Creating A More Beautiful Pool Area

Spa Services To Prepare Your Hot Tub For Warmer Weather And Summer Entertaining

12 January 2021

Adrian Spencer

The summer will be here soon, and in addition to pool maintenance, you are going to need to invest in hot tub maintenance as well. Maintenance and repairs need to be done to get ready for the summer. The following spa services will help you get prepared for the summer months and dinner pool parties:

Draining the Hot Tub to Prepare for Maintenance

The water that is left in your hot tub over the winter months is going to be stagnant. Therefore, you want to make sure to drain the pool before the winter months. The following steps should be followed when draining your spa:

• Remove the cover and clean any debris from the water
• Check to make sure the power has been turned off
• Find the drain plug and connect a hose

The water in your hot tub can also be partially drained throughout the summer months. This will ensure it is always clean and reduce the number of chemicals needed to keep the water clean. If there is still water in the bottom of the hot tub, use a submersible pump to get it out. This will allow you to thoroughly clean all the surfaces inside the spa.

Flushing Equipment and Changing Filters

The equipment needs to be flushed, and the filters need to be changed before you can use your spa. The things that need to be done to thoroughly clean and flush the hot tub equipment include:

• Fill the spa above inlets and outlets
• Remove the filters from the equipment
• Apply a cleaning solution to the water
• Turn on the pump to circulate the treatment  

Starting the summer months with clean equipment and hot tub plumbing will ensure you do not have problems. If you have hard water issues, flushing the equipment will reduce mineral buildup that can cause damage. Before putting a new filter back in the equipment, partially drain the spa to remove chemical treatments.

Filling the Hot Tub and Checking for Leaks

After you have flushed the hot tub and checked all the equipment, you will be ready to fill it. When you are filling the spa, you are also going to want to watch for leaks. Some of the signs of a leaking hot tub that you should be looking for include:

• Dripping from plumbing connections
• Areas around the hot tub that stay wet
• Water levels dropping with the cover on

Often, these leaks are caused by water that was left in the spa over the winter months. As the water freezes in cold weather, it causes damage to materials you will need to repair.

Repairing Equipment Before Summer Weather

Any spa equipment repairs are going to need to be done before the summer. Some of these hot tub repairs that may need to be done include:

• Repairing plumbing issues that cause leaks
• Replacing or rebuilding pumps that cause issues
• Repairing faulty heaters that don't heat the water

The equipment problems that you have done now will ensure that you do not have issues when you use it this summer.

Doing your hot tub maintenance now will help you get ready for the summer weather. Contact a company that offers spa services for help with maintenance and repairs that need to be done to your hot tub before summer gets here.

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