Pool Equipment & Automation

Pool equipment works as one hydraulic and control system: skimmers and drains feed a pump, which drives water through filtration, heating and sanitization before returning it to the pool. Changing one component without checking flow, head and the others usually moves the problem downstream. These guides explain each stage and how the components must be sized together.

Read the system overview first, then pump sizing and filter types compared. The equipment package checklist is the document you send with drawings.

A pump selected from a “this horsepower fits this pool size” table ignores pipe length, elevation and fittings. Size against the hydraulic circuit. Match the filter to the flow you actually intend to run, including a lower overnight speed if the pump is variable-speed.

Hot, dusty and high-ambient sites need extra derating; see equipment for hot climates. For the room that houses the package, use equipment room design. Attach the package list to the RFQ template so quotes stay comparable.