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Per suggestions in another thread I am considering ways to change from a 2 pump setup to a 1 pump setup. I'll need to redirect the "spa main drain" from the (redundant) pump to the main pump. The main pump already has 3 inputs - (1) skimmer (2) pool main drain #1 (2) pool main drain #2. I'm...

Success \o/ The spa water is no longer draining into the pool when both pumps are off (drawing attached) - not even a fraction of an inch. I had to: 1) Replace the internal flapper assemblies of all 3 checkvalves with authentic Jandy replacements. The generic ATIE versions did not fully seal...

Ah shoot - I just had a 2hp VSP delivered yesterday... should I try to return it and get a 3HP?

@Poolbreh - Thanks! Is there any concern with the filter being in the path of the high speed spa jets? will it affect the performance? I dug a little bit with my hands - picture attached. The mysterious "pool main drain" goes down while the "spa main drain" goes horizontal. I ran out of time...

Thanks @Poolbreh ! I tested a few weeks ago by isolating that "pool main drain" as the only thing going to the pool pump and I monitored the spa and didn't see the water level drop. But I'll double check again, and dig it up a bit to see what I find. The proposed design looks intriguing - one...

@Poolbreh - thanks for the feedback! I called the original pool installer and they sent me a copy of the original order form and it does show that there are 2 different pumps "spa jet pump: Jandy pro 1.0 single speed" "filter pump: Jandy Flor Pro 1.5hp 2 speed" - so there were 2 pumps from...