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The tarp is cheaper but it then sits about 1 foot over the water and I have two spillover sections that leave a gap. I wonder if I used a solar cover and a tarp if I would get double the savings of heat or if the diminishing marginal returns would be too great and I would only benefit by about...

Does anyone know if it is better to lay a heavy duty tarp over the hot tub or to use one of those floating solar blankets to keep heat in. When i use my hot tub at night and I plan to use it in the next few days I would like to trap some of that heat in there so I don't have to reheat all the...

ok, thanks for the input. I agree, I think I can pick up a replacement motor for my pump at about $250. It takes a lot of electrical savings to make up the difference between that and VS.

I usually run the spillover to cyle the water almost all the time. However, lately it has been below freezing at night and we have been using the hot tub every night. So i have been circulating it separately so I don't have to reheat the water all the way every night. I cover it and instead...

Yes, my main VS pump controls the spillover. I run the pool pump and if I want to pump water into the spa for the spillover, because my wife and I like the sound, then I just open a valve to the spa. The spa pump is only used when I heat up the spa (because when the spillover is running I am...

I have a pool with a spa in the corner that spills over into the pool. My pump is pretty old and I probably need a new one soon. I have a variable speed for my pool but a single speed 1 1/h hp motor. Should i just get another single speed or is there any value in getting a variable speed...

My hot tub sits elevated on the corner of my pool. When I run the hot tub I turn off my pool pump and shut off the spa return and turn on my spa pump. That way I cycle just the water in the spa and it does not spill over into the pool. at least once a week I will turn on the pool pump and...

An update for all of those that have been so helpful in this process. Declaration 1: I was not aware that a spa was different than a hot tub. I thought they were the same thing and in my communication with realtors and owners i always called it a hot tub. I have fallen prey to three things...

Yes, i had all valves in the off position. I was told that it worked and asked specifically. It is on me that I did not tell them to start the hot tub and make sure only that worked. The pool inspector didn't do much except turn the pump on and then give the pool a look over. However, I...

I am just talking about the valve near the pump that will open and close to start and stop suction from the spa, I dont think I have a three way valve. You can see my valves here Shared album - Tate Goodman - Google Photos Here is what I did. one week ago: I emptied the hot tub. I took off...

So today I took the valve switch off and put a 2" plug in one of the hot tub's drains and then put the bladder in the spa main drain. I turned it on and after a little while the water started coming out of the spa return jets. I would have though that the spa main drain would be a single pipe...

Is it possible that they put some kind of backflow valve on that spa drain. there isnt one on the fountain but maybe the spa is different. So maybe when i try to blow it out from the pump to the spa a backflow valve drops and so no water gets through. Not sure, just shooting in the dark here...

I don't know, I just bought this house. Everything seems to be working fine but it appears there must be a clog in there. The pervious owners said everything worked fine. Shame on me for not demanding and inspection with the hot tub running and hot. I paid a pool inspector to come out but...

I am sorry, I dont know what the suction side valves are. I have a north and south skimmer, pool main drain, spa main drain, and fountain main drain. I think have returns for the pool, spa, and fountain. I closed all the valves so that the only thing open was the spa main drain. I even...

Ok, i used the drain cleaning bladder and ran the water for about 20 minutes and nothing. Now I am concerned where all that water was going. I emptied the hot tub so I know that no water was going there. I put the bladder at the valve by the pump so it should have been a straight shot...

yep, I figured that out. However, the water just soaked through the rag so I wasnt really getting any pressure to push through the spa. I am going to buy a bladder today and see if that works better. I will keep you posted. Thanks

ok, have a plumber coming tomorrow with a c02 tank to try to blow it out. I will try the rag thing tonight. So I take a hand towel size rag and tie it around the hose head? so the mouth of the hose is covered with the rag? And i tie it on with a shoe lace or something?

ok, a couple of questions 1.So if I close all the pool drain, fountain drain, and both skimmers and just leave the spa MD open then the pressure drops to 0 2. I imagine it being wrapped in a wet rag is to protect the pipes from damage and we are trying to push through a blockage and not use...

I took the valve off and put it back on. I am pretty sure the valve is ok because when i turn off the pump and open the valve the hot tub will drain. how can i check for this suction side leak you speak of? Thanks, I really want to get in my hot tub and I am sooooo frustrated that I can't.

Yes, Mabel is a good girl. She was just trying to help me fix the spa! I think the half of the spa is draining because i have the spa main drain open. If i close that it does not drain. The jet that enters the pump well is NOT because I am manipulating the valves. That is just when i am...

So i figured out that I can turn off all the drains and suctions except the spa main drain and the north skimmer. Then i turn off the north skimmer and i can feel and see the pump and lines jump a bit as it tries to suck through the spa main drain. I turn the north skimmer on and off and let...

When I first started testing this the pump would go down to about 25% water. Now when I do it it goes to about 75% water but it still does not look or sound like water is flowing through the pipes. Shared album - Tate Goodman - Google Photos

ok, i uploaded them to flicker LabledMainValves | Tate Goodman | Flickr hot tup | Tate Goodman | Flickr Is there any other images or information I should post?

I have a hot tub that spills over into the pool (I was going to put a picture here but i forgot to compress earlier photos and ran out of space) I have turned off all of the valves except the spa main drain and when i do the pump does not fill with water. I let it run for about 4 minutes and...