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Ignoramus23410 wrote:

There will be no restrictions on inlet flow. The inlet hose will be in
the pool, weighed down by a small piece of concrete, in such way that
it will prevent it from "vacuuming" and sticking to some flat surface.

It is located under the slide, in a not so accessible place, so that
it would not suck in children's body parts. A concern with a 1" hose.

Ya know, you could use a 1" hose and drill holes all over it. I mean
a ton of holes, so the hose becomes pretty much a mesh tube. That way
you'll protect the inlet, won't have too much suction at any one
opening, and it'll eliminate that chunk of concrete. Softer is better!
It'll pull most of the water from the end by default, but should
anything block that it'll draw through the sides without much effort.

That is very good advice. Children have drowned after getting stuck to pump
inlets.

- Michael