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Old 04-18-2012, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Billyg View Post
So, we will leave the water in. Should we have our house watcher run the water thru when she does her weekly visits or is that unnecessary ?
Billyg, Running the pump passes water through the filter removing any solids and also disperses the chemicals throughout the plumbing system. Chemicals keep the water clear by preventing growths of algae and germs. If you have your house watcher add a generous amount of chemical each week and run the pump long enough to mix them in well you should return to a clean spa. You can run the pump daily but unless it is outside and collects debris it is probably not necessary.

I have had in ground spas for over 30 years and the best thing about them is the minimal maintenance. Keep the chemicals up and clean off the filter every so often and you will be fine.