I NEVER in a million years thought I would own a house that had a hot tub/pool. I thought it was an expensive endeavor that would consume time to maintain and not as much a reward in the long run.
Well, we own a hot tub. It came with the yellow house. It was actually a little perk to getting this one. But we had NO IDEA how what to do with it.
So about 3 weeks ago, I lifted the cover and noticed that the previous owners had water still sitting inside it. I had no clue how to even turn the thing on. I even started thinking that it would be a better use of time and money if we paid someone to just come and take it away. So I called the experts and a guy came out to give me the quick tutorial for dummies on hot tub ownership. He showed me how to drain it, what I would need to clean it, how to turn it ON, and which chemicals (that were on a shelf in the garage) I would actually use and when to use them.
I had to make one trip to the hot tub store to get a bottle of shock and to ask them about my filter. There was an issue with the filter in it, so I took it out and fixed the part that was causing an issue. I put in a new filter, cleaned the inside of the tub after the water drained, filled the hot tub back up and chemicals were added.
I may have invested around 4 hours total on this endeavor so far, but it was worth the look on my kids' faces hanging out in it. I must confess, I too have enjoyed the hot tub a couple of times after our big hikes.
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