- Apr 16, 2019
- 2,010
- Pool Size
- 4024
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
I just finished the plumbing of my Bestway above ground pool, a project I've been wanting to do since I first got the pool. Many thanks to my DH Mike for doing the heavy lifting, and especially to the good folks on TFP who showed me it could be done and how to do it. I thought I'd pay it back by posting pics to show how I did it!
This is an overview of the whole thing. It looks like it's really close to the A/C unit, but it's not. The pad is a good 6 ft from the A/C.
Here we have a view of the pump. It's a 1 hp Blue Torrent, single speed. Got it just before the law changed, and avoided having to get a VS pump. Not that they're not good, but holy moley if they aren't expensive!! Now I have a pump basket and everything, like a real pool!!
Here's the outlet. Next year I'll be putting in a second outlet, opposite this one, for more circulation.
Here are the inlet and the skimmer, connected by a tee fitting.
And here's the multi port valve and the sand filter.
We used a total of 25 ft of flex pvc, 2 Hayward inlet/outlet fittings, 3 unions, a tee connector and a couple of elbow connectors. And one gate valve. Took about a week, taking our time. I imagine if we were 20 yrs younger, we could have done it in a day or two. The equipment is a 1 hp Blue Torrent single speed pump and a 19 inch Harris sand filter, complete with 175 lbs of pool sand. I got all the pvc stuff from Amazon, along with the fittings, the filter and pump came from Inyo Pools during a massive sale. Sand came from the pool store, Brown's Pools. I think all told I spent $250 to $300 on the project.
IT CAN BE DONE!!!
This is an overview of the whole thing. It looks like it's really close to the A/C unit, but it's not. The pad is a good 6 ft from the A/C.
Here we have a view of the pump. It's a 1 hp Blue Torrent, single speed. Got it just before the law changed, and avoided having to get a VS pump. Not that they're not good, but holy moley if they aren't expensive!! Now I have a pump basket and everything, like a real pool!!
Here's the outlet. Next year I'll be putting in a second outlet, opposite this one, for more circulation.
Here are the inlet and the skimmer, connected by a tee fitting.
And here's the multi port valve and the sand filter.
We used a total of 25 ft of flex pvc, 2 Hayward inlet/outlet fittings, 3 unions, a tee connector and a couple of elbow connectors. And one gate valve. Took about a week, taking our time. I imagine if we were 20 yrs younger, we could have done it in a day or two. The equipment is a 1 hp Blue Torrent single speed pump and a 19 inch Harris sand filter, complete with 175 lbs of pool sand. I got all the pvc stuff from Amazon, along with the fittings, the filter and pump came from Inyo Pools during a massive sale. Sand came from the pool store, Brown's Pools. I think all told I spent $250 to $300 on the project.
IT CAN BE DONE!!!
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