GROSS!

Did the previous owners of this house use the Jacuzzi tub as an aquarium?  Or had the house sat vacant so long the residual water in the tub’s pipes just mildewed? Or what? Maybe I don’t want to know! 

What I do know, is that we emptied our hot water heater into that tub six times trying to clean it! I followed directions of using Cascade and bleach mixed in the water as I ran the jets to clean out the pipes.  

Running jets with Cascade to clean out the pipes

We finally decided that the gunk was being re-circulated and deposited in the pump and pipes each time.  But, there were fewer gunk particles each time I cleaned it, especially after I started using a fine mesh dip net to scoop out that "stuff".  

Thin cloth to cover filter.

But the real brainstorm came when JoPapa thought about covering the water intake with a filter! So…using a piece of tea towel and a rubber band to hold it in place, the particles are finally got filtered out of the water!  

Captured particles.

So, I let it rest a bit before adding the bleach to sanitize it for the last time, I hope!  We are looking forward to enjoying the hot water and jets on those poor sore muscles! Now, if you've seen all the projects JoPapa has finished around here, you know he has earned a nice soak!

One more thing... I know I promised to write about all fun things, and for me, the sense of accomplishment in cleaning is fun! 

Now you know way too much about me, right? My hope is that if you are having trouble cleaning your jetted tub, JoPapa's idea of putting a filter over the intake will make your cleaning more fun too!