Hard Plumbing

[tphaggerty]

Just make sure you use Schedule 40 PVC for your fittings and piping. It needs to say Schedule 40 (or Sch40 or something like that). Locally (in NY), of the "local hardware" store types, only Lowes carries Schedule 40. Home Depot doesn't and most of the smaller stores don't either. Pool stores do, some more than others.

This is important!! Waste lines and fittings (which HD does carry) are not pressure rated! Please recheck your fittings and pipes!! Also, you will need to make sure that you use a good PVC cleaner and at least medium strength PVC cement. Some folks like to use the purple PVC primer - I don't because it makes the pipe joints purple. I just clean very well using the PVC cleaner, then use the medium strength (black can normally) PVC cement.

[Pontiadict]

I just finished hard plumbing my pump and filter lines,and got all pipes and fittings from Home Depot.I guess some H.D.'s carry Sched.40 PVC and some don't.Down here in South Florida many homeowners have sprinkler systems
so there's definately a demand for it I guess.

John

[Hightech]

Ive been thinking of doing just this, but im curious what you all that have hard plumbed your AG pools do with your pump in the winter months, or are you all in warmer climates, seems I would have to be able to unhook the pump from everything else to bring it inside for the winter as well as my multi port valve on the filter?

TIA

[hrsdennis]

When doing solid plumbing I would strongly recommend three quck disconnects and two PVC shut off valves. That makes repairs and storage a breeze.

Dennis

[matt4x4]

As Dennis said - quick disconnects - the only way to go.
I find them to be a necessity anyways.

[scsteven]

This is exactly what we are doing, using lots of shut-offs and unions so that winter take-down is a breeze. I will post pics of our progress soon.. Next Wednesday is the day we get the new panel and liner! WooHoo!

[JMK3rd]

I'd love to see some pics of some AGP hard plumbing installs.

Anyone have any?