What is a Spa Pump?
A spa pump is used to circulate water through a filter and provide the thrust for the massaging and bubble jets often found in spas. Both tasks are critical to the operation and enjoyment of the units. Though closely related to a pool pump, the additional task of providing thrusts of water through the jets makes a spa pump unique. Spa pumps come in a variety of powers and choosing one is very important in assuring essential operation of the spa. A spa pump’s rating is in terms of horsepower. The traditional power rating for a spa pump usually runs from just under one horsepower to more than three horsepower. From a power perspective, there is no limit to the potential of a spa pump. However, there are a number of practical elements that limit how a pump’s power. First, the internal plumbing of spas can only take so much torque. Pipes and fittings can be stressed to a breaking point if there is too much force continually being pumped through them. Second, there comes a point when it is
