We have inherited a house with an inground pool and hot tub, separate from each other. Two bodies of water.
The equipment for the spa caught fire five odd years ago and my father-in-law disconnected the spa and left it empty. He had a heat pump installed on the pool. Pool is on an intermatic time clock.
The spa is fiberglass and set into the concrete deck and holds water. It has one air button, I'm guessing for the blower.
The plumbing is still close to the equipment area and we want to reinstate the hot tub.
The 100 amp sub panel has a double 60amp for the heat pump, double pole 30amp for the timer and pump, 20amp for the pool lights, and 2 20 amp breakers for the boat dock lift and GFI. Full draw is around 50 amps when everything is turned on and running, including the boat lift.
I'm wondering if I'm better to change the 100 amp sub panel to a Pentair intellicenter load center with i8PS and use the existing heat pump to heat the spa or keep the pool and spa separate, add another timer and small 50-61k BTU heat pump (20-25 amp breaker required).
My concern is controlling the actuators without an easytouch, or similar, then something going wrong and the pool draining through hot tub.
I have a friend that's a licensed electrician that will do the wiring, and I'm a plumber.
Pentair load center $2600ish
Raypak 61 BTU heat pump $2500
Trying to avoid both but realize it may be the best option as I'd be able to remove the air switch and control lights, blower, heat, etc.
The equipment for the spa caught fire five odd years ago and my father-in-law disconnected the spa and left it empty. He had a heat pump installed on the pool. Pool is on an intermatic time clock.
The spa is fiberglass and set into the concrete deck and holds water. It has one air button, I'm guessing for the blower.
The plumbing is still close to the equipment area and we want to reinstate the hot tub.
The 100 amp sub panel has a double 60amp for the heat pump, double pole 30amp for the timer and pump, 20amp for the pool lights, and 2 20 amp breakers for the boat dock lift and GFI. Full draw is around 50 amps when everything is turned on and running, including the boat lift.
I'm wondering if I'm better to change the 100 amp sub panel to a Pentair intellicenter load center with i8PS and use the existing heat pump to heat the spa or keep the pool and spa separate, add another timer and small 50-61k BTU heat pump (20-25 amp breaker required).
My concern is controlling the actuators without an easytouch, or similar, then something going wrong and the pool draining through hot tub.
I have a friend that's a licensed electrician that will do the wiring, and I'm a plumber.
Pentair load center $2600ish
Raypak 61 BTU heat pump $2500
Trying to avoid both but realize it may be the best option as I'd be able to remove the air switch and control lights, blower, heat, etc.