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    Wink Pump set up for an inground pool install in a high water table

    my husband is installing our pool he is a mason not a pool guy. we are do it yourselfers from nj. it is a 14 x 28 grecian 6 foot deep. we hit water as we were excaveting for the main drains. we have removed about 15" of dirt in the bottom and added stone and a temporary pump.

    1. do we need a perminant pump to remove ground water to keep the liner in place (we will be appling a portland sand bottom)after construction?

    2. Can I just use my pool pump to pump this water if a create a separate valve?

    3. do we need a hydrostatic relief valve for the bottom?

    any information would be greatly appreciated. thank you
    Lauren
    Sussex County, NJ

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    Default Re: Pump set up for an inground pool install in a high water table

    You can't count on the pool pump being able to maintain a water lift of 4+ feet.

    The only way I've heard of construction being done under those circumstances is with EITHER a sump pump left under the pool, OR a line with a foot valve and gravel well, to be used with a construction diaphragm pump (expensive!)

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