Winterizing your hot tub properly is extremely important to ensure that all the lines and equipment do not freeze and crack over the winter.
- Drain spa as per normal procedure. Remove pillows, the skimmer basket and the filter(s) from the canister.
- Chemically clean your filter(s) with Rapid Action Filter Cleanse and to clean your pillows.
- ***Only required for Hydropool Self Cleaning models: once the spa has completely drained, take the expandable plug out of skimmer. (
- After 20 seconds, turn off the pump and shut off the breaker.)
- Shop vac all the jets and the bottom drain/foot well.
- Disconnect the unions at the spa pack and the pump(s).
- Ensure that you have taken off both sets of unions, if there are two pumps.
- Some pumps also have drain plugs at the front of them so be sure those are also removed.
- Shop vac the lines where you disconnected them.
- Re-connect the lines (and put drain plugs back in pumps if removed) after they have been vacuumed out.
- Pour 1 litre of Dazzle Antifreeze in the floor of the spa, 1 litre into the filter canister, put 1 litre into each pump and pour ½ litre into each diverter.
- Cover tub with your spa cover and store your filter(s), pillows and skimmer basket indoors.
- Cover the hot tub cover & cabinet with a Cover Cap or tarp.
- Make sure the cover cap/tarp covers your hot tub cover and all/most of the cabinet.
- Clear the snow load and ice periodically to prevent damage to your hot tub cover.
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