Mr Solo Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I've decided to drain my spa until the weather warms up. No sense paying to keep it heated and running the circulation pump 24/7 if no one is using it. Is there anything I need to consider before doing this, or anything I need to do to prevent any damage because of doing this? My only concern so far is thinking that slugs might crawl into the jet orifices. What do you experienced spa owners recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplarsen Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Er, leaving it filled and turning the temp way down. After looking at what would be req'd to get antifreeze in all the plumbing, and then getting it all out again, forget it. It's not for me. Days are already getting longer you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wireman Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Take a look at this: http://www.spadepot.com/spacyclopedia/winter.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Solo Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Er, leaving it filled and turning the temp way down. After looking at what would be req'd to get antifreeze in all the plumbing, and then getting it all out again, forget it. It's not for me. Days are already getting longer you know I live in California and my spa is in a partially closed off area that is covered, so I wasn't even thinking about using anti-freeze. I just turned off the power and drained it, as that cut all the costs of power and chemicals since nobody is using it this time of year. Take a look at this: http://www.spadepot.com/spacyclopedia/winter.htm Thanks, I checked it out and it gave me a few good ideas about what to do while the spa is drained. It's just a hassle checking and adding chemicals when it's not being used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplarsen Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Sorry, thought you said it was too cold out to use. -7 here today and I plan on jumping in. I guess cold is a relative thing, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0Darc Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 <passing cplarsen a cognac> If you at least have an ozonator, I have seen folks leave them for months covered. Probably be less of a cleaning necessary than what would be required for a drained spa... of course this infers it's turned on (set to 80 degrees?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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