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Perfect. That's exactly what I kept seeing when I would lay it out on paper

Thank you. Just to confirm, no backflow preventer is needed on the Spa line side before the pump?

Hey all. We have a pool with a spa that spills over into the pool. When the pump is off the spa water level falls to the pool level. Will placing a back flow valve on the intake side be enough or do I need on on every route to and from the pump? I will try to attach a picture. 4 lines to the...

Thanks. Pool's nearly full.

Sorry for the delay. Here are the pictures. The first picture is not at the waterline but on the back side of the spa. This was a surprise to me and I didn't know if this was typical for an install. The last shows one of the two weep holes they placed and I'm wondering how to seal this as...

Some of you may recall my last thread where the guy we hired to resurface the pool and put mosaic tile up did such a horrible job I fired him after the third day. I'm now prepping the pool two do everything myself. At this point I pretty much have the pool prepped for new tile and resurfacing...

I'll try that. I've found three in the area but unfortunately they have reviews like this one which is standard in these parts, "After the engineer report came back, xxx doubled the price. XXX plays games, doesn't know his job and prays on individuals in need. I wouldn't use xxx or his...

Attached is a picture of the pool. I've drawn in where I'd like to add seating similar to what is already in the pool at the bottom left of the picture. I've searched some on the forum but have not found any topics that have helped. Can someone provide links if they remember seeing a topic...

Thanks, I just sent him an email with more pictures.

Hey all, We finally decided to get our pool resurfaced and change to glass mosaic tile. We thought we hired a legit business but based on the work thats been done I'd have to say we hired someone who either doesn't know what they're doing doesn't care or doesn't want to watch his employees...

I'm looking to make some changes and increase the automation of my pool. We are currently getting the 25,000gal plaster pool resurfaced. It has a spillover spa with a small fountain. Suction 'PoolCleaner'. 2-speed Pentair main pump, sand filter, Nirvana heat pump, Stenner based chlorinating...

If you don't mind me asking, can you PM me with much is the unit is shipped and the supplier you used? I can't wait to stop putting acid in the pool. As soon as I got the chlorine pump working I immediately started looking for an acid pump.

Purchased and installed. Gives just enough flow for the heat pump at high speed. Thanks for the help.

Sorry I didn't answer this earlier. The heatpump is on it's own 50 amp breaker.

Issac, When would you choose to switch to high speed when you are not needing additional heat? A water feature or spa running off the pump?

The relay I had selected is a 20amp at 240v and from my understanding a 6amp pump will require up to 3 times the amperage at startup. The recommended breaker is 20amp so I'm thinking the relay should be adequate as well at 20 amp. The problem with hooking the high and low through the T104 is...

I would be adding a relay. Page 4 of the Circuit Board shows a relay for the pump but it is not there now there are only two terminal spades. I realize they have a DPST but this is listed as the 'typical' installation. The superflo pump is 6amps at 240v.

Trying to figure out my wiring and I think this is my thinking and plan. (Yes, I think this is my thinking.) I only need high speed for the heater and can filter on low speed. I can have my heatpump (HP727 Control Board http://www.viconics.com/DATA/TEXTEDOC/HP727-04.pdf ) control the high/low...

That's pretty much what I thought. Thanks.

Any ideas for an automated pool cover for this? Here is the pool. Looking for Heat Retention and Kid Safety during the swimming season.

Had a question about model numbers. I'm looking at the Pentair now. It seems like there are two different models numbers for the same unit. SF-N2-1A can be model number 340042 (on pentair website) and 346242 on most retail websites. Are these the same pump? I PM'd you with links since I'm...

I think that's exactly the case. So, now that you have a more clear picture of the setup do you think the 3/4hp is sufficient or should I go with the 1hp? Would you recommend any plumbing changes? And is there a post that explains the 'flexibility of the VS"? Thanks for all the help. I'm a...

I figured I'd just post a few pics. I do think that the spa "blower" is a pump and may be a temporary fix for me. Here is the setup. Non working pump on the left , disassembled. And, working "blower" pump on the right. The blower side sucks air from two vents at the spa deck and circulates...

Also, I guess I should add about the spa. There is a second pump, but it only runs the air jets and does not pump water through the heater or filter.

Thanks for the quick response. There is only one pump for both the spa and pool. The 55 was from the nirvana website but the flow indicator on the heat pump does have a range that bottoms out at 5psi. That 55 may be the middle of the flow range rather than the minimum but I will need to...