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Due to a family crisis, we need to "close" our hot tub - winterize it. We follow TFP's guidelines when we close our IG pool each fall. Having never winterized or "closed" our hot tub before - how does one do that? Anything we need to keep in mind? We have a 560gal, AG fiberglass tub w/...

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We have a 20x40 IG pool, 4-8' with a diving well. It came with the house. The vinyl liner needed replaced in 2007 and that was big $. As I watched the men installing the new liner - I asked them how our pool was constructed: gunite shallow end, gunite floor in the diving well, metal walls (I...

2yrs ago we began using the Closing Tips found here and added draining our IG pool to our winterizing procedure. That year and this past year we drained, as recommended, 18in below the returns. The following spring, for opening, we anticipated filling quite a large amount of water back into...

I read through the Chlorine Chemistry instructions that Nitro posted - thank you, I've been looking for kind of information. Our hot tub doesn't get much use; I haven't been in it for a year or more. Sad, I know. This Thursday we are hosting a backyard party & I'm certain it will get a lot...

We've had a mild winter here in southern Ohio & so far, a very warm spring: 70 degrees all last week and it hit 80 degrees today! Very unusual for us. We followed your advice on Closing - to the letter. It was especially helpful with regard to When to Close - waiting for the temp of the water...

First, let me say - this website has been a great source of information to us this summer and our pool has been the better for it. 8-) Thank you! Second, let me admit that I am NOT a pool expert and am still learning MUCH about pool chemistry. We did many things differently this summer based...