Shutdown several months and restart in spring.

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DougJack

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Oct 24, 2024
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Hi, I have a 400 gallon hot tub in France - a Sundance, Lisbon. Everything has been purged, balanced, and is being sanitized with a SWG - disconnected the UV. No known problems. I am just looking ahead to the end of summer or possibly early winter and it will not be used for 6-9 months. Should I consider draining it or just turn off the heater and have someone I trust keep an eye on it? It does not freeze here. I tried to search for people doing similar things, but I couldn't find anything that looked definitive. It seemed pretty clear that if you can't get all the water out you are in the bug hosting mode....I'm sure others have found a "best way" to do this.
 
Our manufacturer and installer warned us not to fully drain for winter or it would void our warranty. I put mine into economy mode and keep chlorine tabs floating through the winter and adjust TA and PH as needed when I can get to it in the snow drifts. We don’t use it in the winter.
 
JodieM said:
Our manufacturer and installer warned us not to fully drain for winter or it would void our warranty. I put mine into economy mode and keep chlorine tabs floating through the winter and adjust TA and PH as needed when I can get to it in the snow drifts. We don’t use it in the winter.
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Thanks - I notice you have a SWG and a pool. Was your wintering strategy for that setup or a hot tub?
 
Doesn't help your question, but excuse for a grandkids-pic ;)

We run ours all winter, because the hot tub is best when it's 15F out, and the snow melts just before it hits the water :)

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