USING A GARDEN HOSE TO FILL AND DRAIN YOUR HOT TUB

For many years, the hot tub has been a luxury item in people’s homes and has not failed to be so. Homeowners around the globe say that owning a hot tub is a great thing. You have your very own at-home spa right in the comforts of your own backyard. You do not have to waste what little precious free time you’d rather spend with your loved ones traveling to and from the spa. All the services of an expensive spa is packed into one big home appliance you can conveniently enjoy anytime you want, as much as you like and with the people you love right at home. A hot tub spa’s powerful jets are strategically placed to act as massagers and target the key areas in the body and muscle groups that need the most attention because they get the most stress and soreness throughout the day. No more restless sleep and groggy, sore mornings…with a hot tub spa at home, you will wake up refreshed and invigorated every day. Although the hot tub spa is one of the most luxurious things you will have at home, some people still find it a bit of a trouble and too much of an expense to have. We have heard some people say that they would want a hot tub but hate all the work and renovation that has to be done with it. People complain of all the moving, construction and most especially all the plumbing that has to be done to accommodate a hot tub. And to add to that, the expense that follows after buying a hot tub and owning it is also something to think about. But what most people know is wrong. Owning a hot tub is not that hard, if you really are the wise homeowner. Yes, you can do some construction to accommodate your hot tub if you want, and also hard-plumb it into your home’s plumbing system if you wish to but that is not necessary.

Unless the hot tub you buy I for bathroom use, then hard-plumbing it into your plumbing system might be the best way to go to avoid all the hassle and clutter. But of your hot tub spa is the regular outdoor-type one, then all you have to do is employ the help of an ordinary garden hose to save you the trouble of hard-plumbing and remodeling!
To fill your hot tub with water, simply hook-up a garden hose to your water source and place the other end inside your hot tub. Then turn on the faucet to transfer water into your hot tub. Wait until it fills up until the pre-indicated fill line on the interior of your hot tub before turning off the water. It is essential that you fill the hot tub to the fill line because too much will let the water overflow and too little will let air in into the jets and cause malfunction or unnecessary noises. Filling it up may take a bit of time but it’s really much easier than to mess with your entire plumbing system and bury pipes on the ground.

When draining your hot tub, the garden hose is still your ally. Simply hook it up your hot tub’s drain pipe usually located in a compartment behind your hot tub, and unplug your hot tub’s drain to slowly drain the water out. This process usually takes around an hour and a half. For a faster draining process, you may use a hot tub water pump (available at local hot tub supplies store) to pump the water out. This usually takes around 30-45 minutes.