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Winterize Your Hot Tub – Extreme Cold Can Cause Permanent Damage
by
ron king
How should you winterize your hot tub? It really depends on your usage and how much energy you want to expend. No matter what you decide, finding a discount hot tub supply will help you with the expenses of maintaining or closing down your considerable investment. Here’s some tips and ideas on how to protect spas and hot tubs from the freezing winter weather.
Shutting the hot tub down for the winter involves draining out the various pumps and filters, taking many of the filters off and storing them away so they don’t freeze, and ensuring that the tub is totally dry, so that the tub itself is not damaged by freezing water. You don’t even have to do it all yourself. Professional technicians are on hand to do the work for you, for a nominal fee. The advantage to shutting down the hot tub is that you only have to take care of the hot tub once in the season. After the tub is drained, you won’t have to address it until the spring when it’s time to set up the hot tub again. Note that extreme cold can cause permanent damage to your spa equipment and accessories, so if you drain the tub, be certain that all the remaining water is completely emptied and the tub is dry. The disadvantage, however, is that if you winterize your hot tub you won’t be able to use it during the winter weather. Another option is to leave the hot tub running for the winter. While it doesn’t require extra work, it does require keeping a watchful eye on the hot tub and the weather. The most common problem one faces while keeping their hot tub running for the winter is the cost of energy, and therefore, money. One must find a way to keep the water hot, so to stop it from freezing. There are several ways to do this. The cheapest, easiest way is to buy a plastic tarp or a thermal blanket, and cover the top of the hot tub when not in use. This will keep the heat in, and the cold out. The upside of this is that you can use your hot tub throughout the winter months. Buy your spa supplies from a discount hot tub supply in order to save money and keep your spa cover on at all times when not in use. Whether or not you winterize your hot tub is really up to you. In conclusion, there are advantageous and negative points to either choice. It’s basically a question of how crucial it is to you to use your hot tub during the winter months. The folks at your local discount hot tub supply will provide you with expert information and lower costs for your chemicals and cleaning supplies. Take care of your hot tub by protecting delicate parts such as the plumbing, fittings and filter. Keep your eye on the temperature and use extra safeguards on those extra-cold days.
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