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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: dtaygtay on April 08, 2006, 02:39:08 pm

Title: cleaning used tub
Post by: dtaygtay on April 08, 2006, 02:39:08 pm

Just purchased a used hot tub.  What should i use to clean & disinfect the inside of my hot tub.   ???

Title: Re: cleaning used tub
Post by: Chas on April 08, 2006, 04:05:02 pm

Cleaning is one thing - disinfecting is another.

Clean with soapy water - a couple drops of dish soap in hot water will take care of dirt and grease - the two biggies.

A fresh filter is the best way to handle THAT collector of flaked skin and subtances oozed.

And the disinfecting part is simple: after you have cleaned, rinsed (couple of times) stuck in the nice new filter and started your new tub, add a couple dry ounces of Dichlor (chlorine) to the water and check the chlorine level five or more hours later. Still have a readable chlorine level?

Jump on in, the water's fine.

Title: Re: cleaning used tub
Post by: hymbaw on April 08, 2006, 04:19:30 pm

What he said plus I'd use some Swirl Away or Spa Purge to clear any deposits of the previous owners biological debris out of the plumbing.