Okay, you guys win. I'll go with the rigid. I'm sure I can find the rigid somewhere. I'm pretty close to Dallas, but I think the Independent Pool Store (owned by my favorite pool guy - he doesn't do pool maintenance or pool building; just fixing/installation), about 7 miles east of me can supply me with all I need, including unions. It may cost a bit more but I like to support him.
I was considering having him do it all; may still. At least it will absolutely be the best job possible. I'm going to have to count my remaining pennies or sell something else. When he came, last spring, to replace my booster pump, (prior to me knowing about TFP) I asked him about moving the whole pumping station down the hill several feet. His first reply was, "Do you want to spend that much money?" and then "Do you really want me out here that many hours?" Gotta luv him. He knows how much we value our privacy and "hermitness". He works really fast, though, and no excessive chatting. He keeps me in line just like DH does. :lol:
BTW... I ordered a composite filter pad to put the filter on. It will be on pea gravel. It's made by the same company that makes the pads for under cook grills and others like for condensers, heating units, etc. Also, as the new filter will be fully in the sun, I'm going to drape it with some most excellent, lightweight, shade cloth that came with my Bloomhouse greenhouses. It will disguise it a bit too, so near the rust red, metal, deck railing/post. I use it for all kinds of things. Best aftermarkets use, so far, was moving some big, delicate tropicals with an hour of Interstate travel. Put them on their sides and draped and weighted the shade cloth. Only one broken twig that I probably broke putting them in the truck. I've sent out some good sized banana plants, loaning the cloths for travel (to friends). Never had a broken leaf yet.
I had a question when I sat down here but can't remember now; "oldtimers" again.
Oh yea, the one pipe, on the pressure side, going to the returns, above the ball valve, which is pretty close to the ground, is one long pipe, about 8"-10", that a 1.5" pipe coming out of ball valve fits into inside. At least I think the pipe from the ball valve is a 1.5" The 90 degree fitting, going to the old filter valve fits inside the the top. The 90 is pointed about 180 degrees away from the direction of the temporary location for filter, and, of course a couple or more feet below where the multi valve for filter will be. I want to cut that 90 out, and increase the pipe to 2" at that point and, of course, change the direction of the pipe. Five 90's will be elimated from the old "Frankenplumbing" along with two 1.5" slip uninions that I put in to be able to put in and remove the Nature 2 vessel, for winter (they freeze even with moving water) (of course I'm no longer using the Nature 2 (Thankyou TFP). I know I need to measure the outside diamters of the fittings. Is this pretty standard stuff? I want to use slip unions, as much as possible, to avoid any more cutting of pipes when I move the filter to under the deck.
I know, I know, I need to post pictures, and hope to tonight.
Thanks bunches, gg=alice