What to use to clean hot tub before refilling?
Whilst it is tempting to use your favorite cleaning products on your hot tub, All you actually need is water and a little bit of vinegar. Using harsh cleaning products will result in foamy water when you re-fill your hot tub. A product such as The Tub Scrubber can be used to remove any residual waterline build up.
Will bleach hurt my hot tub?
Once chlorine is in solution (like Clorox) it has almost zero disinfecting capabilities. Bleaching is all it’s good for. But, you add chlorine to your hot tub water to disinfect it; to kill bacteria. Clorox will not disinfect your hot tub water, has the wrong pH and will give you very dry skin if you do use it.
Do you have to keep refilling your hot tub?
Because your spa takes care of you, it’s only fair that you give it a little TLC in return. It doesn’t take much to maintain your spa on a regular basis —just keep the water clean, and periodically drain it, clean it, and refill it.
How to drain, clean and re-fill your hot tub?
Simply add 250ml of Whirlpool Rinse to your hot tub water, Remove your filters & headrests (pillows) before adding Whirlpool Rinse, Run the jets (pumps) for up to 1 hour before draining the hot tub. Whirlpool Rinse is recommended once a year, Not with every water change. Once you are ready to drain your hot tub, switch the power to the hot tub off.
What can I use to clean my hot tub shell?
You can use baking soda as a non-abrasive cleaner to get off grime and calcium deposits. 6) Rinse off the surface of the shell after it’s been cleaned to remove any residual cleaning product.
What happens if you turn off the power to a hot tub?
Turn off power to your hot tub. Forgetting to cut power to your tub could result in its pump kicking on when there’s not enough water, which could do damage to the motor of your hot tub pump and filter mechanism.
Because your spa takes care of you, it’s only fair that you give it a little TLC in return. It doesn’t take much to maintain your spa on a regular basis —just keep the water clean, and periodically drain it, clean it, and refill it.
How do you clean an empty hot tub?
Turn the pump on and let the spa drain. When the hot tub is empty, turn off the pump, remove it from the spa, detach the hose, and return it to storage. Clean your empty spa. Once the water is drained, you can easily inspect and wash the shell’s interior, and remove and clean your spa filters before refilling it.
How do you drain and refill a hot tub?
Turn the power to the spa off at the circuit breaker. Place your submersible pump in the hot tub footwell or deepest point. Run the hose to your drain. Turn the pump on and let the spa drain. When the hot tub is empty, turn off the pump, remove it from the spa, detach the hose, and return it to storage.
What happens if I run my hot tub without the spa filter?
There are situations when you want to briefly test the system without the spa filter cartridge in place, to see if the heater will come on with the filter removed, for example. But running the pump for long periods of time without the filter could lead to clogged pump impellers, and rapid water quality problems.
