Recent content by androstein

I am sorry my signature was the default signature I guess. This pool will be 20x40 free form concrete poured. I will be digging soon.

Can a pool have too many return fittings? I understand the principles of moving water around in the pool and have looked into the topic a good bit. I thought about adding some extras just because its not very expensive and just putting them all on valves. Do pools need returns at different...

I have posted a plumbing question but now I want to ask if anyone has any advice on tiling a pool. I was planning on a 20x40 kidney shaped pool. I was planning on doing block wall and a liner but I have installed tile before and thought I might for my pool. I know it would be more expensive...

I am building a diy block pool soon. 20 x 40 kidney shaped. I am at the point where I need to locate my skimmers and returns. I have some pool plans that only show 2 returns but I have read alot on here about plumbing and it seems like more is better. I have read about deep wall returns and...

I am going to build a block pool starting soon. I have planned on pouring a footing and doing a typical rebar reinforced block wall with the cores filled. All along I have thought I would just do the pool krete floor and hang a vinyl liner on it as I have seen others do. After factoring in the...

Sounds good to me. We begin sod and tree removal this weekend and excavation shortly after. I will probably post some diagrams of the pool to make sure my plumbing looks correct to everyone soon. Again I really appreciate it. Do you have any experience with that particular pentair pump?

Thanks again for the response and link. I had looked at that pump but thought since it had 1.5'' plumbing I should go with an upgraded pump that has 2'' plumbing. Is this important?

I was planning on doing the same for my valves. How may returns do you have ? Any recommendations on returns or skimmers quantity and locations? Any pump recommendations.

I really appreciate the help and deck jets are just something I saw and considered. I see that these vs speed pumps are pricy. I guess you can't go wrong with a vs pump. Do they also come in different sizes?

Ideally I would love to run it from the main pump to save money. I have not looked into deck jets but I thought about adding a couple of them too if I can get it all on the main pump I would be happy. I was planning on using 2'' plumbing throughout. Pool will be a free form about 20000 gallons...

I have looked at several models but basically just want one about 2-3 ft wide. I saw one that said it was 1gpm per inch wide. It only had 1.5'' plumbing. I attached a pic of something similar to what I am looking for.

What type of wall ports do I need and how many? Are these just drains installed in the wall? this will be a core filled block wall with vinyl liner. What size pipe generally?

I am about to start my diy pool. I was planning on building a waterfall in the deep end and wondered how to plumb the inlet. I ahve seen some that have 2 main drains and 2 waterfall inlets as well as others that have one inlet in the wall. Any recommendations? Could I tie into the skimmer...