Closing
$279
Full winterization.
- Lines blown out
- Equipment drained
- Antifreeze in the pumps
- Filters cleaned and returned to you
- Cover cleaned and strapped down
Hot tub opening and closing in Guelph
Proper winterization that protects your plumbing, and a spring opening that leaves the water ready. Closing $279, opening $229, both for $449.
CLOSING SEASONWe are booking closings now through mid October.
Why homeowners trust us
- Local, owner-operated
- Water care is all we do
- Satisfaction guaranteed
Most hot tubs should not be closed for the winter
Running a well insulated tub through an Ontario winter costs roughly $30 to $60 a month. Closing it in the fall and reopening in spring costs more than that, and you lose your tub for five months, which is the part of the year a hot tub is best.
Closing makes sense for cottages, seasonal properties, tubs nobody is going to use, and homes sitting empty. If that is you, we will do it properly. If it is not, we will tell you, and we would rather keep your tub running.
When closing is the right call
Close it
- A cottage or seasonal property that sits empty
- Away more than a month with nobody checking on it
- A tub you honestly will not use in the cold
- An older tub costing over $100 a month to run
- Unreliable power, since a long outage in deep cold is a freeze risk
- A tub out of commission, or a house being sold
Keep it running
Tired of dealing with it? That is what our water care plans are for. Winter is when hands off is worth the most.
Away for a few months? Our Away Rate is $99 a month for visits every two weeks, so the water stays safe and someone is watching for freeze problems.
Straightforward pricing
Opening
$229
Two visits.
- We reassemble, fill, start the heater and balance the water
- Come back once it is at temperature to fine tune it
Recommended Both
$449
Saves $59
Book the bundle in the fall and we hold your spring date.
- Everything in Closing
- Everything in Opening
- Spring date held when you book in the fall
Book the bundle in the fall and we hold your spring date. A $50 deposit locks it in, the closing is billed at service, and the balance is due when we open you in the spring.
Swim spas and oversized tubs quoted separately.
How a closing works
Clear the air lines
We run the blower for a minute with the cover on, while the tub still has power.
Power off
We shut the tub down at its disconnect before anything else happens.
Drain it down
Full drain with our high flow pump.
Filters out
Removed, chemically cleaned, dried and bagged for you.
Open the equipment bay
We loosen the unions at each pump and the heater and pull the drain plugs so nothing is left sitting in them.
Blow the lines
Every jet, drain, union and fitting gets cleared with compressed air. This is the step that actually prevents freeze damage, and it is the one most often skipped.
Dry it out
Shell cleaned and dried completely, because anything left behind is what freezes.
Antifreeze
Non toxic propylene glycol into the pumps and filter cavity as insurance against one missed line. Never automotive antifreeze.
Cover and tag
Cover cleaned, conditioned and strapped down, and a tag left on the equipment panel.
How an opening works
Your opening includes two visits. Chemicals need warm water to work properly, so the water gets balanced once your tub is up to temperature rather than the moment it finishes filling.
Put it back together
Unions retightened, drain plugs replaced, valves back where they belong.
Flush it out
We clear the antifreeze from the shell and lines and drain the flush water.
Filters back in
Reinstalled, with a written note on their condition.
Fill it
Filled through the filter well to avoid an air lock, which is what seizes a pump on startup.
Start it up
Power on, heater and pumps confirmed running, and the tub starts warming.
Come back and finish the water
Chemicals need warm water to dissolve properly and to read accurately, so we return once your tub is up to temperature to balance it and get it ready for you to use.
Need a full drain and deep clean instead? See drain, clean and refill
Your filters over the winter
Your filters come out, get a full chemical clean, dry completely, and go back to you in a labelled bag with a written condition report, so you know before spring whether they need replacing rather than finding out in April. We reinstall them at your opening.
When to book
Book your closing by mid October.
Openings run from late April.
We stop closing tubs once the temperature drops consistently below freezing. The shell has to be completely dry before the cover goes on, and that is not possible in the cold. Openings start once nights are reliably above freezing, for the same reason we do not drain in winter.
Winter check in
Not everyone wants to wonder about their tub from somewhere warmer. We stop by, clear snow off the cover, check for damage or water getting into the shell, look for pests in the cabinet, and send you a photo report.
$89 a visit, or $249 for three across the winter.
Why Soak Easy
Water care is all we do
Not a sideline to a repair or retail business.
The same tech every visit
You are not getting a rotating crew.
Brand agnostic
We are not here to sell you a new tub.
Common questions
Book your closing
Tell us about your tub and we will get you booked in. Most enquiries get a reply the same day.
Prefer to talk? Call us.
519-820-TUBSWe cover Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Fergus, Elora, Rockwood, Erin, Acton, Milton and the surrounding area.
Or call 519-820-TUBS