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Where do you live? We offer a free service to our customers: if they are going away, we will come and use there spa for them, free of charge!Especially if they live right on the beach, or in a nice home with a view.
I was going to ask a couple of friends who have used the tub with us to come over a couple of times to use the tub then throw in some Dichlor when they get out, but I think I just want to keep the top locked when we aren't there.
Quote I was going to ask a couple of friends who have used the tub with us to come over a couple of times to use the tub then throw in some Dichlor when they get out, but I think I just want to keep the top locked when we aren't there.This is NOT a job for amateurs - I am fully qualified as a "hot tub user" and carry all the necessary credentials.
I like your plan - will your spa stay at 80? Most HotSpring tubs, and other tubs with full-time circ pumps will run into the nineties just from the small amount of heat the circ pump adds. No big deal, your plan should still work fine. But if you do own a HS tub, you might also switch on the "summer timer" to kill the circ pump eight hours per day.HTH
I left my tub for 18 days and returned to crystal clear water..but I use the spa frog and bromine. I am only adding to this conversation because if you plan to leave your tub often, you may consider the switch to bromine. Lowering the temp is one way to reduce the need for sanitizers, but will there be any danger of freezing temperatures and the possiblity of power outages? I know we have discussed this before but just a thought.
I left my tub for 18 days...
I ended up putting in 8 ounces of Clorox, set the temp down to 80, and locked the top. When I got back there was still a 3 ppm chlorine rating showing on the dip stick.
We usually travel in the summer, so I wonder if leaving the cover off in the over 100* air would help it heat faster. Anyone know?