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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: bosco0633 on March 13, 2006, 01:56:30 pm

Title: Jinxed myself!!!!
Post by: bosco0633 on March 13, 2006, 01:56:30 pm

I posted that I my water was in great shape and that I had not changed the water in 5 1/2 months.  Well guess what happened????

Give up.  Well yesterday I went outside to go for a soak and my water looked like skim milk.  I forgot to fill my bromine last week and bang, water went for a dive.  So I decided today would be the best day to change it due to warmer weather.  I got half way though and boom thunder storm of all thunderstorms.  

I am freezing now, soaked right through all my clothes and pissed right off.  

My dealer, loaned me a quick drain hose which emptied my tub in about 15 miniutes.  It worked really well.

On the up side, I should be in hot fresh clean water by tonight.  

Title: Re: Jinxed myself!!!!
Post by: socal on March 13, 2006, 01:59:32 pm

dont ya just love those pop up thunder storms? see what happens when you brag??? ;D

Title: Re: Jinxed myself!!!!
Post by: stuart on March 13, 2006, 02:16:55 pm

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I posted that I my water was in great shape and that I had not changed the water in 5 1/2 months.  Well guess what happened????

Give up.  Well yesterday I went outside to go for a soak and my water looked like skim milk.  I forgot to fill my bromine last week and bang, water went for a dive.  So I decided today would be the best day to change it due to warmer weather.  I got half way though and boom thunder storm of all thunderstorms.  

I am freezing now, soaked right through all my clothes and pissed right off.  

My dealer, loaned me a quick drain hose which emptied my tub in about 15 miniutes.  It worked really well.

On the up side, I should be in hot fresh clean water by tonight.  

Buy yourself a length of 25 ft pool hose and keep it by the spa. Toss the whole thing in the spa, put one end against a jet until the hose is full of water then put the palm of your hand over the end of the hose and pull it out and release it to create a siphon.

I usually clamp a set of vise grips on the end of the hose for weight  to hold one end in the bottom of the spa.

Should drain in 20 to 30 minuets.

Don't forget to shut the spa off....

I know you just did this but this was just an idea for future referance.

Title: Re: Jinxed myself!!!!
Post by: bosco0633 on March 13, 2006, 04:39:12 pm

thanks for the tip.  That device that I borrowed from my dealer is 100canadian.  That is to much cash, How much will pool tube cost.

Title: Re: Jinxed myself!!!!
Post by: Chas on March 13, 2006, 05:08:13 pm

2" is commercial - pricey but fast and durable.
1.5" is residential - less expensive, so-so durability.
1/25" is 'above ground pool' stuff - cheap, if you take REAL good care of it you should get some use out of it. (Store it in a canvas bag in a dark, dry room)
(http://www.poolandspa.com/catalog/images/vhose.JPG)

http://www.poolandspa.com/catalog/product000506000014.cfm

Title: Re: Jinxed myself!!!!
Post by: keating on March 15, 2006, 12:26:36 pm

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http://www.poolandspa.com/catalog/product000506000014.cfm

:o :o :o :o :o :o
Get a piece of flexable sump pump hose.
I've got about 100 feet of the stuff.
I think it's about $10 for 25 feet...
Yup...here it is....$7.99 cdn
1.25" but for the price, get two and drain even faster.http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&productId=41005&langId=-15&parent_category_rn=