Today’s lesson centers on how to avoid freeze damage in a spa or hot tub, which can be a complicated and expensive spa repair, and in some cases, could ‘total’ the spa, with repair costs of thousands of dollars

Opening a hot tub is a lot easier than closing, and a lot less stressful, after you see that nothing’s leaking that is! Freeze damage on spa plumbing and equipment is a real possibility, especially with this brutal winter that gripped a lot of the U.S. this year. Getting the spa ready for another season […]

Most digital spa controllers will have a freeze monitor that will turn on the pump if the outside air temperature reaches 40ºF. But many air controls or simple hot tubs or inground spas don’t have built-in freeze protection.