Setting Up Hot Tub In Winter After Being Off For 5 Months

[ross3143]

Weturned off our hot tub the end of July and drained it. It has been sitting un used since then and we would now like to use it. Is there anything special that needs to be done or do we just fill it up and turn on the heater, etc? The outside temperature is now below freezing an is suppose to be in the teens by the weekend. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.

[grandee1]

Just fill it and run it as normal. Draining a tub each season is not good for the tub in the long run. Parts will wear quicker especially any plastic or rubber that comes in contact with the water. Seals may shrink as well and could end up leaking. Best thing to do is turn the heater way down in the summer and keep it sanitized.

[UK Arctic Dealer]

Weturned off our hot tub the end of July and drained it. It has been sitting un used since then and we would now like to use it. Is there anything special that needs to be done or do we just fill it up and turn on the heater, etc? The outside temperature is now below freezing an is suppose to be in the teens by the weekend. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.

After being stood empty for 5 months you should fill it with water, shock it and leave the pumps on for 20 minutes. Then drain it. Then refill the tub and sanitize as normal.

[grandee1]

Weturned off our hot tub the end of July and drained it. It has been sitting un used since then and we would now like to use it. Is there anything special that needs to be done or do we just fill it up and turn on the heater, etc? The outside temperature is now below freezing an is suppose to be in the teens by the weekend. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.

After being stood empty for 5 months you should fill it with water, shock it and leave the pumps on for 20 minutes. Then drain it. Then refill the tub and sanitize as normal.

As long as the pumps and all equipment was drained fully you should be ok with just shocking it. You can even shock it twice but draining and refilling is unnecessary.

[Nitro]

You probably don't need to drain and refill. However, you can check to make sure by doing the following.

Shock FC to 12ppm. Run jets 30 mins, cover and let sit 24 hours.

The next day, check FC.

If FC is above 6 ppm, you're ok.

If FC is between 1 and 6, shock again, and repeat.

If FC is 0, you may think about doing a supershock and refiling.