Be careful closing down your spa yourself. If any water is left in your hot tub it can freeze and cause cracking and that can be very costly to fix. If you are not comfortable with closing down your spa yourself, please contact your local pool and spa company and schedule an appointment for them to come out and close down your spa.
1. TURN OFF THE POWER. Make sure there is absolutely no power getting to your spa. Now remove your thermal cover (if you have one) and by using a sump pump or the spa's own drain plug, begin draining your spa completely. If you decide to use a sump pump make sure when your finished to remove the drain plug from your spa anyway.
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2. Open your spa panel where your heater is and turn it off. Next put your spa cover back on and turn your spa back on to activate the air blower. Let your air blower run for 30 seconds to blow all the remaining water out of the pipes. If you don't have an air blower then you don't need to do this step.
3. Remove the cover and suck out the water that was blown out of the pipes from the air blower. Make sure you get all the water out, the foot well and the area where your filters are located can be tricky getting the water out. If need be use a towel to soak up all the remaining water.
4. Go to the spa control pack and trip the ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). Now turn off your spa completely again.
5. Remove any drain plugs from your spa pump(s) that look like they are drain plugs and can be unscrewed and taken out. Also look on the heater for any quick disconnect drain plugs. Now replace the panel to the spa securely
6. The last thing you need to do is blow out water from the pipes. Take a shop vac on the blow setting or an air compressor and hold it up against each jet in your hot tub spa. This should help get out any water remaining in your jet hoses. Once this is done, suck up all the water that was blown out and replace the hot tub cover securely so it does not blow away. Now You're done. Just remember, if you do not feel comfortable closing your tub, please contact a pool and spa professional in your area to help you with this.
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