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Am I missing something when the VGB act states “public pools and Spa owners”? This is at a private residence are they subject to the VGB act of 2008? Regardless, it does sound like a good idea to have multiple wall suction drains spaced at least 36” on center. If I have to excavate a section of...

Thank you so much for your thoughtful answer, it is really helpful. You recommend a minimum of 2 @ 2.5” drain lines tied together with a recommended 4 @ 2.5” interconnected “main drains” at least 36” apart from each other. Is 2.5” an available PVC size? I get the concern that the multiple...

I’m looking remodel my pool area and take an existing waterfall, increase its size and have it fall into the pool. The existing waterfall used to have it’s output come from the pool equipment pad and then the basin drained into the pool. The output was capped over and buried under concrete due...

I just put an Intex unit (bought from KMart on sale for 110$) on my in-ground pool. To install it, I sawed off the ends of two of the adapters and used fernco adapters. I plumbed it as the last thing on the return line. Worked great, no leaks. Next, well, concurrently, I added 280 lbs of...