Tools Needed
Phillips head screwdriver
Needle nose pliers
1 ½ inch scraping tool
Rags
Dish soap
Garden hose
Optional: Wet-Dry shop vac
Your hot tub may be very different. This is the only hot tub I have every owned. It is a Hot Springs hot tub from 1987 that was given to me fifteen years ago by a good friend. It still works great.
I change the water probably twice a year depending on use and the condition of the water.
You can simply empty the water and refill, but I find that going the extra mile with the cleaning really helps the quality of the water.
Step 1
Unplug the hot tub.
Step 2
Connect a garden hose to the drain pipe Open the valve. Empty the water directly into a drain. The water is not meant to water your lawn or a garden. The bromide will kill you grass.
I often drain the tub at night as it does take a few hours to drain.
Step 3
Bail out the rest of the water. I often find that the wet-dry shop vacuum works well.
Step 4
Unscrew the plastic fittings holding in the screens. Use a 1 ½ inch tool. I use a scraper wrapped in a rag. Carefully clean hair and lint out of screens with a toothbrush and under a faucet.
Step 5
Replace screens and screw plastic fittings back in. Be careful. This is an old hot tub.
Step 6
Wipe down the hot tub with a rag and a bucket of water with dish soap. Wipe with clean water.
Step 7
Use shop vac to suck out all remaining water. Do a final wipe down
Step 8
Close drain valve and put cap back on
Step 9
Fill hot tub with the hose
Step 10
Plug hot tub back in and start jets. Let run for around 10 minutes.
You are done! It will take 24 hours to fully heat up.