601 Coastal Oak Ln POOL20-0014 4 of 8 Equipment and Forms_1HYDRAULICS DESIGN FOR PARAMOUNT
IN-FLOOR SYSTEMS.
Paramounlmakes systems that operate and 40 to 45 gpm and 60 to 65 gpm and the gplll
of the system will be listed on the drawing from Paramount.
If Paramount main drains are used:
MDX2 is G VB approved and rated at a maximum f10w of 90 gpm at less than 1.5 ft. per
second, and is less than 1 ft. of head loss at that f10w rate.
SDX is GVB approved and rated at a maximum now of 200 gpm on the noor and 192
gpm on the wall at less than 1.5 ft. per second and is 3 ft of head loss at that How rate.
When used as the second safety drain to our MDX2 at 90 gpm it is rated at less than I ft.
of head [ass.
The Paramount water valve has around 10 ft. of l1eaclloss at 6S gpm. (NOT COUNTING
ANY PIPE OR FITTINGS) NOTE; ON POOLS WITH 9 OR 12 PORT SYSTEMS
THE HEAD LOSS THRU THOSE VALVES WOULD BE 20 FT. OF HD. NOT
COUNTING PIPE AND FHTINGS.
The nozzle loss of each circuit on the water valve (NOT COUNTING ANY PIPE OR
FITTINGS) is 25 feet of heac!.
EACH CIRCUIT (NOT INCLUDING PIPE AND FITTINGS WILL BE AROUND 35
FEET OF HEAD LOSS EVEN IF THE SYSTEM IS 40 GPM OR 65 GPM BECAUSE
OF THE LOSS IN THE WATER VALVE AND THE PRESSURE AT THE NOZZLE
NEEDlJ"l'G TO BE 10 PSI FOR MAXlY1UM CLEANING DISTANCE.
ON A SINGLE PUMP SYSTEM YOU MUST ADD fN THE POOL EQUIPMENT
LOSS. ALL PIPE AND FITfll\JG LOSS AND AN EXTRA 15 FEET OF HEAD LOSS
ALLOVYING FOR THE PROPER PLOW AT THE NOZZLES WHEN THE FfLTER IS
DIRTY.
On a booster pump clearring system YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO ADD THE 15FT. OF
IlD. FOR A DIRTY FILTER AND NO EQlJJPMENT HD LOSS WILL BE ADDED .
.Jllst the pipe and fittings must be: added.