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IMPORTANT o Please provide your e-mail address on any correspondence or service request. o If your spa is in danger of freezing, please review the Winterizing Instructions below. You are responsible for protecting your spa from freezing.
Winterizing Instructions
Winterizing a spa, if done properly, is a complicated procedure. When at all possible this should be done by a spa service center. Doing so will guarantee that you will not have a freeze up, or if you do that they will repair all damages done by the freeze up at no cost to you. A frozen spa can be very pricey to fix. With that in mind here are some basic winterizing tips that will help you remove enough of the water and add enough RV Antifreeze to keep your plumbing from freezing. What you will need; 1. A wet /dry (shop vac) vacuum. 2. 1 to 3 gallons or RV antifreeze (nontoxic, used in Recreational Vehicles water tanks) 3. Channel lock pliers (16" works best for most tubs) 4. A funnel 5. Time, expect two to three hours. Now that you have those things, • Drain the spa • Vacuum all of the jets and injectors, until there is no more water coming out. • Remove your filter and vacuum at the filter plumbing. • If you have an air injectors, turn power on , and make sure the pump (s) are NOT running and the heater is not firing; (generally this can only be accomplished by unplugging the pumps from the control box and removing the connections from the heater) then turn your air blower on until water no longer comes out of air holes. Then turn the power back off. • Loosen the plumbing connections at your pump and at your heater and remove the freeze plugs on the front face of the pump(s). Vacuum up any water that comes out. • Reconnect the plumbing to the heater, the freeze plugs and the lower of the two connections on your pumps. • Add RV anti-freeze to the pump using your funnel. Most pumps will take approx. 4 oz. • Reattach your pump unions. • Add approximately 1oz. of RV anti-freeze to each of the jets. (use funnel) • Add RV anti-freeze to the plumbing that is attached to your filter until it runs out of the intakes in the foot well of the spa. (This is not possible in all spas) • Add anti-freeze to the air injectors, this can be tedious but is worth the effort.
In climates that get heavy snows it is a good idea to place some 1/4" plywood over your cover to help reinforce it. Then cover the spa with a tarp, and strap the tarp down, this will help keep winter winds from getting to your cover. In the spring, or when you are ready to start the tub back up. • Make sure that all fittings are tight. • Fill with cool water • Turn the power on. • Run the jets on high speed for 30 minutes. • Several times during the 30 minutes that you are running your pump, turn your air blower on and off. This will purge the air lines. • Drain the spa through all drain lines supplied • Put your filter in the spa. • Refill and treat chemically like you would during a water change. |