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I have a relatively small pool and spa (about 7000 gallon pool and less than 1000 gallon spa). My current schedule is: 9am-5pm 20GPM all taken from pool skimmer and split 50/50 return to pool/spa 5pm-6pm 3200 RPM all taken from pool skimmer and split 50/50 return to pool/spa (This is a ‘deep...

It would seem to me that having 2 intakes plumbed together is actually safer than capping off the one on the side. With 2 intakes, if one is completely covered, there would not be total suction due to the flow from the other intake. If I cap the intake on the side, the floor drain becomes the...

Just wanted to follow up here. I had some time this weekend to sort this all out. I used a hose and I could feel the cold water coming up through the drain in the floor of the spa. This made me feel pretty confident, so I covered the intake on the side, and the pump ran just fine (taking all...

There is a single line (on the suction side) from the spa to the pump. What I’m saying is that there is only one. Not one for the floor drain and one for the side intake. So you would assume they are plumbed together.

I can confirm that the values are doing what I have asked them to. In spa mode the intake is from spa only, and return is to spa only. During the day I have a split between vac/skimmer and return is split between spa/pool. There is no dedicated line back to the equipment pad for the pool or...

This is sort of what I was thinking too - and another reason I’m not sure the bottom drain is working. I’ve attached a picture of the spa, and a couple of the pad. The pad is pretty straightforward. There are returns to the pool and spa (with one way valve). There are intakes from the spa...

Thanks - for $30 shipped I'll give it a shot! I'm going to look into using dye to test the spa drain too.

Those look great! What exactly is an "equalizer" though? Does it imply that these shouldn't be used as the only source of suction? I would suspect that the floor drain is plumbed in conjunction with this intake, but I fear that perhaps the previous owner might have done something to disable...

Thanks for your replies - this makes sense and matches what I've seen. I should be ok here if I can figure out a better way to differentiate between 7.8 and 8.0 pH. My usual plan is to allow the pH to float up to 8, and then knock it back down to 7.6 with muratic acid. This used to be a...

I've got a small spillover spa with a 1.5" intake pipe in the side of the lower part. The intake was previously capped with one of these: Amazon.com : Hayward SP1026 Vinyl/Fiberglass Inlet Fittings for Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs : Swimming Pool Maintenance Kits : Garden & Outdoor The issue was...

Hi All, Prior to adding 50ppm of borates to my pool (I used boric acid from Duda Diesel), I had very high pH. This was probably due to my SWG and spillover spa. However, the acid demand was always quite low. Sometimes a single drop would take that sample (K-2006) from a fairly dark red back...

Hi everyone, Shmuby here! I've been reading this forum, following the advice, and using the Pool Math app for a while now. Decided to join and maybe ask a few questions here.