Hello everybody
I was hoping you would be able to help answer a few questions about plumbing an in ground pool. I'll start with a little back story. We moved in to our new home last year the house has a 22,000 gallon in ground pool it is equipped with 2 skimmers 2 returns and a wall suction during the final walk through the previous owner decided that was the appropriate time to tell me that the far side skimmer and return were not connected. I consulted with a pool guy and he told me the pool would function with just the 1 skimmer and return. It's a lot of work keeping it cleaned and skimmed but it is functioning. This season I had to replace a couple of valves and found the connected lines are flex pipe which I have been told is no good for underground use. So at the end of the season I was planning on replacing the plumbing I also wanted to replace my pump with a variable speed pump to reduce energy costs. The current plumbing is 1.5 inch and my understanding is that the variable speed pumps work best with 2 or 3 inch lines so my question is what size should I use? when everything is connected there will be 2 skimmers 2 returns and a bottom suction running. over the next couple of seasons I also plan on putting in a pool slide and water feature. Currently I have a reliant sand filter with 300 lbs of sand, a propane pool heater, in line chlorinator, and 1hp single speed Hayward super pump 2. Are there any advantages or possible complications of using 3" over 2" is 3" just an overkill and wasted expense? If I choose 1 size over the other would the Increased flow overpower the filter, heater or chlorinator? I would appreciate any advice you can give me
I was hoping you would be able to help answer a few questions about plumbing an in ground pool. I'll start with a little back story. We moved in to our new home last year the house has a 22,000 gallon in ground pool it is equipped with 2 skimmers 2 returns and a wall suction during the final walk through the previous owner decided that was the appropriate time to tell me that the far side skimmer and return were not connected. I consulted with a pool guy and he told me the pool would function with just the 1 skimmer and return. It's a lot of work keeping it cleaned and skimmed but it is functioning. This season I had to replace a couple of valves and found the connected lines are flex pipe which I have been told is no good for underground use. So at the end of the season I was planning on replacing the plumbing I also wanted to replace my pump with a variable speed pump to reduce energy costs. The current plumbing is 1.5 inch and my understanding is that the variable speed pumps work best with 2 or 3 inch lines so my question is what size should I use? when everything is connected there will be 2 skimmers 2 returns and a bottom suction running. over the next couple of seasons I also plan on putting in a pool slide and water feature. Currently I have a reliant sand filter with 300 lbs of sand, a propane pool heater, in line chlorinator, and 1hp single speed Hayward super pump 2. Are there any advantages or possible complications of using 3" over 2" is 3" just an overkill and wasted expense? If I choose 1 size over the other would the Increased flow overpower the filter, heater or chlorinator? I would appreciate any advice you can give me
