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    drain with pipe outlet under the waterline

    @bimr you're right. That's not funny at all, damn. But as I said, the emergency drain is only for moments when the pool is absolutely not in use.
  2. NuckChorris

    drain with pipe outlet under the waterline

    @LittleInch: The 3 minutes is a demand from the classification society. This drain is only for emergency, when for example the pool is being filled with rain or deck waves the pool must be drained quickly so there won't be any stability problems. There is also another drain system without these...
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    drain with pipe outlet under the waterline

    Thanks for the quick respons mate! The extra flow losses because of the extra pipe length is already taken into account. I took the height from bottom of the pool to the waterline now, so that's fine right? In practice the pipe will be partly filled with seawater (up to the waterline) so you...
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    drain with pipe outlet under the waterline

    Hi guys, first post [smile] so a quick intro: I'm an jr. marine engineer in the Netherlands working for a shipyard building superyachts. My field of experience is mostly HVAC and propulsion, but of course I get all kinds of fun little projects here. As I'm eager to become more experienced at all...

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