Hey Everyone, I'm having my pool renovated and facing some plumbing dilemmas. In the future, I want to build a pergola near my pool and have a rain effect water fall feature coming off the pergola, which will be approximately 2-3' away from the pool coping and 8-9' above the deck. I ran a dedicated 2" return line and stubbed it. The pool has a Jandy CS200 filter and a 2.7 hp VS flow pump with 4 returns(no vac line). Since it's a remodel, I have limited options on how to accomplish this. That being said, my questions are:
1. Tie WF suction to the pool drain OR skimmer?
2. Should i run a separate pump AND filter?
Most waterfall features require a minimum of 8 GPM per foot. The one I'm looking at is 4' long, totaling 32 gpm at minimum plus the extra volume needed to push the water far enough to go into the pump. This is why i thought just to run a separate pump and valve so the flow can be optimized.
1. Tie WF suction to the pool drain OR skimmer?
2. Should i run a separate pump AND filter?
Most waterfall features require a minimum of 8 GPM per foot. The one I'm looking at is 4' long, totaling 32 gpm at minimum plus the extra volume needed to push the water far enough to go into the pump. This is why i thought just to run a separate pump and valve so the flow can be optimized.