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Title: Hotspring Grandee filter cleaning
Post by: Grandee622 on July 22, 2013, 06:39:46 am
First time spa owner here and I'm still trying to figure it all out. How often do those of you with the Hotspring/Grandee plastic filters clean them? I was told that I could put them in the dish washer. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Hotspring Grandee filter cleaning
Post by: Spoiledrotten on July 22, 2013, 07:52:41 am
I've only had my Envoy a little over a month. I cleaned them a week ago and used the filter cleaner, made for spa/pool filters. I washed them by hand, not trusting the dishwasher for those fairly expensive filters. I watched a couple of YouTube videos on washing spa filters and tried to follow their lead. I'll be interested in watching this thread.
Title: Re: Hotspring Grandee filter cleaning
Post by: goneaway on July 22, 2013, 08:52:10 am
I'm still trying to determine which filters my tub has, so in the mean time, i hit them with the jet wash.
I was worried about wrecking them, but they stood up to the fan pattern, and loads of crud came out.
Title: Re: Hotspring Grandee filter cleaning
Post by: Spoiledrotten on July 22, 2013, 10:20:00 am
I'm going to make a cleaning wand for mine. I'll get a piece of PVC pipe that will fit into the center of the filters, cap one end, put a hose adapter on the other end and drill lots of holes in the PVC cylinder. Then, when I connect it to my water hose, it will back wash the filter to dislodge the particles. Then, I use a filter cleaner to get the remaining oils and debris from it. Still watching this thread, though.
Title: Re: Hotspring Grandee filter cleaning
Post by: Sam on July 22, 2013, 01:08:23 pm
I'm going to make a cleaning wand for mine. I'll get a piece of PVC pipe that will fit into the center of the filters, cap one end, put a hose adapter on the other end and drill lots of holes in the PVC cylinder. Then, when I connect it to my water hose, it will back wash the filter to dislodge the particles. Then, I use a filter cleaner to get the remaining oils and debris from it. Still watching this thread, though.

Sounds like a cool idea!  Please, let me know how it works.
Title: Re: Hotspring Grandee filter cleaning
Post by: Flyonthewall on July 23, 2013, 03:02:26 pm
i have never been big on the dishwasher option.  no heat and no rinse agents are 2 of the stipulations.