Last year my wife and I purchased our first home. We were extremely excited as we knew with all the fun would come a lot of learning experiences–especially since the house had a hot tub! So I thought I’d throw together a list of tips for first time spa owners and hopefully save some people time and money(local spa maintenance dudes charge 70$/hour).
- Change the water every 2-3 months depending on use.
- Make sure you check and maintain chemical levels.
- DON’T BE A CHEAP/DUMB ASS AND ONLY USE 1/2 GALLON OF RV ANTI-FREEZE THINKING THAT IS ENOUGH TO PROTECT YOUR WIMPY PLASTIC PIPES FROM FREEZING IN A STATE WHERE YOU CAN GET FROSTBITE JUST FROM BEING OUTSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES DURING ONE OF THE “COLD” MONTHS!
Phew….glad I got that out. Okay, so full disclosure here. I’m the dumbass who only used 1/2 gallon of anti-freeze. And I’m the cheap ass who has spent the last 3.5 months trying to fix the cracked pipe myself instead of shelling out some big bucks. Here is what I had to deal with:
http://picasaweb.google.com/adam.rudolph/HotTub
There are 2 close-ups of the area I had to fix. It’s located towards the middle of the tub’s base. I could barely reach one arm back there to work on everything. Man, what a project. But after 22$ of material, maybe 10-15 hours of labor, countless weird looks from my neighbors as they watched my butt crack hang out of the hot tub….it’s done!
People ask me: Was it worth all the work? I just smile and nod.
[tags]spa, hot tub, coleman[/tags]
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