Brent wrote:
I'm curious why they paint all the white 2-inch PVC pool pump area pipes
flat black?

On Friday, I put a new pool pump motor in but forgot to open all the Jandy
valves so the pipes overheated, expanded, and blew up in places (a 1.5 HP
motor is strong!).

Anyway, my 2 inch outside diameter PVC pipe from Home Depot earlier today
now stands off as bright white while the rest of the pipes re painted flat
black.

No big deal but I was wondering WHY they paint the PVC pool pipes black and
if it's a good enough reason for me to follow suit on my 2-foot section of
repair pipes.

The three reasons I can think of don't seem to hold water:
- heat retention? (c'mon ... how much heat will black retain over white on
a few pipes that are in the open sun?)
- sunlight damage? (maybe ... but then why don't they just sell pool pipes
that have paint on them already)
- asthetics? (c'mon ... can black matter versus white)

Any other reason for the flat black pool pipe paint?

The paint is to protect the PVC from the UV of the sun. White paint,
(or green or red or blue) would work just as well.