NEW POOL -- Pump & Filter placement?

[JohnathanStein]

Before I dig in the dirt and level the 2" solid blocks with sand, is this set up correctly? SEE PHOTO.

-- Are the filter & pump too close/far from pool wall?

-- Is it OK if hoses touch?

-- Hoses are dinky, want to replace with better ones; any suggestions as to a quality Brand?

-- Both are 80". Should I allow for new ones to be longer/shorter?

Thanks in advance,


--Johnathan

 

[JohnathanStein]

OK, my brain must be addled from all the excavation & setup work...here is a better arrangement of filter & pump, closer to the pool, looks like 3' hoses could be used instead of 6'. SEE 1st PHOTO.

-- Looking at the hoses close up, are these made to be cut into shorter hoses? SEE 2nd PHOTO.

-- Is it OK to have both hoses 3'?

-- What is a better quality brand of hose?

-- Should a valve be "clamped in" on either the skimmer or return?

-- Should the cement blocks be "dug in", level with the ground, or left above ground, just leveled with sand?

For Winter, current plan is to remove pump & hoses.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Either of those placements is okay as far as I can tell.. I'd replace the hose with actual PVC though.

Maddie

 

[cfherrman]

Whatever you like and also you have to mow and weeded around that stuff.

Plan on changing to PVC as those hoses will fail on you, but you will get a year or two out of them