Sahara, welcome to the forum too. You must have been lurking for quite a while. Check this thread that has pics of my setup. Although the equipment is located in a poolhouse/generator shack, the idea can be applied to outdoor systems too. Generally the major cause of pump noise is conduction to whatever it is mounted on and conduction through the pipes. The vibration mount and relatively soft hoses for connecting the pipes greatly reduces noise. Those sections of radiator hose are still the originals that have been in place for at least 5 years now. I do disconnect them for winterization so they can take a beating both mechanically and from the chemicals. There are three other hoses you can't see in the pic. The pump suction line and the waste and return lines from the multi-port valve. They also let me easily remove the valve.

Off subject...since you are redooing the equipment you may consider adding a port for blowing. That is a line so you can direct the filter output to it instead of the returns. Turns out a standard 1.25" vacuum hose end fits snuggly inside a 1.25" PVC union. Once in a while I hook my vacuum hose/brush to blow water to kick stuff into suspension in areas where you can't easily brush. Such as ladder steps, plastic covers around the stair liner pinch bars, return jets, and the coves in the deep end where I don't want to get agressive with the brush. I also use that port for a homebrew PVC sprinkler for the kids.

Al

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