How Pool Plumbing SHOULD be put together.

[ZFlyingVLover]

I love the modularity. It makes it very easy to replace any part.

[Smooleo]

Beautiful pool set up guys new friend here supporting

[jeffeverde]

You have ball valves before the 3-way valve on the intake side, and after the 3-way on the return. Were the ball valves original and the 3-ways were added later, or is there some purpose to the redundant valves?

[atyourservice]

This dude has a pump half primed, and all those 90’s and unions this is a terrific setup. Just think he is out here teaching people this method.

[urbraveheart]

THE cleanout on the top of the pump (clear viewing )why is it not completly full of water ? . mine is completly full of water no air bubbles etc.

[ianfischer]

The discharge pipe should be longer. To optimize head flow you want to have at least 4 times the diameter of the pipe in length. (2" pipe needs 8" length minimum)

[tonyc]

I'm installing a cartridge filter. I noticed you installed the diverter valve for waste after the cartridge. I'm planning on installing the diverter valve prior to the water reaching the inlet of the filter. The reason is mainly for opening the pool. Most times when opening my pool, there is a lot of debris (worms, leaves etc) in the pool. I'd like to vacuum that to waste so all that debris doesn't go right to the filter. I assume this is ok. Is there a problem with pressure or anything else while water is diverted away from the filter when the pool is running?

[jbright]

Here are some points I would like to make as food for thought. The difference between the common 90 and the sweep 90 is 4.3US gallons/min, which works out to 258US gallons/hr. As I mentioned, it doesn’t look like much, but let’s go just a bit further with it. 258US gallons/hr is 6192US gallons in a 24-hour period. Your setup is terribly inefficient

[victorperez]

Thank you so much learning a lot from you🎉

[joejim]

Do you need a valve for every return and skimmer? I am just about to start construction on my 20x40 rectangle and want to minimize the number of above ground valves and pipe? If it is ok to tie returns and skimmers lines together where is the best spot? I am using 2 skimmers, likely a main drain but would like to hear your thoughts on deleting that and either 3 or 4 returns. All hard 2” pvc with a 2.25 HP VSP, 31” sand filter, likely a heat pump, salt chloronator. I’m only concerned with space and problems using too many valves. Thanks

[Swimmingpoolsteve]

While this plumbing is clean looking compared to many installations there are a number of major problems with this installation that certainly do not qualify as what a "proper install" looks like.  Most notably there is no check valve in between your heater and the salt cell.  I am not surprised that you do not like gas heaters since your customer will be replacing that one in less than 5 years.  Less than 2 if they cycle their pump on and off multiple times per day.  The flow dynamics themselves are acceptable until you reach the salt cell.  The flow meter is not installed correctly.  To achieve reliable contact with a mechanical flow meter like this you need a straight unobstructed pipe run on both sides of the meter.  10x the pipe diam before and 4 times the pipe diameter following the meter.  You do not have anywhere near to the correct run here.  In terms of the flow dynamics you would be well advised to insist to your customer that you create a larger pad so you do not need to create flow restrictions with 90 degree fittings so close together.  Sorry to rain on your parade - as I said it is a nice and clean looking install but if you are going to advertise this video as how it "should" look you should revisit these glaring oversights.

[dsep]

Hey guys I’m trying to get the proper sizing for my pipes I’m installing for deck jet and they are each 5 GPM I have the loop set up from 1 inch to 3/4 and then out but my main line I’m curious if I should just go with 1 inch or 1 1/2 any suggestions

[graysonhughes]

Nice setup. I would only recommend moving the backwash (drain) like to before the filter. We do this for when we open our pools and vacuum to waste that is doesn't dirty the filter.
Another question is why you put ball valves in the suction line before the 3 way?

[jeremiahserrano]

Hello, would you mind providing your professional expertise with how laminars should be plumbed?

[palewriter]

I know this vid is long in the tooth, but I'm hoping you might still field a Q that this raises at 2:20 in - as you pan to the salt cell: it appears to me that the circuit through that cell is a loop that must contend for flow with what looks to me like a simple, straight-through slip coupling (that has 3 stickers still on it). In other words, water can flow straight through that line, OR it can turn through the 1st Tee, go up and over to drop down through the salt cell and rejoin the other line at the 2nd Tee, which I'd GUESS would radically diminish flow THROUGH the cell. Am I missing something, or is that beneficial in some strange way?

[lukepoolservice]

The pool pump is not even fully primed up. THe autopilot salt cell is in the manifold upside down. You should get into sweep 90s or street 45s.

[calarasmikle]

Does a broken pool valve affect the way a pool pump works?, because I believe I hear air escaping from the broken valve, and the water isn't swirling as hard as it was before when I look at the water turning at the top of the pump.

[popestreet]

I just bought a new home and had pool guy come over but wasn't very knowledgable, so I unclogged my skimmer line myself. I wanted to ask you how to get sweeper to work on other drain or skimmer line ad other side of pool? First time owning a pool.

[aaronscriley]

Got a question guy has 2 sets of return lines
His buddy seat return are not busted but the 2 returns inside pool are leaking guys got a ball valve on bad return line is it ok to close off ball valve to bad return and I removed handle will it be fine till he get his return line fixed

[tonpear]

So if the Autopilot cell is in backwards does it remove chlorine from the water?