Would it clean/disinfect my bathroom spa bathtub?trying to clean the internal pipes. How long do I need to run the bathtub? Thanks.
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No, disinfects the water, not material items. I have run a mix of a little bleach and soap through our bath tub that has jets...run for several minutes, will make lots of bubbles...then rinse out with water only a few times seems to clean it out pretty good.
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No, disinfects the water, not material items.I have run a mix of a little bleach and soap through our bath tub that has jets...run for several minutes, will make lots of bubbles...then rinse out with water only a few times seems to clean it out pretty good.
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I really am not sure. If you could contact Leisure Times Customer Service for Technical questions (Ask An Expert) call (800) 927-6110.
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The bromine would disinfect, but probably a gallon of clorox in a tub of water would be just as good if you ran the tub for 15 to 20 minutes. Just sayin.
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I have been running this unit almost nightly for a few weeks. Haven't cleaned yet. They recommend not letting water/oil sit in unit while not in use. I am careful to let it run until it turns off, then dispose of small amount of water left and thoroughly wipe out with soft cloth.
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YES YES YES! I was so frustrated with our old tub with the nasty iron stains from well water. All the usual suspects never worked adequately, like CLR. Then I read someone's post on an online forum sharing how she had a 100 year old tub, and she used Bar Keepers Friend and it worked beautifully without harming the finish. So since our house is just about as old as that, I went right out and got BKF and it is awesome. The tub now sparkles after using it. Can't speak for toilets. For that I use The Works. And that works like a champ. Good luck!
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I don't have a spa tub but I think the unit will work well for you. We have guest and friends who visit and do tub baths and they run a lot of water and the unit keeps right up and where we live, we only have propane. The unit works great and gives you a lot more room and probably saves some money on utility cost.
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I've had the unit running about a month. It's very easy to clean, you just disassemble the components and wipe them clean. I also clean the inside of the tube with something that looks like a giant pipe cleaner - it's called a refrigerator brush and I just got it at Walmart
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I've done a ton of research. This seems to be a good maintenance cleaner. Oh Yuk seems to be the only one really geared towards the harmful biofilm deposited on dormant pipes. (No, I am do not work for Oh Yuk. Just my own research. Hoping this helps someone out there :-) )
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The bath needs to stay clean. Algae, bird poop,etc throws them off. Ours seem to work well as long as it stays clean. There is probably something better out there, I've not found it yet. Squriels (sic) are a big problem though. Wish I could help more.
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One of the comments I read said it was nontoxic & that the best way to do it in the tub is with your feet & a sponge! Well that's what finally made it cleannnn for me & my feet are none the worst for the wear plus I do it in the shower so its only a few minutes & really only once a month!
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You must never ever run this outside of water.... It will ruin the element... And don't ever use it in a spa with a human in it at the same time.
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I run mine every morning for 3 minutes. Have so for a year. 30 minutes is a long time. I think anything would overheat when subjected to that interval. If whatever you have in there isn't clean in 3 or 4 minutes, it's not going to happen.
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It depends on how thorough you want to be. You can just run soapy water through the system and be done. I like to soak the nozzle parts, the hand piece, and hoses and scrub everything clean. To me, it's worth it to know it will be ready to go next time I drag it out.
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I had my tub for about a year. No issues with it at all. Kept it in a cool dark cupboard. It can be frozen if you don't use often. If you try that, break it down into 1 cup increments, wrap in plastic and freeze in a Ziploc with as little air as possible so you can take out only what you need to defrost.
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Hello, although the directions say do not use in bathrooms, I do. I have a small bathroom where mold grows easily at certain times of the year especially. I run this machine in there for 2 to 4 hours a day during those times and it works great. I however am not in there while it runs..turn it on when you are done using the room and let it work. While we do have an exhaust fan in there, this works much, much better than that fan does. I find it works better if after running for about a half hour, I crack the door to give a little more air circulation. I also use in the bedroom when needed, we have small rooms. Hello, although the directions say do not use in bathrooms, I do. I have a small bathroom where mold grows easily at certain times of the year especially. I run this machine in there for 2 to 4 hours a day during those times and it works great. I however am not in there while it runs..turn it on when you are done using the room and let it work. While we do have an exhaust fan in there, this works much, much better than that fan does. I find it works better if after running for about a half hour, I crack the door to give a little more air circulation. I also use in the bedroom when needed,... » Read More Hello, although the directions say do not use in bathrooms, I do. I have a small bathroom where mold grows easily at certain times of the year especially. I run this machine in there for 2 to 4 hours a day during those times and it works great. I however am not in there while it runs..turn it on when you are done using the room and let it work. While we do have an exhaust fan in there, this works much, much better than that fan does. I find it works better if after running for about a half hour, I crack the door to give a little more air circulation. I also use in the bedroom when needed, we have small rooms. « Show Less
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I have added bubble bath, and other than seriously underestimating how much it would bubble it was fine. I added some bath salts and it shot them out at me the first time they went through the water rotation spot. After that I just dropped the salts in before I started it so they were soft and would not have a problem going through. I have no problem cleaning it. Just take it to the bath tub and dump it out. Take the shower sprayer and hose it out standing up in the tub and everything washes right out.
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I don't know. I will say this: I thought it worked great in my regular tub and someone recently told me to get chlorine test strips from a pool supply place - said she tested this and it did nothing. I've been using mine, thinking it removed the chlorine, etc. and now I want to test it! If it does work, great. If not, I'm going to be quite upset that I soaked extra long in the tub so often, believing I was not soaking up toxic chlorine!!!!!
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Dennis,1. What "kind" of pools? Swimming, live fish ponds, hot-tub stuff?2. Are you trying to condition the water, clean the sides, wash out the plumbing/circulator stuff, ...?I ask because I Have used it to clean my hot-tub & rinse out the plumbing. Works great. But A&H; has a pool (water) maintenance product to keep the water "balanced." It think they market it as "Clear Pool" or something like that. A&H; also has other products that you can research but it depends on exactly what you want to accomplish.Hope this helps.
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As long as you wash it regularly. I just use bleach and water in my tub. Works fine.