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Well point with sump pump vs Hydrostatic valve vs hydrostatic cap question/advice.
I'm having a pool installed in southwest Florida. The PB put gravel underneath the entire bottom of the pool shell, put a 2" well point tube at the deep end that ran until the Gunite was shot, and the bottom has a 5 gallon pail sized hole intentionally in the bottom allowing for ground water relief.
About 20' away from my pool there is a 10' wide drainage culvert that in the height of summer will fill to about the hight of my pool and deeper than the depth of my pool (5.5’)
My PB seems very experienced and has installed pools in tidal areas where he had to trench around the whole pool with many pumps just to get the shell in. He indicated as long as the pool has water in it there really shouldn't be any concern with only hydrostatic drain caps
I'm curious about feedback from others. Does this seem fine to only have Hydrostatic drain caps and no ongoing sump pump or hydrostatic relief valves?
My yard has only flooded (not even a foot of water) once during a hurricane and that was after about 16" of rain in 24 hours. The drainage culvert connects to a large waterway that always pulls the water away effectively.
pictures attached showing about the level water currently fills in my pool (from underground water) although it’s not summer rain yet so I expect another foot or so higher.
Feedback from those with hydrostatic experience would be appreciated.
Well point with sump pump vs Hydrostatic valve vs hydrostatic cap question/advice.
I'm having a pool installed in southwest Florida. The PB put gravel underneath the entire bottom of the pool shell, put a 2" well point tube at the deep end that ran until the Gunite was shot, and the bottom has a 5 gallon pail sized hole intentionally in the bottom allowing for ground water relief.
About 20' away from my pool there is a 10' wide drainage culvert that in the height of summer will fill to about the hight of my pool and deeper than the depth of my pool (5.5’)
My PB seems very experienced and has installed pools in tidal areas where he had to trench around the whole pool with many pumps just to get the shell in. He indicated as long as the pool has water in it there really shouldn't be any concern with only hydrostatic drain caps
I'm curious about feedback from others. Does this seem fine to only have Hydrostatic drain caps and no ongoing sump pump or hydrostatic relief valves?
My yard has only flooded (not even a foot of water) once during a hurricane and that was after about 16" of rain in 24 hours. The drainage culvert connects to a large waterway that always pulls the water away effectively.
pictures attached showing about the level water currently fills in my pool (from underground water) although it’s not summer rain yet so I expect another foot or so higher.
Feedback from those with hydrostatic experience would be appreciated.