- Apr 4, 2019
- 12
- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Turbo Cell (T-CELL-5)
Just had a new pool installed and had a question hoping someone more knowledgeable than me can help with. I have a Hayward Tristar VSP pump which is priming no problem however seems to have some air in the basket, I contacted my pool builder and he said this is completely normal. I then contacted Hayward and they suggested that a small amount of air in the basket is not uncommon on these pumps however when I sent them the picture of my plumbing set up they reversed that comment saying "the reason is quite obvious from the photo. You have 2 90 degree turns just before the pump. This will cause a restriction in the flow of water going through the pump. That is the reason for your low water in the basket"
I have attached a picture of the suction side, as you can see this is not the "ideal" way of plumbing this but what I am more concerned with is does it truly matter? Initially my thought was I should ask the pool builder to change the pipe coming out of the pump on the suction side to at least 5 inches of straight pipe before the 90 (ideally would rather see a sweep elbow there). Then get rid of the crappy ball valve and install a Jandy further up the line.
Am i just being picky here? Any legitimate concerns?
I have attached a picture of the suction side, as you can see this is not the "ideal" way of plumbing this but what I am more concerned with is does it truly matter? Initially my thought was I should ask the pool builder to change the pipe coming out of the pump on the suction side to at least 5 inches of straight pipe before the 90 (ideally would rather see a sweep elbow there). Then get rid of the crappy ball valve and install a Jandy further up the line.
Am i just being picky here? Any legitimate concerns?