| How should you winterize your hot tub? It really | | | | turned on for the winter. While it doesn't call for a |
| depends on your usage and how much labor you | | | | lot more work, it does require keeping a careful |
| are willing to take on. No matter what the | | | | eye on the hot tub and the weather. The most |
| decision, finding a discount hot tub supply will help | | | | typical challenge one faces while keeping their hot |
| you with the expenses of maintaining or closing | | | | tub running for the winter is the expenditure of |
| down your important investment. Here's some | | | | energy, and therefore, money. One must find a |
| tips and ideas on how to protect spas and hot | | | | way to keep the water hot, so to stop it from |
| tubs from the frigid winter weather. | | | | freezing. There are several ways to do this. The |
| Shutting the hot tub down for the winter involves | | | | cheapest, easiest method is to buy a plastic tarp |
| washing out the various pumps and filters, taking | | | | or a thermal blanket, and cover the top of the |
| most of the filters off and storing them away so | | | | hot tub when not in use. This will keep the heat in, |
| they don't freeze, and ensuring that the tub is | | | | and the cold out. The upside of this is that you |
| totally clean of water, so that the tub itself is not | | | | can use your hot tub throughout the winter |
| ruined by freezing water. You don't even have to | | | | months. Buy your spa supplies from a discount |
| do it all yourself. Professional technicians are on | | | | hot tub supply in order to save money and keep |
| hand to do the work for you, for a nominal fee. | | | | your spa cover on at all times when not in use. |
| The benefit to shutting down the hot tub is that | | | | Whether or not you winterize your hot tub is |
| you only have to worry about the hot tub once in | | | | really up to you. As you can see, there are |
| the season. After you are finished, you won't | | | | advantageous and poor points to either option. It's |
| have to handle it until the spring when it's time to | | | | really a question of how important it is to you to |
| put together the hot tub again. Remember that | | | | use your hot tub during the winter months. The |
| extreme cold can cause permanent damage to | | | | folks at your local discount hot tub supply will |
| your spa equipment and accessories, so if you | | | | provide you with up to date information and |
| drain the tub, be positive that all the remaining | | | | lower costs for your chemicals and cleaning |
| water is completely emptied and the tub is dry. | | | | supplies. Take care of your hot tub by protecting |
| The downside, however, is that if you winterize | | | | important parts such as the plumbing, fittings and |
| your hot tub you won't be able to enjoy it during | | | | filter. Keep your eye on the temperature and use |
| the winter weather. | | | | extra caution on those extra-cold days. |
| The other alternative is to leave the hot tub | | | | |