Hello all,
I wanted to get some opinions on my plan for replumbing/VSP installation on my pool. Pool is 45000 gallons, 3 skimmer suction lines and one main drain.
I am installing a Jandy VS FloPro HP and need to raise the suction height. Additionally, I am adding a stone pad for the pump as the old pump sits right on the ground. The Jandy valves shown in the picture are over 20 years old so rather than "elbowing" the current straight run into the suction side of the pump I plan on cutting everything back to the ground on the suction side and put in new valves, etc. As you can see, whoever did the pressure side of the old pump had no clue so I will be removing about 40 feet of head redoing that mess.
As you can see, my suction lines coming out of the ground are tight. My plan is to (with new valves) plump the two skimmer lines (the lower ones in the picture tied together) as they are now, plumb the upper skimmer line (black valve) as shown but spin it 90 degrees so the "output" of the black valve goes vertical. Then, using sweep elbows, and if needed some straight pipe, plumb the main drain valve (to the right in the picture) so as to raise the "output" of the main drain valve to the hight required for the plump.
I was trying to do this without having to dig by "preassembling" the valves on the skimmer side and gluing them straight down onto the pipes exiting the ground but Im not sure if thats too risky. If it works, then I just have to individually plumb the main drain with the sweep elbows. The new pump has a union.
My plan "B" is to dig below the lower skimmer lines at the bottom of the picture so I can move them an 1" 1/2" or so and plumb everything individually.
Please any advise would be great.
Darius
I wanted to get some opinions on my plan for replumbing/VSP installation on my pool. Pool is 45000 gallons, 3 skimmer suction lines and one main drain.
I am installing a Jandy VS FloPro HP and need to raise the suction height. Additionally, I am adding a stone pad for the pump as the old pump sits right on the ground. The Jandy valves shown in the picture are over 20 years old so rather than "elbowing" the current straight run into the suction side of the pump I plan on cutting everything back to the ground on the suction side and put in new valves, etc. As you can see, whoever did the pressure side of the old pump had no clue so I will be removing about 40 feet of head redoing that mess.
As you can see, my suction lines coming out of the ground are tight. My plan is to (with new valves) plump the two skimmer lines (the lower ones in the picture tied together) as they are now, plumb the upper skimmer line (black valve) as shown but spin it 90 degrees so the "output" of the black valve goes vertical. Then, using sweep elbows, and if needed some straight pipe, plumb the main drain valve (to the right in the picture) so as to raise the "output" of the main drain valve to the hight required for the plump.
I was trying to do this without having to dig by "preassembling" the valves on the skimmer side and gluing them straight down onto the pipes exiting the ground but Im not sure if thats too risky. If it works, then I just have to individually plumb the main drain with the sweep elbows. The new pump has a union.
My plan "B" is to dig below the lower skimmer lines at the bottom of the picture so I can move them an 1" 1/2" or so and plumb everything individually.
Please any advise would be great.
Darius
