And we are off...
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Town requires a dry well embedded in sand - we were lucky to hit sand about 6 ft down.
spd500
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Awesome!! We started digging yesterday and are doing plumbing today. What is the dry well for? Never heard of one before
the backwash. It’s stupid. I’m on 2/3 an acre and the town requires it to contain run-off. Meanwhile my neighbor pumps his pool into my front yard.
spd500
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That makes sense, just never heard of it. In our area we worry about empty underground tanks floating up during heavy rains, lol
It’s open on the bottom - it’s perforated rings that are capped. No issues floating. Here on Long Island the ground is so sandy that thankfully we don’t have to worry about groundwater too much.
Taking shape
Also spoke with the PB we are gonna go with a hard bottom - it was initially going to be sand. Gonna be an extra $2K but I think worth it.
Also spoke with the PB we are gonna go with a hard bottom - it was initially going to be sand. Gonna be an extra $2K but I think worth it.
- Jul 18, 2019
- 616
- Pool Size
- 33780
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Awesome! So exciting to see your project get started! Keep the updates coming as you go through the process. We are just now getting our quotes to build in 2021 (doing similar vinyl, maybe a little bigger at 20x40).
How does your neighbor get away with running his backwash in to your yard, yet you have to install the dry well? Is his pool much older and grandfathered in?
Maddie
Maddie
Yup, that is the case. Still illegal to pump off property though.
Guys, do you think I should be burying empty pvc conduit to make a raceway for future electric needs along the sides of the pool out from my service panel (equipment pad is next to my house)? Anyone else do this before their pool was backfilled?
gingrbredman
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- Jun 10, 2020
- 732
- Pool Size
- 11200
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I personally am going to run empty conduit for future electric/low voltage in the future, and have seen a few builds here do the same. Not a bad thought on your part, should be a lot easier to do now before the area is backfilled.
should i have two separate runs - or can i just run low voltage through properly insulated cable in the same conduit as 110v lines?
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gingrbredman
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- Jun 10, 2020
- 732
- Pool Size
- 11200
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I would do two separate runs for sure. I personally would want my electric lines separated from any low voltage lines.
I am actually going to run three lines. One for electric, one for low voltage landscape lights, and the other for speaker/ethernet lines.
I am actually going to run three lines. One for electric, one for low voltage landscape lights, and the other for speaker/ethernet lines.
spd500
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I am adding a few extra runs of conduit and also adding extra 3" PVC for "just in case" drainage.
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