Would you like to shop your local United States store? Empty the Spa Drain your hot tub of all water. Empty the air blowers, if your spa is equipped with these. Clean Filters Remove your filters and place them in a cleaning solution.
Take this opportunity to clean the filter basket, as well. Loosen Fittings If your pump housing has drain plugs, open them. You may wish to rent or purchase a shop vac to remove additional water left inside these fittings. Blow Jets Water can get trapped in your jet plumbing and damage your hot tub if it freezes. Make sure this is drained, whether manually or by a shop vac. Clean the Shell Your hot tub is empty, so give the entire basin a good scrubbing with a spa cleanser.
This is really important! Failing to cut the power to your hot tub properly can pose risk for the next few steps. Water and electricity do not mix.
Please make sure that your power is fully cut off before proceeding to drain your spa. This step is the fun part! First, remove the drain cap on your spa and then proceed to attach your garden hose to the drain spot. Please ensure that the other end of your hose is at an appropriate place to drain your spa water. You will be releasing roughly gallons of water, or more.
Please make sure that the drainage area can accommodate this much water. Depending on where you live, there may be municipal laws in place dictating where you can, or can not, drain your spas and pools. Please confirm this with your municipality before you choose your drainage spot.
If you'd like to drain your water out quickly, you may use a pump! When using a pump, you need to pay closer attention to your hot tub as you do not want your pump to run dry. Some of our customers use a pump and connect their hose to the drain spot as well; this makes the draining process go by as fast as possible!
Once you are finished draining your spa. You will notice that there will be approximately inches of water left in your spa. Please do not worry, as the remaining water will be addressed later on in the winterization process.
If your hot tub has an air blower, you must drain the water from it before continuing! To properly drain your air blower, please follow the steps below:. Filters need a break during the cold winter months when your spa is not in use. You definitely should not leave filters in your spa, especially if they are really dirty. Please remove your filters, clean them and store them away. We recommend doing a thorough filter cleanse after removal by leaving them in a chemical soak for 24 hours.
If your filters still look a little "rough" after a thorough cleaning, you are likely due for new filters and should replace them. After you remove your filters, if you notice any water leftover please remove it with a pump or shop vac! Clearing the water from your lines is key to proper spa winterization.
If this isn't done properly, your spa will become exposed to serious damages. This is the most critical part of winterizing because leaving water in your plumbing lines throughout the cold winter months can lead to freezing and pipe breakage.
The spa would have to be shut down for days in extreme cold for the water temperature to cool enough to freeze. I was thinking of closing it this winter but am not sure how to do it. My bull frog has always run through the winters. Can you give me some tips? Ann, Great question. Generally, we recommend winterizing if there will be no use over a period of six weeks. Check out the link for specifics on what to do. Typo: Well-made hot tubs like Bullfrog Spas can be used in any weather, event the coldest of winters.
I have a x6l bullfrog sales rep recommended not winterizing for winter, I probably wiil not use it during winter mounts what mode should I set to ec, st, or sleep mode? Thanks for the question. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Open Request Form Request Information. Share Share on Share Tweet Share.
Materials Made for the Elements. Energy Efficient Operation. Terri Nov 19, at am Our Bull Frog spa is only 6 months old and this is our first winter owning a spa.
Bullfrog Spas Nov 21, at am Bullfrog Spas are designed to operate in nearly any climate. Shaun Dec 3, at pm We currently own the R7L.
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