My present theory is the pumps are mislabeled.
If you run only pump closest to house wall, tell us what happens.
My theory is only the spa jets will work. Is there water being pumped anywhere back into the pool?
If pump closest to house only returns water to the spa, then the pump farthest from house wall is the main circulation pump as it runs thru the filter, heater and SWG.
There is NOT a heater bypass - having a heater bypass will allow more flow at the same rpm or the same flow at a lower rpm than present configuration. As you're aware, running at a lower rpm will save in electrical power costs.
On the suction side -
- Set the POOL DRAIN (this is the main drain in pool bottom) to about 20% open and the SKIMMER to about 80% open. This will skim better and not allow as much debris on the pool water surface settle to the bottom.
On the return side -
- Set QWIKSKIM to about 10% open and INFLOOR to about 90% open. This will still provide enough water to the popups at higher rpm to clean the pool floor while sending a little return water at both high and low rpm to the venturi skimmer. This will help the skimmer skim better at low rpm.
The reason I used the word "about" is because every pool is different. You will need to find out what works best for you and your pool. The percentages I mentioned are starting points. Up to you to fine tune.
Heater bypass
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Having the heater bypassed, except when actively heating the pool and/or spa, will allow running the pump at a lower rpm and still satisfy the SWG flow switch. I highly recommend you look into installing a heater bypass - use the diagram in the above linked article. Chances are you will only heat the spa - especially after you heat the pool the first few times and see how much your gas bill is.
SWG
To determine the lowest rpm you can run the SWG.... lower the pump rpm until the SWG no flow light comes on. Increase the rpm until the no flow light goes off. Then add 200 rpm to that rpm to account for tge filter getting dirty. This is your minimum rpm for the SWG to produce chlorine. If you set this up now and add the heater bypass later, you will need to do this again with the heater bypassed.
Pool Mode - water comes from pool suction (main drain and skimmer) and returns to the pool thru the infloor and quikskim.
Spa Mode - water comes from the spa suction (spa drain) and returns to the spa thru the spa returns (presently labeled as spa jets.
Spillover Mode - water comes from pool suction and returns to spa - creating the spill over effect. For normal operation, Spillover Mode should be programmed to run twice daily for 15 - 20 minutes to refresh the spa water.
Someone much better versed in Pentair EasyTouch automation can better walk you thru setting up your automation for best efficiency and also add feature circuits. Right now you have two automated valves - one on the suction side and one on the return side - which allow switching between modes.
