On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:12:35 +0100, Graham Wilson wrote:

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 22:00:53 +0100, "JK"
wrote:

Hi all,
I am going to install a pool within then next 6 weeks and have the design
and costs sorted. It will be 45 foot x 28 foot and is poured reinforced
concrete. I have poured this sort of tank before for agricultural
applications (Slurry catchment !) and it is really not a difficult job.
What is new to me is the plumbing layout. I need to know where water is
taken from to be heated and where it is delivered back into the pool.

You should have a sump either at the lowest point on the bottom if it's
hopper construction or more or less centre if it's flat bottom. You'll
also probably need a couple of skimmers for that size, set on the
'normal' top water line. These are all taken back on 11/2" or 2" ABS
pipe work to the pump room. then onto a manifold to feed the pump. From
the pump through a suitable filter then baqck to an inlet on one wall of
the pool. Make sure you use proper swimming pool plumbing equipment to
with stand the chlorine levels!

wouldn't be appropriate to heat water with a 500,000 BTU oil fired burner
and deliver it via a 3 inch pipe !!.
Is the water mixed with colder water drawn from another area of the pool
before being introduced to the pool ?
A website with a forum would be helpful or just somewhere where info could
be found.

Google is your friend, just seach UK pages for swimming pool. There are
quite a few with varying degrees of help.

Any help would be appreciated. I will be putting up a website to
show the project from start to completion.

Are you going to pay someone to look after the pool on a day to day
basis?

Why?

When I was a kid, my parents had an outdoor swimming pool installed.
There was a lot of work involved in setting up and controlling the
chemicals in the pool.

Takes a few minutes every two or three days just to check the pH and Cl
levels, even less if you use test strips.

It was not just necessary to control the chlorine levels, but also the
ph levels. Cleaning a pool takes ages.

The joys of having to hoover the bottom of the pool and clean the
filtration system out.

Takes about an hour every other week during the season to vacuum the
pool, and two or three minutes to backwash once the vacuuming is done..
Also depends on how much greenery you've got in close proximity.