- Jul 23, 2018
- 67
- Pool Size
- 47000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-9)
Opened the pool great this year thanks to TFP, and things are going fine, just finding it annoying to top of the pool a couple times a week.
I'm in the process of redoing all the irrigation since it was all ripped up to put the pool in, and it occurred to me that it would be very easy to run a line from one of the sprinkler valves into the pool plumbing. I could then set a schedule to run that valve for say an hour a couple times a week and adjust as necessary through the season/based on usage. Given that I'm going to using opensprinkler for the controller, means I can really easily adjust the schedule or run it a little extra as needed.
My only concern is, it would be possible then that if I hook up a line from the irrigation valve to the return line, the water could just as easily push back through the equipment (heater, sand filter, pump) and also fill through the skimmer and drain. Now, I don't really care if the water comes in via the returns or the drain, but I'm worried about that water going the wrong way through the equipment. I don't imagine it would hurt the heater or the pump (it would NOT be running while this happens), but could I potentially start pushing the sand into the pool?
Just a thought I'm playing with, appreciate any advice.
Edit:
And of course, seconds after posting, I think about it some more, and the answer of course is a check valve.
I'm in the process of redoing all the irrigation since it was all ripped up to put the pool in, and it occurred to me that it would be very easy to run a line from one of the sprinkler valves into the pool plumbing. I could then set a schedule to run that valve for say an hour a couple times a week and adjust as necessary through the season/based on usage. Given that I'm going to using opensprinkler for the controller, means I can really easily adjust the schedule or run it a little extra as needed.
My only concern is, it would be possible then that if I hook up a line from the irrigation valve to the return line, the water could just as easily push back through the equipment (heater, sand filter, pump) and also fill through the skimmer and drain. Now, I don't really care if the water comes in via the returns or the drain, but I'm worried about that water going the wrong way through the equipment. I don't imagine it would hurt the heater or the pump (it would NOT be running while this happens), but could I potentially start pushing the sand into the pool?
Just a thought I'm playing with, appreciate any advice.
Edit:
And of course, seconds after posting, I think about it some more, and the answer of course is a check valve.
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