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Thanks for the advice guys and gals. I'm going to speak with my PB and decide what to do.

I'm not sure actually. Is Home run better than attach to skimmer? I do get a decent amount of debris so I assume they would protect the pump if skimmer is clogged. He said he is going to install a dedicated vacuum port for a pool sweep that will act as the bottom cleaner/circulator.

I'm not worried about a flip turn, as they're on the narrow wall side if that makes sense. You'd be swimming toward the width instead of length. Anyway, the old main line is original and clogged up. The old main never really worked since we moved in years ago.

Hey everyone, First time poster, long time reader. I'm having my 50 year old 20k gallon inground pool remodeled (new skimmer, drains, returns, adding hot tub, new deck, etc). Thing is, my contractor wants to put a split main drain on the wall, not the deep end bottom. He's got it punched...