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Alaterreur

Alaterreur

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Sep 26, 2022
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Menifee Ca.
Hello, I am in the early phase of building a pool and about to draw my plans. I am new to this forum but been doing a lot of research that has been very helpful. I had a PB come by to get some ideas on where to install the equipment when I learned it has to be located 5 feet from the perimeter fence. He recommended against the side of the house removing the wrought iron fence.. I have a small window there and was wondering if that would be an issue with Code. PB said shouldn’t because window doesn’t open… I want to make sure.
 

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As you can see The back and side walls. The little fire hydrant is 5 feet from the side wall. And to the right is the proposed pool equipment..
 

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I don't know your local code, but the small city where I live doesn't count a fixed glass window as a "window." We got a natural gas standby generator installed a few years ago. That passed the numerous city inspections while being three feet from a large fixed glass window. The inspector told me about fixed glass not being a window for code.
 
Yes their is a distance requirement for an opening window. Yours does not qualify as such. I advise an area of 4’ X 8’ for equipment on jobs with multiple pumps/heater/filter. No need for a drain in the slab if you have it slope towards the pipes rising from the ground.
 

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AQUA~HOLICS said:
Yes their is a distance requirement for an opening window. Yours does not qualify as such. I advise an area of 4’ X 8’ for equipment on jobs with multiple pumps/heater/filter. No need for a drain in the slab if you have it slope towards the pipes rising from the ground.
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Thanks. Is your equipment pad against your neighbor’s wall? PB was telling me the equipment has to be 5 feet away..If I can put it closer to the wall, that may change where I install it.
 
Yes it is located on a property line wall. All cities are different in requirements but what I have come across most often is, inspectors look for if the wall on the other side is climb able to get on your side. Look up on the city website for a clarification on the requirements. Have built pools in your area just not in Menifee so I don’t know their requirements.
 
AQUA~HOLICS said:
Yes it is located on a property line wall. All cities are different in requirements but what I have come across most often is, inspectors look for if the wall on the other side is climb able to get on your side. Look up on the city website for a clarification on the requirements. Have built pools in your area just not in Menifee so I don’t know their requirements.
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Copy thanks for that information.
 
went through this with my heaters and equipment location as well. Almost ended up converting an opening window to fixed and closing in a door. But instead moved the equipment to the otherside of the house.

A fixed window should be fine. But the dog door (?) below it def would fail. Code here is any opening or vent (like drier or exhaust fan vent) it can't be within 4 feet of.
 
TX2OBX said:
went through this with my heaters and equipment location as well. Almost ended up converting an opening window to fixed and closing in a door. But instead moved the equipment to the otherside of the house.

A fixed window should be fine. But the dog door (?) below it def would fail. Code here is any opening or vent (like drier or exhaust fan vent) it can't be within 4 feet of.
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Back to the drawing board thanks. We don’t use that dog door.. would patching the drywall work?
 
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Alaterreur said:
Back to the drawing board thanks. We don’t use that dog door.. would patching the drywall work?
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Would be a question for your county/city code enforcement on what they consider a "sealed" patch. You might also depending on placement be able to get far enough away from it. I can't tell if its stucco or EIFS. But if you dont use the opening, doing a proper patch shouldn't be too much trouble. Remove the dog door, put some kind of sheathing (plywood) some felt paper or building wrap to water proof it also to give the stucco wire something to screw on to (or if EIFS something to screw the foam board too), then stucco and paint, inside just insulate and drywall and its like it was never there.
 

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