Anyone have some ideas about how to properly add another pump to power
my pool cleaner and a waterfall? I have the clearner and waterfall, but
it was added off the main pump, and I'd like to put a new pump for just
those two, increase their power, and maybe by-pass the main filter.

I don't/cannot add more suction lines from the pool, but I'd like to
increase their power using a new pump. But I'm concerned about getting
the set up and pressures and stuff correct.

Some details:
- Hayward C1200 filter
- 2 HP pump
- skimmer and main drain from pool
- 3 normal returns
- 1 pool cleaner return
- 1 waterfall return

My current diagram:


________ _______ ||==XX== suction from skimmer
| | | | ||
| |====|pump |====||
|filter| | | ||
| | ------- ||==XX== suction from main drain
| |
| |
| | ||==== line to 3 returns
| |================XX
| | || ||==== line to pool cleaner
| | ||
-------- XX==== line to waterfall

So, can a new pump suck water from the pool from the same supply lines?
Where do I tie in the pump?

Any help is much appreicated.

Thanks,

Carl

Damn, the diagram looked OK when I added it. Copy diagram to notepad or
anything with courier and it will look OK.

Pardon the top post...
I would be more inclined to increase the HP of the one motor rather than add
a motor.
THEN change the return to the waterfall so that it looks like this...the J
being an Jandy Valve
XX==== line to waterfall
||
_____ || _______ ||==XX== suction from skimmer
| | | || | ||
| |===J==|pump |====||
|filter| | | ||
| | ------- ||==XX== suction from main drain
| |
| |
| | ||==== line to 3 returns
| |================XX
| | ||==== line to pool cleaner
| |
--------

What issues are you having that prompts you to need more power? Not enough
flow/suction?


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Anyone have some ideas about how to properly add another pump to power
my pool cleaner and a waterfall? I have the clearner and waterfall, but
it was added off the main pump, and I'd like to put a new pump for just
those two, increase their power, and maybe by-pass the main filter.

I don't/cannot add more suction lines from the pool, but I'd like to
increase their power using a new pump. But I'm concerned about getting
the set up and pressures and stuff correct.

Some details:
- Hayward C1200 filter
- 2 HP pump
- skimmer and main drain from pool
- 3 normal returns
- 1 pool cleaner return
- 1 waterfall return

My current diagram:


________ _______ ||==XX== suction from skimmer
| | | | ||
| |====|pump |====||
|filter| | | ||
| | ------- ||==XX== suction from main drain
| |
| |
| | ||==== line to 3 returns
| |================XX
| | || ||==== line to pool cleaner
| | ||
-------- XX==== line to waterfall

So, can a new pump suck water from the pool from the same supply lines?
Where do I tie in the pump?

Any help is much appreicated.

Thanks,

Carl