Pump Size

[waterbear]

Spa jets require a more powerful pump in a shared pool/spa system. This also requires an oversized filter to match the pump. This is how my 6600 gal pool ended up with a 150 sq. ft. cartridge filter and 1.5 uprated whishperflo pump...defininately overkill for the pool but needed to run the spa! I am actually very happy with it...my pool stays crystal clear and I could probably run the filter for a year before the pressure rises enought to warrent cleaning (although I do clean the cart montly). I looked into a 2 speed pump but there was some concern as to whether I would actually have to go with a larger pump HP to be able to achieve adequite circulation on low speed with my setup when it was being designed.