I'm getting ready for my FPH (heater) to be installed, hopefully this Friday. I'm doing a test-fit of all of the PVC connections though, and I have an issue.
The lines in the pictures go to/from the equipment pad. The pad is downhill of the heater location, so the trench is on a slope, and when the lines come up out of the ground, they're at an angle. If my measurements are correct, the angle is about 13° off of vertical, give or take. This is enough of an angle that I can't easily make straight connections to the FPH. See pictures #1 and #2.
I figured out that if I use four 90s on each side, I can adjust for this easily. See pictures #3 and #4. The second 90 coming off of the union is used to turn vertical, compensating for the offset. But this means a total of eight 90s added to this connection, which seems excessive.
Am I missing a trick for reducing the number of fittings? Or is it just not a big deal to add all of those 90s? I've already done a pump test (I used some scrap flex to close the loop) and am able to maintain the required GPM with the pump under 90%, so it should be doable. But it still feels a bit crazy.
The lines in the pictures go to/from the equipment pad. The pad is downhill of the heater location, so the trench is on a slope, and when the lines come up out of the ground, they're at an angle. If my measurements are correct, the angle is about 13° off of vertical, give or take. This is enough of an angle that I can't easily make straight connections to the FPH. See pictures #1 and #2.
I figured out that if I use four 90s on each side, I can adjust for this easily. See pictures #3 and #4. The second 90 coming off of the union is used to turn vertical, compensating for the offset. But this means a total of eight 90s added to this connection, which seems excessive.
Am I missing a trick for reducing the number of fittings? Or is it just not a big deal to add all of those 90s? I've already done a pump test (I used some scrap flex to close the loop) and am able to maintain the required GPM with the pump under 90%, so it should be doable. But it still feels a bit crazy.
