How To Clean a Whirlpool Tub

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You can make your bathroom feel like a spa experience by adding a whirlpool tub. It is so relaxing to sit back and relax while the jets do their work on your sore and tired muscles. From a lot of use or even a little use you can get a mold and mildew buildup in the jets and around the outside. This buildup makes cleaning your whirlpool tub an important step in your regular cleaning routine. There are a few simple tips and tricks you can use to make the cleaning process a little easier and a lot less back breaking.

Fill your whirlpool tub with very warm to hot water. Make sure the water level is above the jets.

Add 1/4 of a cup of dishwasher detergent and 1 cup of household bleach. Liquid dishwasher detergent is better for this job, but powdered detergent will work also. Make sure to ventilate the bathroom while using the bleach and dishwasher detergent. The chlorine fumes can become overwhelming.

Turn the whirlpool jets on for at least 5 to 10 minutes to let the dishwasher detergent and bleach mix into the water and begin their cleaning job.

Turn the whirlpool jets off and drain all of the water out of the tub.

Refill your whirlpool tub with plain water. Use very warm to hot water. Make sure to refill the tub above the jets once again.

Turn the jets on for another 5 to 10 minutes to rinse the dishwasher detergent and bleach residue off of the whirlpool the surface and out of the openings of the jets.

Turn the jets off and drain all of the water out of the whirlpool tub.

Use a rag to wipe the opening of the jets and remove any remaining mold, mildew, dirt, soap scum and grime.

Repeat this cleaning process once per month or more if you use your whirlpool tub often. Do not wait until you see or smell a buildup of mold or mildew.