILL ONTARIO (Guest Post) (04/08/2008) I used the SHAKLEE BASIC H cleaner tonight to clean out the bathtub jets. WOW Boy did this cleaner go to work. I filled the tub with hot water over the jets, then I put 2 teaspoons SHAKLEE BASIC H into the hot water right before I closed the water ~ so it mixed into the water a bit then I put on the jets for 20 minutes. At first it made a lot of suds but they didn't over flow and it stayed that way for the 20 minutes. Just perfect. The suds worked out a lot of the scum that was still hiding in there. This stuff just pushed pretty near all of it out after the 20 minutes I let out the water. The suds all around the tub had so much black pieces and wafer like gunk on it and the tub needed a good rinsing since there was a lot of this stuff in the tub. I was so surprised since I thought it was almost clean after rinsing out the jets last evening with water a few times. I couldn't believe what came out tonight but when I rinsed out the tub I noticed a pleasant surprise. The brass jets that were tarnished and had lime residue on them are now so clean and shiny so I guess some of the dirt and gunk might have been the residue from the jets. WOW and my tub is also so clean and shiny. It was clean before but now it really shines. lol I then filled up the tub again with only warm water, ran the jets for about 15 minutes. PRACTICALLY NOTHING CAME OUT. Now I know my bathtub jets are finally clean and disinfected. I plan on doing this maybe once or twice a month, giving them a good cleaning like this. Getting out all the scum and soapy residue. I guess I would need to use 1/2 the amount if I use the new basic H2. And SHAKLEE products are safe and natural and ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post By Mika (Guest Post) (03/30/2008) I use a tooth brush and clorox spray. It takes a lot of work to clean the jets. I spray the clorox directly into the jets. It probaly would be a good idea to follow up with vinegar! I would also suggest spraying jets daily after each use of your jacuzzi. (03/29/08) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post By Molly (Guest Post) (02/18/2008) Added 5 more cups of vinegar. 15 mins. more run time. Off 4 30 mins. Running jets again 4 15 mins. 10 cups of vinegar was definately better. Lots more crap came out & is floatin' in the bath tub. Gonna do it again in a month. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Bath Tub w/ Jets Post By Molly (Guest Post) (02/18/2008) The other day when I went 2 take a bath, brown, paper thin pcs. of what look like confetti but had 2 B soap scum & oils. We have not cleaned inside the jets since we 1st started using the tub in July 07. Our tub is 60 gals. I used just Hot water & 5 c. of Vinegar. Then when it was full, I ran it 4 15 mins. Off 4 15 mins. Back on 4 20 mins. Didn't appear that it cleaned out very much. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post By Stephanie (Guest Post) (02/04/2008) We have a whirlpool bathtub that we rarely use because of the cleaning problem. I have tried everything without much luck. Am trying the chlorox solution tonight and the water has turned a dingy brown, very gross. Any idea why this is? Any other suggestions? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post by thriftmeg (306) | (01/15/2008) Profile | Contact I got a jacuzzi tub as part of my new house purchase in 1995. Since I had no idea how to clean the jets, I did what I do with my coffeepot. Fill the tub up over the jets, while doing so, add 1-2 cups white vinegar to the water. Run the jacuzzi for at least 20 minutes(mine has a timer). You will end up with a pretty dirty tub, but you can clean it with a bleach product made for bathrooms. I do this about once a month. Or if you would rather, why not use bleach instead of the vinegar. I chose viengar mostly because I did not know what kind of parts were in the piping and jets (ie plastic or metal) It is cheaper too. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post by Sally_Admin (109) | (01/15/2008) Profile | Contact What do I use to clean the jets in my bathroom jacuzzi? It is about 3 years old and used maybe a couple of dozen times only by me and never with any oils. Ruth from Harlingen, TX Answers: RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets My tub has air-forced jets in the floor of the tub and I tried the automatic dish washing detergent method. However, I let it soak every night for nearly a week (to let the detergent and water soak in the airspace under the tub bottom) and then ran the jets the following morning for 15 mins. It took almost a week to get all of the gunk out, but it eventually all came out. These jets hadn't been cleaned in over two years, so it took some time. (01/07/2008) By JenB Report Spam or Abuse Request: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Post by Laurel_admin (396) | (10/30/2007) Contact I need to know how to clean the jets in my tub. They are like the ones in a jacuzzi. There must be a way to clean them without damaging them. Can anyone help me with this? Jackie V. from Walker, LA Answers: RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets If it's truly mildew and not just soap scum and lime deposits, you might clean them well and then spray with a weak bleach solution (1 tsp bleach in a quart spray bottle) when you are finished. I keep the black mildew/algae under control in my shower this way and I spray every few days. Helps a lot. If you can get the owners to spray between your visits this would probably keep the mildew under control. (07/01/2005) By Seagrape RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I'm not sure if this will help but when I clean my hummingbird feeders, I use pipe cleaners to clean out the ports. I also have doubled the pipe cleaners to get into other small areas. (07/01/2005) By mkymlp RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I clean houses too and I have been spraying Clorox cleanup in the jets, use my toothbrush to scrub around and then I put a small cloth over the toothbrush to wipe it out dry. The moisture causes mildew, so if you don't dry it out and they don't use it again before you return, the mildew will form again. I also recommend they use a Clorox/water solution to spray down the shower instead of Tilex. (07/01/2005) By suzi homemaker RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Try filling up the tub so the water is over the jets with hot water. Add about a cup of dishwasher detergent (Cascade) and run the tub while your cleaning something else. If you have mold/mildew on the jets, more than likely the piping is full of it also. Don't use anything that creates suds or you will have suds all over and a bigger mess to clean. If this is not possible to do, the jet faces should come off. Some screw off and some pop off (depending on the manufacturer). If they are the pop off kind, take a butter knife and GENTLY pry them off. They should be much easier to clean if they are off the tub. When your done, just pop them back in.(b)(/b) (07/02/2005) By Julie RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I've cleaned houses for years. The way I do this is spray the "Clorox" cleanup directly into them and use an old toothbrush to scrub them out. Then, I fill up the tub with enough HOT water to just cover the jets, add bleach and turn on the jets. If you do this about once a month, you'll never get a buildup (07/02/2005) By Kelly RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I have jets in my bathtub. I unscrew them and soak them in vinegar. Works great. If you can't take them out try spraying vinegar on them. (07/30/2005) By Tammy RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I spray Scrub-free Mildew Remover (get it at Walmart) on the jets in my tub, let it soak for a few minutes while I do other cleaning, then come back and rinse it off. They are nice and clean. About once a week I fill the tub just above the jets and run hot water and vinegar through the jets to clean them out and then fill the tub again with cold water to rinse them. (07/31/2005) By thirstyone RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I use a detergent made just for jets called Whirlout. You can buy it at Lowe's or Home Depot. Its down the aisle with the plumbing/jacuzzi supplies. (01/04/2006) By Marlene RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Growing up my mom had a whirlpool and when I moved out I had a garden tub with jets. We always filled the tub up with cold water and used powdered (not liquid) dishwasher detergent. We would add about a cup or so (never measured) to the water and turn it on. We would let it run for about an hour while we were doing other housework. We would then drain it and clean the tub with the usual cleaner. I like Clorox cleanup. If you had any residue or mold remaining around the jets just spray the cleaner directly on the jets and let set for a minute or so then wipe off. Hope this helps. (01/04/2006) By nursesarah79 RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Denture cleaner tablets placed in tub of hot water. Turn on the jets.. (01/05/2006) By Carol RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Clean your tub as you normally would, then fill with cold water, pouring 3 GLUGS of bleach and run the motor about 10 minutes. I do this about once a month. Also, if you use the jets at least once a week, you won't get that yucky stuff. (01/07/2006) By Mary RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I found a company called PurgeTech that has done lots of research with the CDC and also with hotels and hospitals that have jetted tubs. They have a system to clean out the whole pipe system of the tub, and the ability to clean over 99% of the germs, viruses, bacteria, mold, fungi, and other DISEASE CAUSING agents in the water. YES, You Can Catch Serious Illnesses from using your jetted tub. And unfortunately, using dishwashing detergent, vinegar, or even bleach WILL NOT Kill that stuff. Their website is www.purgetech.com Their phone number is 1-888-295-5699 I spoke with Mr. Slade and he was very informative and very nice. (I looked all this up because I just rented an apartment with a jetted tub, never had one before, and was absolutely disgusted when I turned it on and found black flakes spewing into the water; but until I spoke with PurgeTech I had no idea just how dangerous this stuff can be.) Good Luck!! (08/31/2006) By Kitty RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I used a drain cleaner safe for plastics poured in the whole bottle circulated it for about 2 mins then let soak for 1 hr circulated again for 2 min then drained filled with hot water and circulated for about 30 min seems to have worked just fine hope this helps. (09/04/2006) By Jet tub cleaner RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets I spray Scrubbing Bubbles directly into the jets, let them sit, then fill the tub and run the jets. It usually gets everything out. Scrubbing Bubbles is hands-down the best tub cleaner I've seen! (02/19/2007) By RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Well, I've read all the suggestions and I'm going to try baking soda. Our tub system is only 1 year old, we have hard well water, and I'm going to try to prevent it from getting away from me. I use baking soda to clean combs and brushes. Why not jets? It's probably close to the suggestion of denture cleanser tablets. (04/22/2007) By Gail O. RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Check out www.purgetech.com. They have a cleaning system for your tub. (06/20/2007) By B RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets check out www.sani-bath.com (07/21/2007) By kim RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets visit www.purgetech.com for information (07/26/2007) By Bryndee RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Dear Mrs/Ms. Jackie I clean my jets out with a baby bottle brush. Use whatever chemicals you normally would but to get into the jets, put some shorts on and jump in the tub with your baby bottle brush. The brush bends so nicely you can get into all the grooves of the jet. (08/30/2007) By beverly1319 RE: Cleaning Bath Tub Jets Spray inside the jets with Clorox Cleanup. Let them soak while you clean the sink and toilet. Then, take a toothbrush and brush around. The jets completely cleanup! If the tub has a grated filter box in it, take a small hand scrub brush to it, and it cleans up in seconds. Rinse out jets while rinsing out rest of tub. (10/11/2007) By Chris Report Spam or Abuse