Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: Gman on July 06, 2005, 08:08:41 pm
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What do others use to clean out dirt or sand that enters the spa on your feet? I have a pool near by and the deck recently had quite a bit of sand on it -- so a fair amount has transferred into the spa - even though I put a bucket at the bottom of the stairs with water in it :-/
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we usually make sure our feet are very clean before we get in the tub...usually have a bucket of water beside the tub and we also have extra towels out there
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What do others use to clean out dirt or sand that enters the spa on your feet? I have a pool near by and the deck recently had quite a bit of sand on it -- so a fair amount has transferred into the spa - even though I put a bucket at the bottom of the stairs with water in it :-/
The best suggestion I can come up with is to trade it in on a Hydropool spa that comes standard with a built in floor vacuum to remove this sort of debris! ;)
Either that or http://www.rhtubs.com/store/vacuumes.htm
Steve
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Now Steve, I think that was a commercial. ;D
Wet feet take MORE sand in. A mat, towel or a rug on the top step could be helpful.
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Now Steve, I think that was a commercial. ;D
Wet feet take MORE sand in. A mat, towel or a rug on the top step could be helpful.
I was going for more of an infomercial... :-/ ;)
I guess a towel on the step would work too... ;D
Steve
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I like the Paradise Vac the best - one moving part, no pumping, non-electric.
Next to that, a simple siphon works great. Get a PVC fitting to connect a short length of pvc pipe to a short hose and you can remove the sand from the tub easily.
(http://ts.smoothcorp.com/cornerhardware/198058.100x100.jpeg) glue a section of 3/4" pvc pipe in one end, and thread a garden hose to the other end and you have a great 'econo vac.'
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I have this problem too. Being pro-active with preventative steps to stop sand from getting into the tub is a must. However, once the sand is in there, I find it a pain.
I puchased a Polaris Spa Wand from my dealer. Simply put, it's a long tube with nozzles that uses suction from drawing the long handle in and out. It sucks up the sand accumulated in the spa. It has a metal mesh screen filter doo-hickey to trap the sand in the wand and not spit it back out of the tube.
It works pretty good. I'm glad I have it.
They sell it for $55 and have free shipping: (Dealer plug) http://www.nespas.com/spas-5.pdf
And I've seen them on E-bay for about $40.
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I've read that a turkey baster will work
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Oh....and we are also installing indoor outdoor carpet this month
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We use a little hand-held gizmo called a Grit Gitter - or something like that. We got ours at the dealer, but I've seen others post that it's less expensive on-line at Doc's site...
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I make my kids fish them out. 99% chance they brought it into the tub - 100% chance they'll take it out! ;D ;D
but only while they're in the tub
r100rs
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fish out sand by hand? That's sounds tough!
course it's better than holding them by the ankles dipping them in the tub upside down and telling them to "Ok Suck!"
;)