Thanks everyone for all the help so far, most of the parts have came. I am just making sure I have everything at this point. I am trying to settle on the utility pad location. I have heard of negatives but the ideal location for the utilities is on the walk out location of our house and the pool would be at first floor level. This would put the pump and filter 8 ft below the pool. Is this doable or for sure not a good idea? Thanks!
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No problem, some have equipment in their basement and its no different. You just need valves to stop the flow from the pool on all the legs so you can work on the equipment without flooding.
Thanks for the reply! That is what I was hoping for, it just makes so much more sense for hiding and being by other utilities. Thank you!
Mr. Muriaticacid
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- Apr 25, 2016
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- Pool Size
- 25000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If you go with cartridge filter you’ll likely want 2 sets. That way when one set gets dirty you can just pop a new set in while the first set are soaking in trisodium phosphate. By cleaning the cartridges you can use them for many years. I have an older set of cartridges I use for opening because even with a safety cover on all winter I’m amazed at all of the debris that gets in the pool. Then when those get dirty I put the good set in.
The 2” 90 degree pipe that comes out of my pump to my filter housing is made to accept a fitting. My pool builder put a spigot in there and with a garden hose I can drain the water to wherever I need it to go. On high speed it doesn’t take long to drain a couple inches of water. Good luck on your build!
The 2” 90 degree pipe that comes out of my pump to my filter housing is made to accept a fitting. My pool builder put a spigot in there and with a garden hose I can drain the water to wherever I need it to go. On high speed it doesn’t take long to drain a couple inches of water. Good luck on your build!
With a large filter that only needs 1 deep cleaning a year, it won't take out critical pool time that the pool is off for a day in the late fall.
I'm usually a 'have a spare of XYZ' guy, but I worry about critters finding this one.