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Hot tub safety
& maintenance Cleaning your hot tub This is a really big part of taking care of your hot tub. There are a few things you need to make sure are always kept clean. The Health & Safety Executive Guidance (HSG282) ‘The control of legionella and other infectious agents in spa-pool systems’ explains how to manage and control these risks. Please see the table overleaf, an extract from the main requirements as described in the current official guidance, this document may be downloaded free from the HSE website using the following link: www.hse.gov. uk/pubns/books/hsg282.htm. and we strongly advise that you do so. We also advise you to follow any other recommendations from the hot tub manufacturer and/or supplier. However, we expect you to maintain your hot tubs to a safe condition to ensure the safety of your family, your guests and others using the park. Subletting with Away Resorts If you choose to sublet using the Away Resorts managed letting scheme, Away Resorts will take on the responsibility of the tub during the period it is being let for. You can be assured that your hot tub is managed within the guidelines laid down, for the dates it is being let out on. Unfortunately, we do have to charge for this service. You will also need to ensure your hot tub is left empty when passed over to us.
If you are privately letting your holiday home If you are letting your holiday home privately and not on the Away Resorts Managed Letting scheme, you will be deemed to be undertaking a commercial operation and your legal responsibilities with regards to the management of hot tubs will be more stringent. This will include the completion of suitable and sufficient risk assessments, implementing a strict water testing regime and management procedures - please see overleaf for more information. When your hot tub is not in use, it must always be covered with a suitable and secured lid to prevent accidental access by unsupervised children and potential drowning. When draining your hot tub the water must not be emptied on to the grass or into the lakes. We may conduct spot checks of owners hot tubs throughout the year. If we deem a hot tub to not comply with safety guidelines we may conduct a spot check water sample test. The results of the test will be communicated to you and you will be charged for this test and expected to action the findings. Unfortunately, should the hot tub continue to be poorly managed, we reserve the right to insist the hot tub is removed.
