I'm pretty new to taking care of pools and this summer I was asked by my father-in-law to manage his pool. He has a spa and pool combo. I noticed the other day when we had the spa suction and return turned off that the spa water didn't drain.
I have also noticed that if suction is set to pool on/spa off and return is set to spa on/pool off that there is no leak. Last year the spa didn't leak at all but he may have had the pump running 24h. So I thought I had figured out a way to use the spa until we could pay someone to break up the concrete and fix the leak. I would just set it to only return to the spa.. it seems like the force creates some sort of suction preventing the water from leaking.. and then when we were done with it I could just set the spa to off and change the valves to isolate it from the system. Essentially holding the water in place.
I haven't been able to test this much. However, last night I shocked the pool and set the pump to run. I turned the return valve halfway to go to spa and pool (suction only on pool) for easier mixing and less aerating. When I woke up this morning the spa had drained all the way down to the jets and flooded the yard. I really don't want to leave the spa unusable all summer, its great for raising ph without alkalinity, and if unused it gets really gross and green.
If you guys have any advice for me, I would really appreciate it. I already know that the real solution is to have the spa/pipe fixed but that is currently out of budget.
I have also noticed that if suction is set to pool on/spa off and return is set to spa on/pool off that there is no leak. Last year the spa didn't leak at all but he may have had the pump running 24h. So I thought I had figured out a way to use the spa until we could pay someone to break up the concrete and fix the leak. I would just set it to only return to the spa.. it seems like the force creates some sort of suction preventing the water from leaking.. and then when we were done with it I could just set the spa to off and change the valves to isolate it from the system. Essentially holding the water in place.
I haven't been able to test this much. However, last night I shocked the pool and set the pump to run. I turned the return valve halfway to go to spa and pool (suction only on pool) for easier mixing and less aerating. When I woke up this morning the spa had drained all the way down to the jets and flooded the yard. I really don't want to leave the spa unusable all summer, its great for raising ph without alkalinity, and if unused it gets really gross and green.
If you guys have any advice for me, I would really appreciate it. I already know that the real solution is to have the spa/pipe fixed but that is currently out of budget.