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Donna Ohl[_2_]

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:48:43 -0500, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
A 2" pipe holds about 2 gallons per foot.

That's a good start for us to check the rule of thumb then for our own
pool.

We also need to know:
+ How much water is in a typical 12-foot long 4-foot wide solar panel?
+ How many "loops" are there from a pump to the edge of the pool?
+ How much additional plumbing is attributed to the length of the pool?

My dozen solar panels are at least 100 feet away from the pool equipment.
The pool is 50 feet long with the 3 pool pumps 25 feet from one end.
There are three 1.5 HP pumps moving water through the pool equipment.

The pool has about 15 pop-up self cleaners controlled by one pump, the two
sets of jets in the spa are controlled by another pump, and the filtration
system is controlled by yet another pump. The filter itself is a roundish
black cartridge about as big as an office refrigerator.

I will do some calculations and report back to see if they make sense but
it would be helpful to know what the "rule of thumb" is for plumbing:

Q: How much water is in a typical 12-foot by 4-foot solar panel?
Q: How many loops does a cleaner, filter, and double-jet spa pipes make?
Q: How much additional plumbing is "below" the pool length itself?