I have seen a lot of posts on how people plumb the intex pools. My question is why does everyone seem to use the high pressure 90* instead of the high flow 90*. I have seen an article where the tested the 2 and the high flow 90* flowed 5gpm more.
Plumbing with PVC on Intex
- Thread starter Houde
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You want to use pressure rated fittings, Schedule 40 or better, for all pool plumbing.
The difference between a stock 90 and a sweep 90 is a small fraction of a percent. Those fractions of a percent do add up slowly if you replace a large number of 90s, but even so it will only amount to a couple of percent at best. Annoyingly, Schedule 40 sweep 90s tend to be difficult to find. In an ideal world, using sweep 90s is a great idea. But for most people purchasing the better fitting is enough of a hassle that they give up on the small efficiency improvement.
A few states are promoting the use of the better fittings as part of their green energy programs. Hopefully that will result in better availability at some point.
You want to use pressure rated fittings, Schedule 40 or better, for all pool plumbing.
The difference between a stock 90 and a sweep 90 is a small fraction of a percent. Those fractions of a percent do add up slowly if you replace a large number of 90s, but even so it will only amount to a couple of percent at best. Annoyingly, Schedule 40 sweep 90s tend to be difficult to find. In an ideal world, using sweep 90s is a great idea. But for most people purchasing the better fitting is enough of a hassle that they give up on the small efficiency improvement.
A few states are promoting the use of the better fittings as part of their green energy programs. Hopefully that will result in better availability at some point.
Thanks for your reply Jason. The high pressure 90's would be a little more clean to use as well.