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Pool / hot tub question JustDave 08-11-2006
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Posted by JustDave on August 11, 2006, 7:46 pm
We're shopping for a new pool and hot tub (1st time) and someone told my DW
to avoid getting the two right next to each other - to put the hot tub a few
feet away. Is there any good reason to do this?

Can anyone recommend a good pool contractor they've used in the Clermont,
Florida area?

TIA

JustDave



Posted by Tom G on August 11, 2006, 9:57 pm

> We're shopping for a new pool and hot tub (1st time) and someone told my
> DW to avoid getting the two right next to each other - to put the hot tub
> a few feet away. Is there any good reason to do this?
>
> Can anyone recommend a good pool contractor they've used in the Clermont,
> Florida area?
>
> TIA
>
> JustDave
>
The "someone" was probably advising not to have the two tied together. We
had a hot tub adjacent to our pool. When the filter for the pool ran it had
to empty the hot tub water into the pool as part of the circulation plan.
Thus, we would lose all of the hot water to the pool. We seldom used it
because we had to take time to heat the tub from scratch every time which
took an hour or so to do. You could heat the tub and save it for the next
use but then you couldn't run the pool filter. A real pain.

Tom G.



Posted by on August 11, 2006, 10:37 pm
wrote:

>
>> We're shopping for a new pool and hot tub (1st time) and someone told my
>> DW to avoid getting the two right next to each other - to put the hot tub
>> a few feet away. Is there any good reason to do this?
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good pool contractor they've used in the Clermont,
>> Florida area?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> JustDave
>>
>The "someone" was probably advising not to have the two tied together. We
>had a hot tub adjacent to our pool. When the filter for the pool ran it had
>to empty the hot tub water into the pool as part of the circulation plan.
>Thus, we would lose all of the hot water to the pool. We seldom used it
>because we had to take time to heat the tub from scratch every time which
>took an hour or so to do. You could heat the tub and save it for the next
>use but then you couldn't run the pool filter. A real pain.
>
>Tom G.
>
That's just a plumbing problem. It should be set up so you can run
them separately or share water. That way you are only maintaing one
body of water when you are not using the spa

Posted by JustDave on August 12, 2006, 11:08 am



>
>> We're shopping for a new pool and hot tub (1st time) and someone told my
>> DW to avoid getting the two right next to each other - to put the hot tub
>> a few feet away. Is there any good reason to do this?
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good pool contractor they've used in the Clermont,
>> Florida area?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> JustDave
>>
> The "someone" was probably advising not to have the two tied together. We
> had a hot tub adjacent to our pool. When the filter for the pool ran it
> had to empty the hot tub water into the pool as part of the circulation
> plan. Thus, we would lose all of the hot water to the pool. We seldom
> used it because we had to take time to heat the tub from scratch every
> time which took an hour or so to do. You could heat the tub and save it
> for the next use but then you couldn't run the pool filter. A real pain.
>
> Tom G.
>
AHA! Now I understand. Thanks for the replies. I'll be sure to get it
plumbed right.



Posted by on August 12, 2006, 9:27 pm
wrote:

>AHA! Now I understand. Thanks for the replies. I'll be sure to get it
>plumbed right.
You may end up with one more pump and filter if you use the spa a lot
but it is worth it with the price of energy. When you are not using
the spa it is good to be able to swap water but once the spa is hot
you want to be able to keep it turning over separately. Solar is also
starting to make a lot of sense so think about that too.

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