My wife and I purchased a home in Apple Valley, California approximately one year ago. This is located in the mountains and is called the High Desert area.
We finally decided to use the jacuzzi bathtub in the master bathroom. I had remembered that prior to using a jacuzzi tub that hasn't been used in a long, it needed to be cleaned.
The first cleaning was with hot water and bleach. We saw black mold as a ring around the tub and a lot of sand at the bottom of the tub after running the jets.
We cleaned it and then ran the jets again with bleach and hot water. We still got black mold and sand again.
I repeated the process, once with cold water and no cleaner, hot water and Pine Sol, hot water only, and then twice with hot water and Calgon.
So far, I am still getting a lot of sand at the bottom of the tub. I checked the other tubs and sinks by running the water and there is no sand.
I am at a loss now. There is no more black mold, but I still have a lot of sand coming out of the jets.
What are my other options?
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You may need to call a plumber. You may have sand coming into the pipes. You may need a whole home water filter.
Does the system have a sand filtration device like some outdoor pools have? If so, it may need to be replaced. Years ago I was house-sitting in a place with an outdoor hot tub and they said if I saw sand in the water to stop using until they got back.
If that is not the case, you may need to have a plumber check the lines to the tub.
Hope it is an easy fix.
I am friends with a lady whose husband installs those kind of tubs. She told me she will not have one in her home. She says the dealers don't tell the customers that hard water and age, among other things, will damage the pipes and that they will often have to be replaced. She opted for one of those products you can buy at such stores as Bed, Bath and Beyond that have some kind of pad you put down in your regular bathtub, connect to an electrical thing and it will produce bubbles in your regular bath water.
I have the same problem but only in the tub????
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