The short answer
| Schedule | When | Which units | What it involves |
|---|---|---|---|
| After each client | Between every client | All pedicure equipment: whirlpool foot spas, self-contained basins, sinks, pedicure bowls | Drain, clean with soap or detergent and rinse, spray with an EPA-registered disinfectant or 10% bleach solution, wipe dry |
| End of every day | “after the last client”, at closing | Same | The after-client procedure again, then the whirlpool screen out, the debris behind it brushed away and the screen and inlet cleaned, the screen immersed in disinfectant or 10% bleach, then warm water and low-sudsing soap flushed through the system for 5 minutes, rinse, drain |
| Once every week | One night a week, after that night’s end-of-day procedure | Same | The end-of-day procedure repeated, then cold water with one tablespoon of 5.25% household bleach per gallon circulated 5 to 10 minutes and left in the unit overnight (at least 6 to 10 hours), drained and flushed before the first client |
Each is a row of its own in ReadyPedi: After Each Client and End of Day on the Daily Log, Weekly on the Weekly Log.
After each client
The one that happens all day. 1175.115(c)(1) has four steps: drain all the water from the foot spa, basin or bowl; clean the interior surfaces and walls with soap or detergent to remove all visible debris and rinse with clean, clear water; disinfect by spraying the interior surface with either an EPA-registered disinfectant with demonstrated bactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal activity, used according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or a 10% bleach solution; and wipe dry. The rule does not ask for a record of this cleaning by name. It does ask for a daily log beside the weekly record, and the after-client cleaning is a daily procedure, so ReadyPedi logs it, on the Daily Log, as its own row. The exact steps the rule lists are in our guide to how to clean a pedicure foot spa in Illinois.
At the end of every day
“At the end of every day, after the last client”, (c)(2): first the whole after-client procedure again, then the whirlpool screen comes out, the debris trapped behind it is removed with a brush and soap or detergent and the screen and the inlet are cleaned, the screen is totally immersed in an EPA-registered disinfectant or 10% bleach solution before it goes back, then the basin is filled with warm water and low-sudsing soap, the system turned on and flushed for 5 minutes, then rinsed and drained. It is in addition to the day’s after-client cleanings, not instead of the last one, and it is its own row, End of Day, on the Daily Log. ReadyPedi’s end-of-day count works the same in Illinois as everywhere else: a chair that saw clients and has no End of Day row is a chair the board shows as owed.
Once every week: both rows that night
The weekly cleaning, (c)(3), begins by repeating the end-of-day procedure. Then the unit is filled with cold water and one tablespoon of 5.25% liquid household bleach (or the equivalent) for each gallon of the unit’s capacity, the solution is circulated for 5 to 10 minutes, and it is left to sit in the spa or basin overnight, at least 6 to 10 hours. The following morning, before the first client, the bleach solution is drained and the system flushed with clean water and drained again.
Because the weekly procedure contains the end-of-day procedure as its first step, and because the rule keeps the weekly and daily procedures in separate logs, a weekly night in Illinois has two rows: End of Day on the Daily Log, then Weekly on the Weekly Log. That is how ReadyPedi logs it and it is the owner’s ruling for the Illinois profile: the daily log stays whole (every closing has its row), and the weekly record the rule names has its own. A Weekly row alone does not close the day; the app still expects that night’s End of Day.
How “once every week” is counted
The rule says “Once every week” and does not define the week. The safe reading is every seven days: a weekly cleaning on Monday the 2nd and the next on Sunday the 15th stayed inside two calendar weeks and still went thirteen days. Pick a fixed night, usually the slowest, run the soak then, and keep to it. The Weekly Log then shows rows at seven-day intervals, which is what an inspector reading “once every week” against ninety days of record expects to find: twelve or thirteen weekly rows per chair in the window, evenly spaced. The weekly is also the only cleaning the rule names a record for, so the Weekly Log is the sheet an IDFPR inspector reads first.
Which units
“All pedicure equipment, such as whirlpool pedicure foot spas, self-contained foot basins, sinks and pedicure bowls.” The rule gives examples, not an exhaustive list, and it sets no shorter schedule for any of them: it does not carve out a plain bowl from the end-of-day or weekly procedure. Pipe-less units are not mentioned by name; they are pedicure equipment, and ReadyPedi offers Pipe-less as a unit kind and gives it all three schedules. Liners are not mentioned at all, so an Illinois shop is not asked to describe one. In the app, each chair is set up as Whirlpool, Pipe-less or Basin, and every kind takes all three procedures.
The ninety-day window
The record rule, (c)(4), asks for a record of the date and time of the weekly cleaning, “for the last 90 days”, readily accessible to a client or inspector who asks, with separate logs for the weekly and daily procedures. The schedules and the window fit together: ninety days of Weekly Log is about thirteen rows per chair; ninety days of Daily Log is every after-client and end-of-day row in that time. Our guide to the printable Illinois pedicure cleaning log covers the record itself, column by column.
If you ran a shop in Texas
Texas asks for its deep clean every two weeks and keeps the record sixty days; Illinois asks for it every week and keeps the record ninety days. Texas has a Not Used row for a quiet day; the Illinois rule names nothing for one, and the Illinois record has no such row. Texas’s one form becomes Illinois’s two logs.
Where it is logged
All three schedules go in ReadyPedi’s Illinois record, two logs in one document: the Weekly Log, one row per weekly cleaning with the date, time and technician; and the Daily Log, one row per after-client or end-of-day cleaning with the date, time, which cleaning and technician. One set of sheets per chair per month, the rule’s three sentences on every page. Our guide to the printable Illinois pedicure cleaning log walks through what the rule requires on the sheet, and the rule next to the app is on the Illinois page.
Frequently asked questions
Does the weekly cleaning replace that night’s end-of-day cleaning?
No. The weekly procedure starts by repeating the end-of-day procedure, and the rule keeps the two in separate logs, so a weekly night has an End of Day row on the Daily Log and a Weekly row on the Weekly Log. ReadyPedi logs both.
Do I have to do the end-of-day or weekly clean on a plain pedicure bowl?
The rule applies its procedures to “all pedicure equipment, such as whirlpool pedicure foot spas, self-contained foot basins, sinks and pedicure bowls” and sets no shorter schedule for a bowl. ReadyPedi gives every unit kind all three.
What if a chair had no clients today?
The rule asks for nothing on a day with no clients, and the Illinois record has no not-used row. That chair’s Daily Log has no rows for the date. Its weekly cleaning is still due on its usual night.
Is a pipe-less foot spa cleaned on the same schedule?
The rule does not mention pipe-less units by name; it covers all pedicure equipment. ReadyPedi offers Pipe-less as a unit kind and gives it the same three schedules.
How long does the weekly bleach solution stay in the unit?
Overnight: the rule says “at least 6-10 hours”, drained the following morning before the first client, then flushed with clean water.
This guide explains Illinois’s foot-spa cleaning schedules in plain language and is not legal advice. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s rules are the authority on Illinois foot-spa cleaning and recordkeeping requirements.