Yes, it did help. Thank you so much! I was a bit late reading it, they delivered at 7am but my husband said we should be good. He said he didn't put the plates on because he didn't see it in the guide but he said he did make sure the concrete didn't come up inside.
The concrete trucks chute thing went right into the "footers".
Ok! You are on your way now. This was a major step forward.
So have you thought about the piping? There is a great thread on this site with all kinds of scientific calculations for pipe size, check it out. From my understanding it is all about low pressure and high flow to make the pump as efficient as possible.
You need to find NSF pressure rated PVC pipe and fittings, not drainage rated.
The idea is to turn the water over at least once a day. So you have close to a 13,000 gallon pool. That requires a flow of 20GPM for 13 hours. To make your pump work effortlessly, consider the 3" supply and 2 1/2" return piping. Now, that size NSF rated pipe is not so easy to get at a reasonable cost. So I was able to purchase 2" and 1 1/2" NSF rated pipe at Home Depot. For the supply from the skimmer to the pump, I ran two 2" pipes. The Hayward skimmer provided with the pool has two connections, a 2" and a 1 1/2". I used both. For the 1 1/2" Connection I used a 1 1/2" x 2" coupling. So now I have two 2" pipes running backs to the pump to supply the water.
For the returns, I ran two 1 1/2" pipes from the discharge port of the chlorine generator to the pool. I bought 3 extra eyeball return ports(total of 4 return ports). One return pipe supplies two eyeballs, the other pipe supplies the other two eyeballs.
This configuration assures that there is minimal head pressure on the pump and plenty of unobstructed supply water on the suction side of the pump.
At 18 GPM my gauges never register pressure. However all four return eyeballs have a lot of water flowing. 135 watts is all my Pentair variable flow pump needs to consume. That means low electric bills and a long lasting pump.
Do your research. You will find that 1 eyeball return will not provide a low pressure/high flow scenario.
Keep us up to date with his progress!
