ajw22 said:

With your strange plumbing you need to also close the MAIN DRAIN when using the spa.

Turn the handle 90 degrees as shown by the green lines.

You do not need the MAIN DRAIN open with the pool. When changing from pool to spa you can just turn the suction valve between the two with the MAIN DRAIN closed. Or you can remember to turn both.

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I’ll check it out when I return home and report back. Thank you for the helpful info.

PoolStored said:

I concur with @ajw22 on the iron. Entirely possible. However, you have visible algae (see below). Follow the slam process until you have no more visible algae, dead or alive, you pass OCLT and CC <=.5.

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Thank you for your help. As I replied to the other post, I didn't think it was iron because this is the same well I've used for five years and the water is run through the house filter that is designed to remove iron. I will read your help and try that of course and you guys know best.
What you see in your picture might just be dirt as a lot of dirt fell in the pool from the recent repair. When I brush that area the stuff puffs up and floats away and settles back down. Either way I am continuing the SLAM process but a bit discouraged as I am not using hardly any chlorine so it doesn't seem to be getting rid of much.

With your strange plumbing you need to also close the MAIN DRAIN when using the spa.

Turn the handle 90 degrees as shown by the green lines.

You do not need the MAIN DRAIN open with the pool. When changing from pool to spa you can just turn the suction valve between the two with the MAIN DRAIN closed. Or you can remember to turn both.

Note that the hole needs to be sized according the the desired flow rate and the amount of water level in the spa that is acceptable to be above the pool.

For example, if the flow into the spa is 15 GPM and the hole is 1 foot of 1.5" PVC pipe, then the water level in the spa will be about 0.18" above the pool water level.

1.5 x 12/100 = 0.18" = (about 3/16") (4.572 mm).

For 25 GPM through 1 foot of 2" pipe, you get 1.2 x 12/100 = 0.144" (3.6576 mm).

So, a 2" PVC pipe with an FTA (Female Threaded Adaptor) on both ends will allow the spa to get continuous fresh water and the threads will allow you to plug the hole from either side and heat the spa independently.

ajw22 said:

Looks like pool water with a metals problem, not algae. Emerald green clear water is caused by iron.

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Ok, I will read up on the iron. I didn't think it was that as I fill from this same well every year and it's never done this before and water goes through a house filter designed to remove iron. Thanks for the input.

01,

It will work, but you will just have to move more valves than normal..

In the Spa mode, you want ALL the suction water coming from the Spa drain. And you want ALL the water to go back to the Spa.

In the Pool mode, you want NONE your suction water coming from the Spa Drain.. And you want most of your water going back to the pool, except just a little going to the Spa.. This will cause the Spa to spillover into the pool.

I can't tell if you have a spa make-up valve or not... Just to the right of the "Pool Return" label, is a valve that is shut off.. What happens when you turn that valve on? Do you know what that valve controls??? It think it may send water back to your spa, when in the pool mode.. causing the spillover..

Thanks,

Jim R.

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JamesW said:

If you want the pool and spa water at the same level, then below the waterline will work best.

You can use a makeup line to provide a slow and continuous amount of flow to the spa and the equalizer line will allow the water to flow to the pool.

When you want to heat the spa, just screw in the plug.

The plug does not even need to be watertight.

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Thanks for the help, Jim R. I moved in 6 months ago so I have no idea who plumbed it. Is there anything I can do with the valve settings to fix? Or do I need to have the plumbing looked at?

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01,

In your second pics you have the Spa return set up ok, but on the suction side you are still sucking water from your pool's main drain.

Your suction side plumbing is not normal.. Who plumbed it???

Thanks,

Jim R.

01,

Edit.. Your first pic..

You simple have the the Spa return open and the spa suction closed..

When you want to use the spa, you have to have the Pool return fully closed (Spa return fully open) and the Spa suction fully open

Thanks,

Jim R.

Here’s the photo with valves in place for spa suction and spa return

Mstrlucky74 said:

Done. Only Bronze but hope it helps.

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Thanks, every bit is very much appreciated.

This is the only the pic I have currently.

Also wondering if you might have run a 4 conductor low voltage cable between the two controllers, such that perhaps the FPH is "thinking" that the a/c is cooling by way of picking up induced current in the 2nd pair of wires. Or the "commons" of those two 24vac circuits interfering with one another. Easy enough to test by temporarily running a dedicated cable from the heat pump back to fph with the former pair disconnected. Just an idea.