How often do I need to drain my hot tub?

Every 4 months it’s important that you drain, clean, and refill your spa with fresh water. Over time, the total dissolved solids (tds) in your water build up, decreasing the effectiveness of your sanitizer and making it difficult to keep the water clean and balanced. This is also a good time to clean the cover and the interior plumbing of your spa.

How do I drain my hot tub?

Step 1. Flush the system: Before draining, you should use a system flush such as Clean Start to remove any build up in the plumbing lines.  

Step 2. Drain your spa: After running the system flush through the jets, you then turn off the power to the spa at the breaker box, and begin to drain the water. You can connect a hose to the drain on the bottom of the spa and/or add a pump into the spa to make the job go faster. In most cases, this water is safe to drain onto your landscaping or grass.  

Step 3: Clean your spa: Once empty, you can use the products on this page to clean the shell and the cover and cabinet.  

Step 4:Refill with clean water: Replace the drain cap on the spa, and with a prefilter installed on the hose fill the spa with your primary water source bypassing all water softeners. Once the water level is above the highest jet, turn the power back on.

We recommend setting a timer to make sure you do not overflow the tub!