Winterize my spa.

[Mary]

Hello,


We have enjoyed many products from you guys! I had a question, no one in my family uses the hot tub in the winter here in NJ. I want to shut it down to save on electricity over the winter (my husband is out of work) If I drain the hot tub, do I need to blow out the lines or do anything to winterize it or do I just drain the water and turn the electricity off?

[Mary]

Yes you need to blow out all the lines to prevent the plumbing from cracking. Also, you should drain your spa pump (http://www.hottubworks.com/SpaParts/PumpsLanding.php) or pumps if you have more than one. There should be a drain plug on the pump that you can remove to drain. If you have a heater that has a large union nut connecting to the pump you can also loosen that up to drain whatever water that remained in the spa heater (http://www.hottubworks.com/SpaParts/HeatersLanding.php) and plumbing (http://www.hottubworks.com/SpaParts/PlumbingLanding.php) lines that go out to the tub. Tighen that back up when fininsh, and to prevent loosing the pump plugs I would put those back in place after draining.