We're almost done with re-plumbing my pad but messed up on the sprays.
This is what it used to look like:
This is what it looks like now:
I can already see one issue with the input of my pentair pump. That's 2" pipe so it should have at least a 10" straight run into the inlet according to the manual. It doesn't say anything about the outlet other than don't put a 90 directly out (which is probably what I have looking at that picture). How much straight pipe should I have coming out of the outlet before the 90?
The other error made was on the return side. These three horizontal pipes are (from right to left): spa return (was two separate 2" pipes all the way to the spa but they've been combined into one underground right before coming up to the pad. Was that the correct way to plumb that?), pool return, and sprays.
I didn't consider that I would not have enough pressure to spray water when the spa return is closed. Should I just put a 3 way valve in that straight pipe feeding the spa/pool returns so that I can feed the sprays upstream of them?
The second concern I have is with the SWCG and how I plan on plumbing the solar heating into the system. Here's how the SWCG is plumbed in:
Ideally, it would have been placed on the right side of the loop, but doing that would have turned the cell upside down. It doesn't have any functional problems other than when I go to look at it, it will be upside down and annoy me. I probably won't look at it too often, or maybe even ever, but I think it will bug me over time just knowing it's upside down.
I had planned on cutting the top of the loop off to plumb in the solar heating when I get around to building the support structure (planning on using the solar heating panels as a cover over my equipment area so they'll be mounted above the fence). So my main question is whether the way I have it now will cause problems with the panels or if I should ignore the aesthetic concern of the cell being upside down in order to not have concentrated chlorinated water flowing through my panels. Or have I left enough space (there's probably another foot or two before the top of the fence where the panels will be mounted) that it's not a concern?
This is what it used to look like:
This is what it looks like now:
I can already see one issue with the input of my pentair pump. That's 2" pipe so it should have at least a 10" straight run into the inlet according to the manual. It doesn't say anything about the outlet other than don't put a 90 directly out (which is probably what I have looking at that picture). How much straight pipe should I have coming out of the outlet before the 90?
The other error made was on the return side. These three horizontal pipes are (from right to left): spa return (was two separate 2" pipes all the way to the spa but they've been combined into one underground right before coming up to the pad. Was that the correct way to plumb that?), pool return, and sprays.
I didn't consider that I would not have enough pressure to spray water when the spa return is closed. Should I just put a 3 way valve in that straight pipe feeding the spa/pool returns so that I can feed the sprays upstream of them?
The second concern I have is with the SWCG and how I plan on plumbing the solar heating into the system. Here's how the SWCG is plumbed in:
Ideally, it would have been placed on the right side of the loop, but doing that would have turned the cell upside down. It doesn't have any functional problems other than when I go to look at it, it will be upside down and annoy me. I probably won't look at it too often, or maybe even ever, but I think it will bug me over time just knowing it's upside down.
I had planned on cutting the top of the loop off to plumb in the solar heating when I get around to building the support structure (planning on using the solar heating panels as a cover over my equipment area so they'll be mounted above the fence). So my main question is whether the way I have it now will cause problems with the panels or if I should ignore the aesthetic concern of the cell being upside down in order to not have concentrated chlorinated water flowing through my panels. Or have I left enough space (there's probably another foot or two before the top of the fence where the panels will be mounted) that it's not a concern?