Pictured is my current pump and filter plumbing as it came with the house. The existing heater, a Hayward H250 was "hard bypassed" due to leaking exchanger, as best I can tell by all the corrosion inside of it. Finally replacing the heater with a Sta-Rite SR400 and now seems like as good a time as any to level the pads and clean up the plumbing.
The inlet of the pump where the three way valve is faces the pool. I'm not really sure why someone decided to plumb the heater with the connections on the far side (the loop coming out of ground was heater connection). All existing pipe is 1-1/2". No spa (currently), no water features, just a 17K gallon IG pool with vinyl liner, single-speed pump, and a sand filter.
1.) I want to add in a bypass for the new heater (diverter and check valve) and also upgrade the basic three way valve for the skimmer/main drain selection. Jandy NeverLubes or something else? How much spacing do I need between the in and out pipes to fit the 3-way and T fitting?
2.) Tentatively, the heater will be placed on the pad with the connections either facing the filter or 90° CCW from that position. Any preferences here?
3.) Thought about going all 2" for the on-pad plumbing, but with the pump and filter setup, it seems like there may not be anything gained. Will probably do that anyway as it should keep the head loss from the 90's down a little. Worth doing 2"?
4.) Still not really sure how to run the pipes around the pad, spacing, etc. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Also seems like the equipment should be secured to the pad so the plumbing isn't being stressed.
Anyway, anything else I should consider a must-do or anything I should avoid?
The inlet of the pump where the three way valve is faces the pool. I'm not really sure why someone decided to plumb the heater with the connections on the far side (the loop coming out of ground was heater connection). All existing pipe is 1-1/2". No spa (currently), no water features, just a 17K gallon IG pool with vinyl liner, single-speed pump, and a sand filter.
1.) I want to add in a bypass for the new heater (diverter and check valve) and also upgrade the basic three way valve for the skimmer/main drain selection. Jandy NeverLubes or something else? How much spacing do I need between the in and out pipes to fit the 3-way and T fitting?
2.) Tentatively, the heater will be placed on the pad with the connections either facing the filter or 90° CCW from that position. Any preferences here?
3.) Thought about going all 2" for the on-pad plumbing, but with the pump and filter setup, it seems like there may not be anything gained. Will probably do that anyway as it should keep the head loss from the 90's down a little. Worth doing 2"?
4.) Still not really sure how to run the pipes around the pad, spacing, etc. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Also seems like the equipment should be secured to the pad so the plumbing isn't being stressed.
Anyway, anything else I should consider a must-do or anything I should avoid?
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