Just a thought...

I am building a deck around my pool, and built a lower floor on part of it to hold my pump and swg, with the sand filter still sitting on the ground on the blind side. Mainly, I did it because under a heavy rain situation, like the recent Alex, I get about a foot of water, and it drowned my equipment. Now it's off the ground, and as soon as I get the lattice up, (removeable of course for easy access) it'll be basically hidden.

I too, thought of moving my equipment, especially since I screwed up and put it right on the visible side of my pool, but after reading about flow considerations, decided I didnt want to attempt to create a headache on purpose. Then I decided you can do alot with decking and landscaping.