The main drain in your swimming pool is very easy to locate it sits right at the bottom of the pool.
Swimming pool bottom drain kit.
I need one that is an inch and a half to the drain side and 1 inch to the hose side.
I see that it says garden hose adaptor on the description but the diameter of my pool drain is an inch and a half wide.
Instead of using the trick of turning the pool cleaner brush upside down on the bottom of the pool i used 20 of 1 5 inch pvc plumbed into the skimmer port used for the traditional flex hose vac brush.
Connect the hose to the fittings and bottom main drains using teflon tape on all threads.
A 4 way valve gives you the control and ease of directing your water.
So it will fit on a standard garden hose but not onto the pool drain spout.
Swimming pool main drains must be installed in accordance with the virginia graeme baker pool and spa safety act and all applicable asme ansi safety standards.
Flexible pvc hose quick disconnect fittings for easy.
Dig a trench 4 to 6 deep.
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The trench should lead out and under the bottom channel of the pool to the area where the filter will be set.
Locate the center of the pool and install center drains at least 3 apart from one another.
American national standards institute and published by the american society of mechanical engineers.
But locating them isn t actually the problem with swimming pool main drains.
The main drains are usually located on the lowest point in the pool so the entire pool.
All of our inground pool kits are completely customizable to any design idea you might have so go ahead and dream a little.
Kit includes 2 bottom drains with a safe anti vortex cover 4 way ball valve 25ft of 1 1 2 in.
During normal operation water flows to the filtering system through two or more main drains at the bottom of the pool and multiple skimmer drains around the top of the pool.
To discuss which type of in ground pool kit is right for you call 1 800 515 1747.
Most of the dirt and debris that enters your pool and sinks will exit the pool with a drain.
Swimming pool plumbing diagrams 1 standard skimmer with 2 main drains 3 returns.
Place your bottom drain at the lowest level of your pool or if flat in the middle.
We ve already seen that the water in a swimming pool needs to circulate through a filtering system to remove dirt and debris.
Description bottom drain kit.
This adapter is only 1 inch on both ends.
Bottom drains will also help improve water circulation keeping your pool much cleaner which means less vacuuming.
We also offer a large variety of standard swimming pool shapes and sizes if a more traditional swimming pool is what your looking for.