Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today how to empty the water on
your LAY-Z-SPA maybe the water's getting a little bit murky and you just want to replace it, right
let's get cracking well in a minute! What we'll be doing today is emptying the water giving the
spa a really good clean replacing the filter and the chlorine tablet and then filling it back up
with water again this is what the water is looking like at the moment in the LAY-Z-SPA it's looking
a bit murky and after we've finished this video we'll have it looking like this but first some
top tips to keep your LAY-Z-SPA water in great condition before anyone gets in the LAY-Z-SPA make
sure that they have a shower this just washes off any deodorant skin creams Sun cream things like
that before you get in the spa wipe your feet on a towel that gets rid of any grit on your feet keep
a spare sieve handy this is really useful for just getting out anything like dead flies or leaves or
bits of hair and make sure you keep your chlorine tablets topped up or if you're using chlorine
granules, this is the murky water here in the LAY-Z-SPA so the first thing that we'll do is shut
down the keypad is just unlock it first turn off the water filtration and then turn the power off
then also turn the power off at the plug you just need to push this red button here it's also worth
unplugging it for extra safety, at the bottom here by the LAY-Z-SPA unit you've got this drainage
hose unscrew the lid anti-clockwise it won't start draining out because there's a plug inside, our
LAY-Z-SPA is actually quite close to a drain here but what you should have got with your LAY-Z-SPA
box is this hose adapter that can just screw on that allows you to to just plug in a hose adapter
and drain it through a hose if you've got a really dry summer you can use that water to water your
garden or if your drain is quite a long way away you can use your hose to extend it to wherever
your drain is so we're now ready to start letting the water out what you'll need for this is a nice
smooth pebble but before we do that I'm just going to remove the ChemConnect and the filter device
we'll give those a good clean later and replace the filter and
the chlorine tablet now this is where you actually drain it from it just reach down
and pull the lid off
this is where you'll need your smooth Stone because that flap which comes off
of the drainage hole will naturally try and go back in and then it will stop draining
and the water has started draining now,
you don't have to use that hose adapter if you are near a drain or it's just in
your garden you can just let it free flow out like this and it'll actually drain a lot faster
as I said ours is quite near a drain so I'm just going to let it drain out full blast here
Daisy's wondering what's going on!
just emptying the spa okay
and it's about 15:55 and it's draining at full power so whilst it's draining I'm just gonna stop
for a quick cup of tea in this Slytherin mug well actually it's my daughter's. For cleaning you'll
need a nice lint-free cloth and a non-scratch sponge scourer and a bucket don't be tempted
to use washing up Liquid because that will bubble and you'll get loads of foam everywhere the best
thing to use is a dishwasher tablet because this won't foam up so just put that into a
bucket fill that with hot water and give that a good swish around so that tab it dissolves
once that bucket's full up it will then be ready later on to help start cleaning the spa
so it's about half empty and it's about 16:07 so that's taken 12 minutes so far
give this bucket a good swish around it's now about 16:16 and I'm ready to
climb in obviously make sure you go in Barefoot you do not want to
damage the base of the LAY-Z-SPA whilst it's still emptying I'm just going to start cleaning
because I'm slightly impatient to take your non-scaring sponge with your detergent water
and I'm just going to start cleaning the top of the LAY-Z-SPA here
whilst I'm doing that there's a link above about how to add
additional air to your LAY-Z-SPA if it's getting a little bit soggy
just giving that a good scrub all the way around
it's good to pick a specific reference point so maybe where the unit is the
water filtration device and then either go clockwise or anti-clockwise around then
you know where you start and where you finish scrub in the grooves up and down
I'm doing this all whilst the LAY-Z-SPA is still draining once it's completely drained then we'll
be able to clean the base of the LAY-Z-SPA so it's taken about 37 minutes to almost empty
now in the back of where the air jets are out of here that's where you get a lot of grit built up
so we'll get rid of that later on if you've got a wet and dry vac that'd be absolutely perfect
remember to also clean that underside of the cover of your LAY-Z-SPA because this
can get a little bit slimy as well definitely give that a good clean
then to get the last bits of water out you can lift the LAY-Z-SPA don't try lifting it
if there's too much water in it because you might damage it but if there's just a bit left you can
just pick that up and that will help drain the water don't be tempted to use the handle
they're only designed for picking it up when it's empty, so now we've virtually got no water left
inside we've just got some Grit as I mentioned earlier if you've got a wet and dry vac with a
nice soft nozzle that would be perfect I'm just going to use a cloth
get as much grit off as I can just squeeze that outside of the LAY-Z-SPA
be careful when you're cleaning along the back of here because the edge of that air bubble
crease is quite sharp and you could actually cut yourself and just be careful in there
might want to wear a pair of rubber gloves
this is looking much much better now I'm just going to turn the hose on
with some fresh water I'm just going to give this a good old rinse
and then use a clean cloth and just rinse down the detergent which came from the dishwasher tablet
we've still got the plug out so it's going to drain away
just giving this a really good clean ready to be filled up again so we can enjoy it again oh
remember to rinse off the cover as well
great stuff
just some final bits of grit to get out
and time is against me the Sun is setting but that is looking absolutely fantastic
I'm going to put the plug back in
then remember to put the cap on the outside just screw that on tight clockwise
plastic thread so be careful don't cross thread it should go on nice and easy
before we fill it up I'm just gonna remove the dirty old filter and replace it with a new one
and these units can get a little bit slimy as well so give these a good rinse under some tap water
that's going to go in the bin that's beyond cleaning if the
filter is not too bad there's a link above now about how to
clean your filter using a washing machine just saves you a bit of cash
going to take a brand new filter
place that in the filter housing
put the filter housing lid on and then screw that down to secure it in
and on this particular LAY-Z-SPA model we've got a ChemConnect device
so I've also given that a good clean so take your chlorine tablet
these tend to last between three days to a week
now when you're filling up for the first time you might want to use two
chlorine tablets in here instead of one it's up to you but I find one is enough
put the lid on by placing it in the slots
then to lock it into position turn it clockwise but you can adjust the strength of the ChemConnect
device so we've got four holes here that allows more chlorine into your LAY-Z-SPA
first of all let's put the filter back on
that just screws on clockwise again that should go on nice and easy Don't Force It
this ChemConnect has just got some locking divots on it so it just goes on and then locks
in clockwise and now we're ready to start filling up the LAY-Z-SPA with fresh water
once the water is above the ChemConnect device then you can turn on your keypad and start heating
the water but that is going to take a while for the water to reach that far this is going to take
a couple of hours to fill up and the night is drawing in I'm just going to put the cover on
if you want to clip it down you can just adjust those clips and then clip it in remember you've
got those child proof locks so later on when I unclip it I'll show you how that works
about an hour later it's reached above these lines then you can turn the heating on press the orange
reset button to turn on the power then to activate the keypad hold the power on button in the middle
so let's put on the heating and when you put the heating on the water filtration
device automatically comes on then select the temperature I'm going to select a toasty 38
degrees centigrade and it's doing the water filtration the current water temperature is
18 degrees Centigrade so that's pretty cold it has now reached the max point
so I'm going to turn off the water put the cover back on and leave it heating overnight
and this is the next day after overnight of heating push that button in and squeeze
at the sides to remove the Clips on the cover make sure you have a shower before you get in
wipe your feet and there we go look at how clean that water is compared with what it
was like at the beginning absolutely brilliant this LAY-Z-SPA really is so relaxing especially
when you've got the bubbles on oh, in the top left there's a video on how to add air to your
LAY-Z-SPA if it goes soggy in the top right how to clean filters using a washing machine that
just saves you a little bit of cash and in the bottom left the LAY-Z-SPA running costs,
enjoy your LAY-Z-SPA and get the kettle on or maybe open a bottle of bubbly! 'Lurgs'.