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847badgerfan

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12894 on: Today at 08:26:47 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on Today at 08:23:01 AM
Pool's still pretty chilly here, down in the 60s.  But the hot tub felt great last night whilst watching the Olympic closing ceremonies.
Is your hot tub on a separate set of lines/pump from your pool?
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12895 on: Today at 08:27:34 AM »
The kids like to do that.  I'm okay with not doing it.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12896 on: Today at 08:30:29 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on Today at 08:26:47 AM
Is your hot tub on a separate set of lines/pump from your pool?
It has a set of remote controlled valves so it can be isolated to only recirculate from the spa, or combine with the pool.  It's elevated above the pool by a couple of feet and creates a waterfall spillover into the pool when running in combined mode.  

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12897 on: Today at 08:47:40 AM »
That's how mine is.

If I ever redo the pool/hot tub (circa 2000), they will be separate. 

This way, when I turn the system back to pool mode, I won't lose all that warm water from the hot tub, over the waterfall.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12898 on: Today at 08:58:50 AM »
That would work.  Personally I've never encountered a time when I wanted the spillover to run while also using the hot tub.  I do have an independent pump that runs three separate waterfalls if I want that effect.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12899 on: Today at 09:59:19 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on Today at 08:58:50 AM
That would work.  Personally I've never encountered a time when I wanted the spillover to run while also using the hot tub.  I do have an independent pump that runs three separate waterfalls if I want that effect.
With mine you can't run the spillover and hot tub at the same time. The pool stops circulating altogether when I switch to hot tub mode. Then when I switch back to pool mode (it needs to circulate 8 hours/day as you know), all the hot water dumps into the pool.

We have two pumps and a blower pump.

I'd be curious what any others on here have set up. @Honestbuckeye or anyone else have pools?
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12900 on: Today at 10:05:47 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on Today at 09:59:19 AM
With mine you can't run the spillover and hot tub at the same time. The pool stops circulating altogether when I switch to hot tub mode. Then when I switch back to pool mode (it needs to circulate 8 hours/day as you know), all the hot water dumps into the pool.

We have two pumps and a blower pump.

I'd be curious what any others on here have set up. @Honestbuckeye or anyone else have pools?

If it's winter and I want to retain the heat in the hot tub, then I just disable the pool auto-circulation.  I've never really needed to remain in that state more than a few days, typically I'm using the spa throughout the weekend and then not using it on weekdays.   And during winter, the pool doesn't really need to run 8 hours per day.  It's actually fine if it goes several days without running at all, when water temps are below 70.

If it's summer then the pool water is warm enough that it doesn't matter if I dump the hot tub water daily, it's cheap to fire up the pool heater furnace and get the spa up to temp.

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12901 on: Today at 10:14:48 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on Today at 10:05:47 AM
If it's winter and I want to retain the heat in the hot tub, then I just disable the pool auto-circulation.  I've never really needed to remain in that state more than a few days, typically I'm using the spa throughout the weekend and then not using it on weekdays.  And during winter, the pool doesn't really need to run 8 hours per day.  It's actually fine if it goes several days without running at all, when water temps are below 70.

If it's summer then the pool water is warm enough that it doesn't matter if I dump the hot tub water daily, it's cheap to fire up the pool heater furnace and get the spa up to temp.



Even so, I could see the advantage of having separate pump/return systems if it really bothers you to turn off the auto-circ from time to time.  It's not a problem for me but if it's an issue for you then that would be a reasonable solution.

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« Reply #12902 on: Today at 10:34:35 AM »
It would be fine if we had natural gas. We don't. So, when we have these cold snaps, it's pretty much off limits as far a getting in the water.

One thing I haven't tried is using the hot tub mode in solar only. Maybe I'll try that.
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« Reply #12903 on: Today at 10:39:19 AM »
Yeah natural gas definitely makes it faster/cheaper/easier. 
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12904 on: Today at 10:40:53 AM »
Flew to Miami this morning.  Feels great.  

I am getting kick over this Mom nearby pouting about the cool temps.  Suns out its quite fine.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12905 on: Today at 10:43:30 AM »
We can bitch when it's 20+ degrees below normal. Should be 80 today. We'll be lucky to break 58.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #12906 on: Today at 10:45:42 AM »
We'll hit 63 today but that's about normal for mid-Feb. 

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« Reply #12907 on: Today at 11:02:23 AM »
Our "cold snap" broke starting on Saturday and now we're back to perfection...

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