I have recently been looking into adding a swcg to our pool. It is about 18.5k gallons and we are in Sunny AZ. I was looking at adding a circupool RJ-60+ since we have a high demand in summer time. My biggest hurtle is where to install. Our pipes are very tight, and we don’t have any good stretches available to us. The best I can come up with is adding a loop of some sort to the pipe marked in red. I keep the quikskim and pool returns off, as the in floor system includes the returns in their cycle, and I don’t find the quikskim to do much. Thoughts? Or am I out of luck trying to add a swcg and am going to have to stick with manually adding chlorine?
Adding swcg, where to install?
- Thread starter TrexlerPool
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All I can tell you is those units can be mounted vertically as well. A piping guru should be by shortly.
@TrexlerPool, personally I would try to get the SWG in ALL your return paths, rather than just the IFCS distributer head. If you ever add valve automation control to your pool, those “unused, closed valve return positions” could prove useful. Can your filter be moved further away from its input/output? Can’t tell in the picture (too small of an area), but that could possibly be a relatively easy way to make some room. Post a couple more pictures if you can.
That is a good idea. I hadn’t even thought of that. Definitely a possibility. I don’t have oodles of space, but could potentially move it 6-12” back. Would just need to move the pad or add another.
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- Feb 6, 2015
- 6,166
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Post some wider pics of the pad and surrounding area.
What is to the left of the pump?
If there is space there, move the pump and filter over.
You may have to extend your concrete pad foorprint.
Give yourself enough space to get in there and work on stuff.
I just don't understand PB's who try to have the smallest footptint for the equipment. SMDH
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What is to the left of the pump?
If there is space there, move the pump and filter over.
You may have to extend your concrete pad foorprint.
Give yourself enough space to get in there and work on stuff.
I just don't understand PB's who try to have the smallest footptint for the equipment. SMDH
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Yeah, that’s what I was thinking…but don’t hesitate to rearrange your pump too, as @proavia talks about to make even more space. That is the easy stuff. You can easily buy and replace all those pump/filter unions and in the scheme of things they are cheap.
- Feb 6, 2015
- 6,166
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
I won't move the filter back any closer to the fence, unless that was the only option.
Better to have enough room to get into that space if needed.
Once we see some additional pics of the area, we may have additional options.
Better to have enough room to get into that space if needed.
Once we see some additional pics of the area, we may have additional options.
Flying Tivo
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- Jan 24, 2017
- 2,959
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Just pushing your filter back 6-12" will be just fine to make a loop. Either to one side or up, even diagonally!
Pushing it closer to the fence would definitely be the easiest. Access wouldn’t be a particular problem, as the pool fence is easily disassembled (this is what I do when I clean the filter, as I don’t have to carry the cartridges across the pool deck and can take them directly to the area I use to spray them off).
To answer questions: to the left of the filter is the pump then the timer and power supply, so moving that direction would require electrical work. Moving to the right would require elbows for the lines, taking up much of the space I would be attempting to gain, as well as put the filter too close to the gabian walls.
To answer questions: to the left of the filter is the pump then the timer and power supply, so moving that direction would require electrical work. Moving to the right would require elbows for the lines, taking up much of the space I would be attempting to gain, as well as put the filter too close to the gabian walls.
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Bill1974
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Moving the filter a bit and maybe changing the orientation of the inlet/outlet. Also there should be a 6" to 12" of straight pipe before the flow switch. A vertical mounting of the cell probably going to help plumbing layout. You might also need to install a post to secure the plumbing to or maybe mount it off the gabian wall.
It's difficult for me to figure this out looking at pictures. I would buy some pipe and fittings and spend a time mocking up ideas and seeing what works and what won't.
It's difficult for me to figure this out looking at pictures. I would buy some pipe and fittings and spend a time mocking up ideas and seeing what works and what won't.
Flying Tivo
TFP Guide
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2,959
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You can also extend the pad towards the control panel, move the pump and filter. Not much electrical to do this way.
Quick sketch:
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I like TIVO’s drawing! Here is what I was thinking, though it would be VERY tight…this drawing is obviously not to scale in the critical distance between the pump and the returns where the SWG is shown. Everything could stay at the same “levels” if you could make this work but it probably all depends on the SWG length dimension. BTW, I haven’t ever had a problem servicing a nearly identical filter and it is in a walled corner (10” and 12”), but I guess it depends on how you do it.
The critical dimension shown is where two elbows + the SWG cell would have to fit.
The critical dimension shown is where two elbows + the SWG cell would have to fit.
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It makes even less sense when you factor that 9 times out of 10, the PBs own guys are the ones contorting themselves in a game of twister everytime something needs doing down the road.
