Stop Winter from Wrecking Your Spa: The Proper Hot Tub Shutdown Guide

Step-by-step shutdown: power off heater and pump, flip the breaker, secure the cover, drain or stabilize water, safety checks.
Keep Your Tub Happy, So You Can Stay Happy!
Keep Your Tub Happy, So You Can Stay Happy!
Seasonal Care provides year-round tips for hot tub and jacuzzi maintenance, from winterization and spring cleaning to summer use and fall upkeep.

Step-by-step shutdown: power off heater and pump, flip the breaker, secure the cover, drain or stabilize water, safety checks.

Summer hot tub use and maintenance: safe temps, water chemistry, filtration, cover care, cleaning, energy tips, and safety.

Winterize your hot tub with a proper cover: drain, seal, chemical prep, insulation, tools, troubleshooting, storage, safety.

Winterize your hot tub: shut off power, drain, blow out lines, insulate, seal jets, test GFCI, cover and store gear.

Winter hot tub temperature: ideal range, safety tips, energy use, adjusting, preheating, cover care, and water maintenance.

Leaving your hot tub? Drain or winterize: when to drain, partial drain, freeze risk, cover care, water chemistry, energy.

Prevent hot tub from freezing during a winter outage: insulation, cover, pipe protection, water level, safety and backup power.

Step-by-step hot tub hibernation for summer: prep, clean, drain, balance chemicals, cover, and safe storage.

Step-by-step restart after winterizing: test water with strips, balance sanitizer, inspect pump/filters, prime heater.

Spring hot tub remove cover drain/refill test water balance pH/alkalinity sanitize shock clean filters inspect pump/heater.