Hey all,
Been lurking on the forum for about a year and this is my first post. My wife and I bought a new house 18 months ago and it came with a 24' above ground pool. This site has been very helpful so far, I have been able to get really great info without having to post, until now...
I am just about to embark on the Hard Pipe journey, replacing all the flex hoses with schedule 40 PVC. I will also be adding a return as my setup only has a single return with the 1HP power flow matrix pump. I have read that 1 HP and above should have more than 1 return and I'm hoping that this will improve circulation.
My question is how to run the extra return line: Should it be on the ground or should I support it up in the air? The return line from the filter starts about 2.5-3' above ground, and I would hate to turn it 90 and down to the ground, just to bring it back up to the jet height. I have thought about coming straight off of the filter and up to the first return, the use a tee to continue onto the new return. I could use a vertical piece of PVC as a support and potentially put a ball valve on it and use it as a drain to lower the water level, or can I drill into the uprights to install clips to hold the PVC against the pool? I can't find much info here or online to get any other ideas. Thanks in advance!
Been lurking on the forum for about a year and this is my first post. My wife and I bought a new house 18 months ago and it came with a 24' above ground pool. This site has been very helpful so far, I have been able to get really great info without having to post, until now...
I am just about to embark on the Hard Pipe journey, replacing all the flex hoses with schedule 40 PVC. I will also be adding a return as my setup only has a single return with the 1HP power flow matrix pump. I have read that 1 HP and above should have more than 1 return and I'm hoping that this will improve circulation.
My question is how to run the extra return line: Should it be on the ground or should I support it up in the air? The return line from the filter starts about 2.5-3' above ground, and I would hate to turn it 90 and down to the ground, just to bring it back up to the jet height. I have thought about coming straight off of the filter and up to the first return, the use a tee to continue onto the new return. I could use a vertical piece of PVC as a support and potentially put a ball valve on it and use it as a drain to lower the water level, or can I drill into the uprights to install clips to hold the PVC against the pool? I can't find much info here or online to get any other ideas. Thanks in advance!
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