I figured Id share my setup since I did it with a lot of info obtained here.
The pump and filter were originally done with some cheap hoses. I built the pad, added the heater and buried everything. This is my first time working with PVC piping and pool equipment so being an amateur is an understatement. The equipment is probably the cheapest of the cheap because that's what it came with. Over time, ill do the filter and pump but this years priority was the heater. Next year ill add the chlorinator.
Considerations were:
1 make it functionality correct
2 keep it as simple as possible
3 make it easy to disassemble for winter storage
4 keep room to work on equipment
5 have a bypass on the heater
6 have the recommended 3ft between heater and future chlorinator
7 have future chlorinator installed vertically per manufacturer recommendation
The only thing I would really have done differently is extend the pad another 6" out to keep all of the plumbing over the pad. I may to a paver border to address that.
The pump and filter were originally done with some cheap hoses. I built the pad, added the heater and buried everything. This is my first time working with PVC piping and pool equipment so being an amateur is an understatement. The equipment is probably the cheapest of the cheap because that's what it came with. Over time, ill do the filter and pump but this years priority was the heater. Next year ill add the chlorinator.
Considerations were:
1 make it functionality correct
2 keep it as simple as possible
3 make it easy to disassemble for winter storage
4 keep room to work on equipment
5 have a bypass on the heater
6 have the recommended 3ft between heater and future chlorinator
7 have future chlorinator installed vertically per manufacturer recommendation
The only thing I would really have done differently is extend the pad another 6" out to keep all of the plumbing over the pad. I may to a paver border to address that.
