How to handle old pump inlet higher than replacement pump inlet with plumbing

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Feb 17, 2011
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My current Pentair Pinnacle inlet centerline is 10.25".
The replacement pump inlet centerline (Intelliflow VSF) is 9.1".
The old pump is connected to the supply piping (1.5") through a male threaded couple (threads into the Pinnacle pump).

Is there any way to "drop" the supply line down 1.15 inches?

Lowering the supply manifold (replacing the piping, 2 ball shutoff valves, and a fairly new Jandy 4715 valve) seems like it will be a lot of work.
 

Pump install - couldn’t get inlet lined up

I cut and lowered the 3 feeds from the pool, but apparently my measurement was off. The feed to the pump is about a half inch too high to line up with the pump inlet. I don’t seem to have enough room to cut it down another half inch because there’s no pipe left to cut, I don’t want to have to...
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Thanks for the advice. The photo below shows the current situation. The end of the supply line is a 1.5" male threaded adapter, which is screwed into the leaking pump. If I attach a female adapter to the male to continue the supply line to the new pump, it will effectively push it straight back... this would force me to use some type of 1/2" platform to raise the new pump up. BUT, if I could separate one of the fittings from the supply line (shown by possible cut lines) I would be able to use the 2x45's method, as posted by @JamesW. It would move the pump over a bit, but I could adjust the return line.

I've seen may videos online on different methods of removing glued PVC. Has anyone ever tried this?
Unglue PVC Fittings with Hole Saw


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How much pipe do you have on either side of the coupling?

I would probably cut through the coupling or male adapter so that you have 1.3" of pipe available.

You would then just have to remove a small ring of what's left on the pipe.

You can make a bunch of relief cuts and then the remaining fitting should be in small pieces that can be removed with a screwdriver or maybe a dremel type cutting wheel and then sand everything smooth.
 
I would probably cut through the threaded adapter that screws into the pump and then make a bunch of relief cuts in the band that's left on the pipe using a hacksaw blade.

Assuming that you are trying to get 1-5/16" of pipe and you have 3/4" pipe now, you would cut into the fitting by about 5/8" and then remove the remaining band, which should be about 9/16" if the blade is 1/16" thick.

Then, use the hacksaw blade parallel with the pipe and cut off the remaining pieces.

Then, sand it smooth.

Glue the fittings and give it 12 hours to dry.

I would recommend using unions for the pump.
 
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If you don't want to do the (2) 45s, you can get a thick rubber pad to sit the pump on.

Or, you can frame up a thin concrete pad with some wood and then pour in some wet concrete.

I would use a sand mix with no rocks.

Get high strength with reinforcing fibers.

I would mix some dry hydraulic cement into the dry mix to speed up the set time and increase the strength.

Adding hydraulic cement will make the mix set very quickly, so you have to be able to get the pad poured and leveled within a minute or two.
 

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