Hi, I have a 21 X 41 above ground pool (28K gallons) and I'm trying to research if I can place the pool pump, filter and heater about 100 feet away. I don't have the pump, filter, or heater yet so I am flexible. Is this possible? Any recommendation for the ideal pump for this set up?
Distance of AG pool to pump, filter, and heater
- Thread starter Jasper1
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Call a pump person, have them calculate head.
Then compare to the graphs your pump supplier gives you.
100 feet, you need considerable head.
Then compare to the graphs your pump supplier gives you.
100 feet, you need considerable head.
If you're talking about the equipment and pool being on approximately the same level then 100' shouldn't be a problem. I'd go with a fairly large filter (300 sqft or greater) and either a 2-speed or variable speed pump about 1½ hp.
Thanks for your reply @Bama Rambler ! Yes, the pool and equipment will be approximately the same level. Now I have to research how you even blow out those pipes in the winter. (Sorry, new to all of this and trying to learn).
As long as the pipe is big enough, the distance really doesn't matter.
I would suggest a variable speed pump.
As long as you keep the flow below 63 gpm (6 ft/sec), 2" pvc is fine.
If you're going to have multiple suction lines, use separate pipes for each suction.
You could put the pump a mile away from the pool and it would work as long as the pipe is big enough. For 63 gpm at 1 mile away, you can use 5.5" pipe and it would be fine.
Of course, trenching 1 mile and buying and installing 2 miles of 5.5" pipe wouldn't be cheap. There would be 13,000 gallons of water just in the pipes.
Even if you have a 400,000 btu/hr heater, you should not need to exceed 50 gpm.
I would suggest a variable speed pump.
As long as you keep the flow below 63 gpm (6 ft/sec), 2" pvc is fine.
If you're going to have multiple suction lines, use separate pipes for each suction.
You could put the pump a mile away from the pool and it would work as long as the pipe is big enough. For 63 gpm at 1 mile away, you can use 5.5" pipe and it would be fine.
Of course, trenching 1 mile and buying and installing 2 miles of 5.5" pipe wouldn't be cheap. There would be 13,000 gallons of water just in the pipes.
Even if you have a 400,000 btu/hr heater, you should not need to exceed 50 gpm.
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