My spa was added on above the level of my existing pool. The spa spillover is above the coping stones that line the pool. When I turn on spillover, as the pump gets up to speed and the water starts flowing, but before it gets to "full speed" a fair amount of water rolls over the edge of the spillover down onto the coping stones, and while a lot of it then falls into the pool a good amount runs off to either side and never makes its way back into the pool. This happens both when starting and when stopping the spillover. (Once it's at full speed everything is fine.)
My thought is to get something - grout? - some type of mortar? - and create two small (1/2" tall) dams on the coping stone on either side of where the spillover is, with the thought being that the runoff water will hit those dams and then be guided into the pool. It won't be the prettiest thing, but I don't think it needs to be very tall to work the way I'm envisioning.
Any thoughts? Any better solutions? If the dam idea seems to make sense any advice on what to use? (I don't want to use silicone as that seems messy, ugly, and semi-permanent at best.)
Thanks!
jtf
My thought is to get something - grout? - some type of mortar? - and create two small (1/2" tall) dams on the coping stone on either side of where the spillover is, with the thought being that the runoff water will hit those dams and then be guided into the pool. It won't be the prettiest thing, but I don't think it needs to be very tall to work the way I'm envisioning.
Any thoughts? Any better solutions? If the dam idea seems to make sense any advice on what to use? (I don't want to use silicone as that seems messy, ugly, and semi-permanent at best.)
Thanks!
jtf