To understand the basic plumbing system of a pool or spa, you must follow the path of the water. Suction pipes are 50mm diameters and return pipes are 40mm diameters.įiltration equipment is ideally placed within approximately 6 meters from the pool shell to maximise the efficiency of the water reticulation.Īs a qualified and experienced pool builder and renovator we have a thorough knowledge of how pool water should flow and the problems and issues that can and do arise with individual situations and variable enfluences. Return pipes are your pressure lines and return the water from the equipment back to the pool, spa or solar. Suction pipes are a larger diameter to the return pipes and run the water from your skimmer box to the filtration equipment. This is normally done during the pool curing process and can be a confusing spaghetti of pipework requiring careful placement. Secondary plumbing is the pipework that connects the primary pipework to the filtration equipment. The correct placement of this plumbing is imperative to ensuring efficient water flow. Primary plumbing is commonly referred to as the plumbing pipes that are attached to the steel and extrudes through the pool shell /pool wall and is placed before the pool concrete is actually sprayed / poured.
We understand water reticulation and flow, suction pressures, return processes, order of equipment, specific equipment requirements, non return valves, negative edges and more.