May 21, 2020 · Pool mode: Suck water from pool, push water back to pool only (as long as you keep that one valve closed) Spa mode: Suck water from spa, push water back to spa only Spillover mode: Suck water from pool, push water back to spa only You can then program a schedule to run in spillover mode for 30mins - 1 hour a day (or whatever your preference is).

Sep 26, 2023 · Without a spillover, if you just used the Pool mode, no spa water would ever go through the filter, nor would it get replaced by fresh pool water. When you have the Spillway mode set up in your automation, you don't have the constant spillover, so you schedule the Spillway mode, to run once or twice a day for a total of an hour or so. Thanks ...

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Apr 12, 2019 · I experimented a little by holding a chopstick up against the spillway, which resulted in a perfect cascade once again. So a trip to the hardware store, $3, and a tube of silicone caulk later, I had a nice bead of silicone across the lip of the spillway. 4 pump cycles later, the spillway performs beautifully every time!

Jan 19, 2016 · The spillway runs like this because the return flow to the POOL side is split between the three returns in the pool and the one return in the spa using a manually actuated 3-way valve. There's nothing wrong with the plumbing, per se, it's just in order to have all the water return to the pool (and shut off the spillway), I have to walk back to ...

May 21, 2023 · Pool is natural temp … upwards of 75-80 daytime after mid-day … pool does not seem to have a water loss issue (auto-fill) … the overflow basin spillway is (supposed) to be designed to provide a soft slow overflow waterfall effect (into) basin … just like those park memorial walls have a water flow down along the sides …

Jan 2, 2021 · I am building a POOL/SPA combo connected with a spillway. I will be using a Hayward VSR TriStar 900 1.85 Hp pump and the pool is approximately 14,000 gallons and the spa is 900/1,000 gallons. There are a lot of articles about the number of skimmers and returns but I have not been able to find any articles on how to divide the returns between ...

Dec 19, 2022 · I do utilize the spillway circuit on my pool and during the last freeze, I tested the ability to set the spillway circuit on freeze protect and the spillway did not function at all every 15 minutes. I made sure the spa protection was turned off …

Nov 14, 2015 · Thanks for replays. The pool builder said labor would be $150/hr, but they haven't been out to say how many hours it would take. I'll get some estimate from a local stone mason. I had been running the spa spillway to circulate water, by there's been a huge amount of debris under the spillway. Need to remind the family not to turn it on.

Sep 6, 2020 · Set up an unused Feature Circuit and name it (whatever you want, but Spillway makes sense), then make the Circuit function "Spillway".. When you turn the Feature Circuit on, the Intake valve will move to suck water from the pool, and the Return valve will move to return water to the Spa causing the spillover.