Can I drain my pool into my hot tub?

The simple answer is: Yes, you can drain a hot tub into a pool. Most in-ground pools only require draining every 5 to 7 years, so draining your hot tub into the pool can prove to be resourceful while lowering your sewer costs. Pool chemicals and filters are much stronger and aggressive than hot tub spas.

How do I empty my pool spa?

Drain your hot tub.

Turn the power to the spa off at the circuit breaker. You don’t want the pumps or jets to run while there isn’t any water in the spa.
Next, find your drainage spigot.
Attach the garden hose to the spigot, being careful not to cross-thread.
Open the ball valve on your spigot so the water can drain.

How do I get the water back into the spa?

I have 2 questions: How do I get the water back into the spa (on my … read more The water flows from my spa to pool to pump/filter and back to spa. Lately, when the pump is turned off, the water drains out from spa down to the same level as the pool.

Can a fibreglass pool be emptied out of the ground?

A fibreglass pool must be braced if emptied. Here, you are dealing with the same groundwater problems as for a fibreglass pool. Most in- ground concrete pools are built structurally to withstand the weight of the dirt against them when drained. However, if the ground water is high enough, it can push the entire pool out of the ground.

Is there such thing as a pool that never needs to be emptied?

Every swimming pool built or manufactured must, at one time or another, be emptied for repair or resurfacing. There is no such thing as a pool that will never need to be drained, regardless of what you may have been led to believe.

When did I put the Jandy system on my spa?

I have a Jandy System put in Dec 2002 where I can remote control switches to a built-in hot tub…. pool/tub combination. The hot tub runs off into the … read more I turned on the spa and heater and the spa drained? Now I turned on the spa and heater and the spa drained? Now what? … read more

Can a fully submerged spa be used on the ground?

A fully submerged spa might look nice on the deck or ground, but it also means hot tubbers are getting on hands and knees for access in and out, which puts stress on joints. Lowering the spa to chair height makes for easier access and still looks nice, he says. “When you explain it to people, everyone really loves that idea,” he says. 3.

When do you put sump system on pool?

Barry Justus, president of Poolscape in the Toronto area, combines that with a sump system at the pool’s lowest point, to keep groundwater away from the shell. These systems generally must be applied when the ambient air temperature falls within certain range.