Filter Placement For Pool In Ground

by Jim Thompson
(Lawrenceburg,TN)

When placing an above ground pool into the ground, where and how is the place to put the sand filter, salt water system, etc?

I am putting a 24-ft, 54 in deep pool 36-42 inches (not sure yet on depth) into the ground. I have only 5-6 inches of fall from one end to the other. Where do you suggest putting the equipment mentioned above?

Jim Thompson




Hi Jim. Above ground pool pumps are designed to be gravity fed, so the hair and lint pot on the pump just needs to be below water level. I would set the pool up so that the filter system could sit at ground level and still be gravity fed.

Your other options are to sink the filter system. The problem with this is rain water. You do not want the filter system sitting in water. If you can solve that problem this is a good solution, one I have seen done many times.

Setting the system up on ground level, above the water level, will mean having to prime the system on a regular basis. It could also mean not being able to use a timer because you don't know if the pump will start each time.

In ground pool pumps have a different impeller setup and are meant to draw water uphill and from a farther distance. One way to set up the system is with an in ground pump set back away from the pool, in a convenient location, at ground level, and not have to worry about whether the pump will stay primed.