Quick - How do I drain?

[JcDenton]

Hi all...

idiot question - am trying to do my first water change and I can't seem to figure out how to get the water to flow out the hose - how do I 'turn' the flow on?

arctic tub w/built in drain

thanks!
Jc

[JcDenton]

got it!!!!!!

[salesdvl]

glad we could help.  

[ttodd1]

Two minutes for the OP to find out on his own and 3.5 hours for a member to respond.   Hmmmmm  

[salesdvl]

yea, we suck.

I'm sorry we wern't there for you sooner, Jc.

[salesdvl]

idiot question -

thanks!
Jc

Just remember Jc ( and everyone else ) Do not be afraid to ask.  You cannot hear us laughing.    So you will never know exactly how silly it is anyway.  So go ahead and ask.  

Those of us that are dealers get the full range of questions at work so it probably isn't something we haven't already heard.  ( and laughed at.)

thank you for listening.                             hello?








hello?

[JPKeirstead]

Hi J.C.

To Drain your Arctic Spa, attach the hose to the outside drain and turn the outside of drain counter-clockwise.  

[Steve]

Better late than never right?

These gravity drains are brutally slow. As sump pump works but here's a little secret (don't tell anybody though K)

Get yourself some 1 1/2" flex hose or swimming pool vacuum hose. Put a weight on one end and place it in the footwell of the spa. Start the suction with a shop vac on the other end until the water starts to come out. Remove the shop vac and it will siphon out from there by itself. Make sure you find a good location to drain it to as the tub will be empty in about 20-25 min. depending on the volume.

Works real well and there's no more need to play around with those cheapo gravity drains that take forever. I’d call your Arctic boys and ask them if there’s a way to use the pump to drain it that they would recommend.

Steve

[Jordy]

Good idea Steve. At our Dealership we have a mini-sump that customers can borrow from us if they need to drain the spa quickly (15 minutes).

[Spa_Tech]

Steve, et al...

A shop vac isnt even needed if a garden hose and a spigot are nearby. By weighing down the hose you're talking about, you can create a siphon by filling the 1 1/2" hose with your garden hose- Once the 1 1/2" hose is filled above the water line of the spa your siphon will start drawing the spa water out.

[Tman122]

I fill the inch and a half hose with the one I hook up to the spa drain and once it's full I carry both ends upright to the spa and drop one in the tub water and flip the other down hill and it starts a siphon on its own. But remember my tub is raised on a retaining wall about 2 feet off the grass. Takes about 15-20 minutes to drain.

[UnderTheStars]

Hey guys!  The swimming pool vac hose is def. the way to go, but the hose is kinda expensive.  Go to Lowes (or similar) and buy a sump pump connector hose.  It's $7, 24' and 1 1/4" diameter.  Can't beat the price, you'll find it in the plumbing section.
Stars

[JcDenton]

I was under some pressure from the wife....("check the manual!")....so I posted the silly question....next time I'll give it a better go before I reach out....

Jc

[ttodd1]

Wives can be that way sometimes.  

Nothing wrong about asking for some help.  

[Steve]

Pressure from the wife? That doesn't sound right? That's unlike a wife to put pressure on the man to get something done around the house? I've never heard of that b4? I couldn't imagine that...

Reach out anytime Jc. The only silly question is the one not asked.

Does this sound like an episode of NYPD Blue?   Every second sentence in that show contains the phrase "reach out". I couldn't watch it anymore because of it...

Steve