Hello Everyone,
I am very new at this, and have been talked into building a vinyl pool for my wife. We have purchased a 16 x 32 vinyl pool kit, and have recieved almost all of the parts. I have been studying how to plumb the pool, and have noticed that many folks like the 2" lines for this size of pool.
Our pool has a 1.5 HP Hayward Super Pump, with 1.5 in. fittings. This gives me 50.76 GPM, which means I will turn over the water in about 7.2 hours, with a figure of approx. 23,000 gallons of water.
My first question is, is this enough? Since it is a new construction, I was thinking about converting the 1.5" lines to 2" lines, even though the pump inlet/outlet is 1.5", (as well as the 24" sand filter).
To give you more info about the pool, it came with 2 skimmers, and I am wondering if this is: 1) Overkill - Do I really need 2 skimmers on this size. and 2)If I go with 2 skimmers, do I loop the connections to equalize the suction, or just tee off and adjust the pull of each skimmer at each skimmer.
Any advice on this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
REF
I am very new at this, and have been talked into building a vinyl pool for my wife. We have purchased a 16 x 32 vinyl pool kit, and have recieved almost all of the parts. I have been studying how to plumb the pool, and have noticed that many folks like the 2" lines for this size of pool.
Our pool has a 1.5 HP Hayward Super Pump, with 1.5 in. fittings. This gives me 50.76 GPM, which means I will turn over the water in about 7.2 hours, with a figure of approx. 23,000 gallons of water.
My first question is, is this enough? Since it is a new construction, I was thinking about converting the 1.5" lines to 2" lines, even though the pump inlet/outlet is 1.5", (as well as the 24" sand filter).
To give you more info about the pool, it came with 2 skimmers, and I am wondering if this is: 1) Overkill - Do I really need 2 skimmers on this size. and 2)If I go with 2 skimmers, do I loop the connections to equalize the suction, or just tee off and adjust the pull of each skimmer at each skimmer.
Any advice on this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
REF