Can I clean my hot tub with vinegar?

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I just bought a house with a hot tub. The thing foams up and runs bubbly. The chemicals being used right now are bromine for santizing and a ph balance. The water is clear. I have dumped it 3-4 times. I think there may be a build up in the pipes because some of the jets were destroyed by chemical build up......my sister suggested that we dump in a gallon of vinegar and let it sit over night, run it and dump it again as a cheap alternative to a flush. I dont know what a flush (done properly) consists of, nor what it costs. Anyone know?



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  1. Chuck P says:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:54 am

    I think a flush would consist of a delime chemical, vinegar is an acid but I don't think it would cut the lime. You may need to contact a local swimming pool company, they will know how to treat the water in your area, there may be fluorides or some other issues that need to be addressed, Good luck

  2. ilovedenverbroncos says:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:54 am

    our hot tub gets foamy and bubbly because of people getting into it that has some soap residue on them or detergent residue on their swimsuits,. when the hot tub people told us the best way to use a hot tub is naked ( which we do when its just me and my hubby) i thought yeah right my hubby paid them to say that..lol..but really laundery deteregent leaves residue on swimsuits no matter how many times they are washed and all of us have some soap residue on our bodies, espically if you use bar soap. We squirt something in our tub called "foam out" that we get at the pool/hottub store and it works great…another thing that may also help is to run your swimsuits thru the rinse cycle 2 times just to be extra sure…good luck and enjoy your tub, we love ours…

  3. lennie says:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:54 am

    http://www.hintsandthings.com/garden/hot_tub_maintenance.htm
    Check this site, it will give you everything you need to clean and maintain your hot tub. As for vinegar, I don't know how much you would use, but I know that in a washing machine, I use 1/2 gallon to clean that.

  4. Kelly C says:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Don't use vinegar, it will destroy your plumbing. If you test your hot tub chemicals at all, you test for Chlorine (or Bromine) and pH, right? We'll the main reason for testing the pH level is to prevent the water from becoming either acidic (above neutral) or basic (below neutral) so as to avoid corrosion.

    Instead use CLR (that chemical that removes Calcium, Lime and Rust) full strength.

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