{"id":1201,"date":"2021-11-27T20:43:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T20:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hottubzone.com\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2023-02-06T18:47:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:47:04","slug":"hot-tub-vinegar-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hottubzone.com\/hot-tub-vinegar-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Use Vinegar in a Hot Tub? (Cleaner & pH Decreaser)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve used vinegar to clean with for many years, and I’ve even used it with my hot tub. So how effective is vinegar at cleaning and disinfecting? And is it really able to lower pH levels?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use vinegar in your hot tub to clean the shell. Because vinegar contains acetic acid, it’s able to dissolve mineral deposits and remove dirt, grease, and grime. Vinegar is also able to kill certain bacteria found in spas, such as E. Coli. Vinegar may also be used instead of other acids to lower the water’s pH.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite vinegar being able to kill certain bacteria, its disinfectant capabilities are fairly limited. And if you’re thinking about using vinegar to lower pH, then I’d encourage you to reconsider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use vinegar to clean your hot tub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vinegar is an excellent all-purpose cleaning agent. Maintaining a hot tub requires the use of a lot of costly chemicals, so vinegar makes for an inexpensive way to reduce the number you use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a natural product made from grain and water, white vinegar doesn’t contain any harmful chemicals. But while vinegar is great for removing dirt and grime, it isn’t so good at disinfecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vinegar can be used to clean and deodorize your hot tub, prevent the jets from becoming clogged, and remove water spots and scum lines in the spa shell. Vinegar may also be used to clean your hot tub filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t use vinegar to disinfect your hot tub<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The fact you’re looking at using vinegar to clean your hot tub likely means you want to reduce the number of harsh chemicals, perhaps due to some sort of allergy. Unfortunately, vinegar is limited in its capabilities when it comes to fighting bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a disinfectant, vinegar has limited uses. It can only kill or reduce certain types of pathogens, such as:

Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Salmonella
Listeria monocytogenes<\/em><\/p>\nHealthline.com\"Opens<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to EPA standards, disinfectants need to be able to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and viruses that cause diseases. You don’t need me to remind you that hot tubs are a breeding ground for all sorts of nasty bacteria.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, it’s best only to use vinegar to clean your spa. To kill bacteria, you must purchase a specially formulated spa surface cleaner\"Opens<\/a><\/strong> that properly disinfects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I run vinegar through my hot tub plumbing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vinegar should not be used as a homemade hot tub line flush that is run through the plumbing in an attempt to clean and remove biofilm<\/a>. Unfortunately, vinegar isn’t able to kill biofilm because it’s not powerful enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, use a dedicated biofilm cleaner (I always use Ahh-Some\"Opens<\/a><\/strong> as it’s much better than other popular brands) that’ll remove and kill all traces of harmful biofilm lurking in the pipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n