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Old 04-15-2010, 08:51 PM
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We have an above ground hot tub at our house on East Coast of Florida. Our house is sold and we are shopping for a new home in TV. I have seen some with the inground hot tubs and swim spas. They do look nice. The instructions for our above ground reccomend draining the water and refilling it every three months. The folks at the place I buy my chemicals and have the water checked say that the heat in a hot tub causes the chemicals to "build up" in a short time, unlike a pool. I called TD about the inground hot tubs and they say you can't take the water out because the unit will pop out of the ground. If that's the case, I am wondering if not being able to drain them creates a problem, especially if you leave the house for an extended period of time.