Starting a new pool build with an integrated spa. I think the relevant details are: SWG, heater for year-round pool use, 30K gallon pool, 1K gallon spillover spa, two VS pumps. More details can be found in an under construction thread.
The current proposal from the PB is to plumb everything together and have two operating modes, which I believe is pretty typical. Spa mode and pool mode. Spa mode will isolate the spa so that it can be heated. In pool mode the water will be supplied from the pool and returned to the spa and pool causing the spa to overflow.
One potential issue I see with this is the scenario where we have an all day pool party where both pool and spa are used throughout. In this case we would have to be in spa-mode the entire time. Given the use of SWG, I'm wondering if it's reasonable to go for a full day/night without having the SWG or any filtering run on the pool when in spa mode? Doesn't seem Ideal to me, but maybe this is a non-issue.
I of course don't want to go to the other extreme of two completely separate systems with isolated bodies of water, but I assume there are better ways to plumb this type of setup. I'm wondering how others have done it.
What about having things plumbed to be able to run both spa and pool separately at the same time, but then also have a combined mode to mix the water? The heater would be on the spa loop. Not sure about the other equipment. Would you put anything else on the spa loop? Would you duplicate any of the equipment?
The current proposal from the PB is to plumb everything together and have two operating modes, which I believe is pretty typical. Spa mode and pool mode. Spa mode will isolate the spa so that it can be heated. In pool mode the water will be supplied from the pool and returned to the spa and pool causing the spa to overflow.
One potential issue I see with this is the scenario where we have an all day pool party where both pool and spa are used throughout. In this case we would have to be in spa-mode the entire time. Given the use of SWG, I'm wondering if it's reasonable to go for a full day/night without having the SWG or any filtering run on the pool when in spa mode? Doesn't seem Ideal to me, but maybe this is a non-issue.
I of course don't want to go to the other extreme of two completely separate systems with isolated bodies of water, but I assume there are better ways to plumb this type of setup. I'm wondering how others have done it.
What about having things plumbed to be able to run both spa and pool separately at the same time, but then also have a combined mode to mix the water? The heater would be on the spa loop. Not sure about the other equipment. Would you put anything else on the spa loop? Would you duplicate any of the equipment?