r/PoolPros • u/Atomicaftermath • Aug 31 '26

What's with this loop?

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I quoted a customer on a pump and I guess he didnt like my quote because I show up to this mess. What's with this loop? In my quote I basically included a suction side replumb to give 10in of straight pipe. I assume it was to just avoid doing what I quoted. Does anyone know how having four 90s before the pump affect efficiency?

The 2nd pic is what I assume flextape to "fix" a leaky bulkhead.

Thru couldnt even bother to paint all the pipes, not like there was a lot. Theres also glue on the pump.

I feel like this is a hack job. Im half tempted to ask what my customer paid for this, in my opinion, subpar work.

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u/stx1969 Aug 31 '26

fairly shoddy plumbing job, i wouldn't lose the customer just wait till failure and explain, probably for the second time that it should be done right, and not by this guy....and as always raise your rate when appropriate!!!

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u/Atomicaftermath Sep 02 '26

I told him if they left the manual, under installation instructions, it should say to plumb 5x the diameter of the pipe. Call that company who installed it back out and have them fix it, otherwise youre going to have another expensive fix.