Cleaning of hydromassage baths

Contents:
  • Types of baths
  • How it works
  • To avoid embarrassment
  • Temporary faults
  • Bath care

Although the whirlpool bath is not the cheapest pleasure, the user does not decrease from it. To ensure that such a bath served its owner for a long time and rejoiced, it is necessary to take care of it, and not as usual - there are a number of reasons for this. For example, in addition to the entire surface, performers of the functional( nozzles, nozzles, branch pipes, pumps) must be cleaned. Cleaning the whirlpools - this is the topic of this article, thanks to the information in which you can easily organize the right care for such a useful device.

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Types of baths

Hydromassage baths are made from various materials and care of the bathroom with hydromassage, respectively, also different:

  • Injection marble. Perhaps this is one of the few in the care of products that are easy to clean. The style of the coating is such that there is no need to use any solutions, tools and so on. It is enough for them to handle soapy water. To refresh the product, the use of automotive or special soft polishes is allowed.
  • Steel, cast-iron baths - the bath with enamelling can be clogged with the use of abrasive tools. It is better to use gels, foams, creams. It is possible to use abrasive agents, if there are valves that close the nozzles.
  • Acrylic baths - the use of hard brushes and materials is prohibited, since acrylic is a very delicate material. It is also forbidden to use acetone, other solutes. Cleaners should be in the form of cream, foam, gel, not containing abrasive substances. For example: a regular powder can scratch the surface.

Important! Practically every reproducer has on sale specialized means to clean the whirlpool baths, that is, their products, was safe.

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Principle of operation

The entire hydromassage system has:

  • "Heart" is an electrical pump necessary to support the non-stop water cycle in the entire system. He directs the water to the nozzles.
  • The nozzle is an overlay with many small holes made of plastic or metal. Usually there are several, and the more, the better the effect. They can be located both on the bottom and on the walls of the bath.

Important! This creates the effect of massage of the place where the stream of water is directed.

If you take a more complex system, it includes:

  • Compressor that works in synchronism with the pump. The compressor mixes air into the water flow and runs to the nozzles.
  • Mini injectors create a tickling effect, due to bubbles.
  • There is also a built-in pneumatic or automatic control unit. In order to select the operating mode, either touch screens or pneumatic buttons are used.
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To avoid the embarrassment of

In order to avoid accidental situations, pay attention to the following factors when choosing a bath:

  • Shape, the size for your territory;
  • Selection of the material from which the bathtub is made;
  • Presence of handrails, armrests, head restraints for safety and convenience;
  • Internal state, working capacity, a guarantee is desirable.

Your commercial opportunities are also taken into account here.

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Temporary Faults

As with any item, the whirlpool bath may break down over time. Here, the popular types of breakdowns and their solutions will be listed:

  • Blockage is one of the most frequent and main causes of blockages. It is necessary to give due attention to disinfection. To do this, you can pour special tools into special holes. There are also means in the form of tablets that are placed during bath work.

Important! Such prevention should be conducted at least twice a month.

  • The use of funds during the hydromassage system - soapy water flows into the nozzles and causes a breakdown. No, you can wash in a font, but do it with the hydromassage system turned off.
  • In case of serious problems, the spare part is replaced from some system of the mechanism.
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Bath care

To prevent various malfunctions as rarely as possible, and simply from a hygienic point of view, regular cleaning of the whirlpool baths is necessary. To be more precise, all those additional mechanisms that distinguish such a device from the standard font.

Important! Note that if you ignore the following rules of care, the use of such equipment can give an effect, the reverse of the curative and relaxing. From the constant use of soap funds, and just not very high-quality water overgrown with bloom. And this is a favorable environment for the propagation of various pathogenic microorganisms, including mold.

Automatic cleaning function

If your bathtub has such a function, then it will ease your energy costs:

  1. Pour hot water( 40-45 degrees), focus on coating the nozzles.
  2. In a special container for cleaning products, pour the substance( follow the instructions).
  3. Run the cleanup function.
  4. Drain and rinse the bathtub.
  5. The procedure is repeated already with cool water and without cleaning agents.
  6. In conclusion, we do all the same manipulations, only now we wipe the bath dry.

Method without automatic cleaning:

  1. We collect hot water to such a level that the nozzles were lower by 8-12 cm.
  2. Add water to the water for the whirlpool baths( 300-500 ml).
  3. Turn the hydromassage on to the maximum power, wait 10-15 minutes.
  4. After turning off, we wait about half an hour, so that the cleaning agent could work better.
  5. All drained, repeat the procedure with clean water for 5-7 minutes, then drain the water and wipe it dry.

Special household chemicals:

  1. Take a soft sponge or tissue napkin.
  2. We apply detergents( Tim-Profi, Luxus professional, Cillit, Cif) to the surface and leave it for 10 minutes.
  3. Later, carefully wiped with a sponge, let dry.

Special cleaning with folk remedies

If deposits of water stone were formed:

  1. Fill the bath with water above the nozzles.
  2. Fill citric acid( 7% solution - this is important), or a special means to remove them in half a liter.
  3. We turn on the massage system, after a minute or a year and a half turn it off.
  4. Leave water for 12 hours, then drain.
  5. We rinse first with clean water with the hydromassage system turned on, then with a shower.

The conclusion can be made this: a whirlpool bath, like any thing, needs timely care. If this does not happen, the subsequent cleaning of the whirlpool baths will take longer, and if the interior of the system is damaged, it will fly you into a pretty penny. So observe the rules of care and use, and the bath will serve you a long and happy period of time.