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SWIMMING POOL PUMP INSTALLATION
Filter: Cartridge filters require no backwash valve.
Sand or diatomaceous earth filters require a
backwash valve.
Backwash Valve
Pump Discharge Line
Pump Suction Line
Circulation
Pump
Optional Shut-Off Valves
can be installed in the
filter inlet and outlet lines
to allow isolation of the
filter for service.
Skimmer
Return Line
Inlet Line
from Skimmer
At Least 3 Feet
Suction Outlets (Main Drains)
with IAPMO Certified Anti-
entrapment Covers or Suction
Fittings, screw-fastened.
Valves OK
between Tee
and Pump
No valves between
Tee and Main Drains
Main Drain Sump
Main
Drain
Sump
Direction of Flow
Locate pump and filter on a solid level ground. Make
sure pump is protected from the weather and pool
splash. (Water should not come in contact with motor.)
STEP
1
General Tools and Materials Needed
• Electrical cable with ground wire
• Ground fault circuit breaker
• Rigid 1-1/2" PVC pipe and fittings or reinforced flex hose and
hose clamps
• Pump
• Filter
• Backwash valve (not required on cartridge filter)
• Shut-off valves
• Hacksaw with 24-tooth blade for cutting plastic pipe
• Knife or round file for smoothing inside of plastic pipe connections
• Screwdriver, pipe wrench, adjustable wrench
• PVC cleaner and adhesive
• Hose clamp fittings (required only for flex hose)
Connect the suction line from the pool skimmer and/or
drain to the pump inlet. A shut-off valve is required on
above ground pools.
STEP
2
Connect the discharge line from the pump to the
filter inlet.
STEP
3
Connect the return line from the filter outlet to the
swimming pool return inlet.
STEP
4
Connect the electrical cable from the pump to a ground
fault circuit breaker. Make sure power is off before
connecting the wires. (SEE ELECTRICAL INFORMATION,
PAGE 5).
STEP
5
TYPICAL INSTALLATION DRAWING
