I'm in the process of changing the hoses that came with my pool last year to PVC and moving the pump away from the side of the pool. The skimmer, return jet, pump, and filter currently are all fitted with 1.5" hose barb fittings. I plan to use 2" PVC and reduce down to 1.5" at the skimmer and return with Doughboy barb-to-1.5" PVC adapters (since the barbs are molded into the parts). I'll then use 2"-1.5" PVC reducers to get up to the 2" main run pipe. At the pump and filter, the barb fittings are threaded in, so I will just use 1.5" threaded PVC adapters with 2"-1.5" reducers. Just outside the skimmer and the jet at the pool wall, I'm adding shutoff valves for serviceability. At the pump inlet and outlet, I am using unions for serviceability and so I can bring the pump inside in the winter. Am I missing anything else I should be adding to the plumbing? Any tips or tricks to know that might prevent future regrets?
Above Ground Pool - Hard Plumbing Upgrade
- Thread starter dalu
- Start date
- Jun 1, 2018
- 15,985
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Will you be removing the pvc or just blowing out the lines for the winter? If removing (which is what I do) you will want some unions to accommodate that as well.
You could do away with the reducers & just go with 1 1/2” for everything to simplify. There’s really not that much difference especially if you aren’t moving the equipment very far. Do you have or plan to have a swg?
You could do away with the reducers & just go with 1 1/2” for everything to simplify. There’s really not that much difference especially if you aren’t moving the equipment very far. Do you have or plan to have a swg?
I was planning on blowing out the lines and leaving the PVC and filter outside and just bringing the pump inside for the winter. I was debating using 1.5", but the 2" is less restrictive (especially at the elbows) and it isn't that much more expensive, so I decided to go with 2". I don't know how much flow difference I'll actually notice in practice, though. But it does also give me an upgrade path should I in the future change to components with 2" connections.
I don't currently have a SWG, chlorinator, heater, etc. in the system. I don't plan on SWG, but may add a heater at some point in the future.
