When I bought my house it had a jetted tub, in the basement. I thought that was a very strange place for a jetted tub but who am I to judge. Anyway, this jetted tub and I have a love/hate relationship. I want to love it but I secretly hate it. I have an irrational fear of being electrocuted in it. I know, I know, I even googled it and although it looks like it could never happen, I’m still afraid.
I’ve been living in this house for four years and think I’ve used that tub maybe four times. Today, I needed it.
Yesterday I volunteered to clean the mountain at one of the local ski resorts. It was a lot of fun and so beautiful up there. We took a lift to the top and hiked down collecting trash, ski poles, signs, bottles, cans and anything else that was dropped during the season. It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun.
Today, my entire body hurts. My calves are aching so bad that going up and down the stairs is a nightmare, my back aches, my shoulders are tired and cranky, my bottom feels bruised and I think I may possibly need a hip replacement.
All I wanted was a hot bath full of Epson salts in the jetted tub. I debated most of the day. Should I or shouldn’t I? I knew if I didn’t do it today tomorrow could possibly be worse and I have to go to work, so I needed to get in that tub tonight.
Since I haven’t used it in probably a year, I needed to clean it. In addition to being afraid of being electrocuted in the tub, I worry about the bacteria that is living in the jets because I don’t ever use the tub.
I looked online to find out how to clean the tub, and googled electrocution by jetted tub again, just to be safe. Turns out it’s pretty simple.
Fill the tub with hot water, above the jets and add ¼ cup of dishwashing detergent and ½ cup of bleach. Run the jets for 15 minutes. Drain, fill the tub with cold water, run the jets for 10 minutes, drain and wipe the tub clean.
To help prevent bacteria in the jets always make sure you point the jets down so they can drain.
I took a bath in that tub, got out, turned the jets on to make sure there wasn’t any sparking, and got back in. After about 60 seconds I had to turn the jets off, my fear overcame me. Instead, I just read while I soaked in my quiet, clean tub.