New Pool Build - Flower Mound TX

[grgood]

Hi,

I have been a lurking on this site for a while now. We finally have a yard big enough to put a pool in, so we just signed the papers this week. WHOOP!

Here are the Specs:

41' x 26.5 ' Custom free form
Depth: 3.5' to 8.5'
Area: 837
Finish: Plaster with a 33% quartz additive
Coping: Cantilever and some flagstone
Deck: 676 stamped concrete with another 614 of stamped concrete cap on the existing patio
Recessed diving board
32' of double sided flagstone 12' raised beam with 3 12" rock water spills

Spa: 12" raised spa with a tiered spillway.
6 jets

equipment:
Sta-Rite System 3 DE filter
Sta-Rite Maxi-therm Heater
2- Pentair VS pumps
Poloris 280 cleaner with a Letro Pump
Intelli-chor SWCG
4 Intellibright 5 LED lights ( 3 in the pool, one in the spa)
Easytouch 8 with the wireless controller and a 4 button spa side controller
2 MagicStream Laminars

Here is a picture of the plan:



Thanks,

Greg

 

[grgood]

Here is a pic of the current back yard

 

[jblizzle]

Welcome to TFP!!!

We have seen a few complaints about the System 3 filters, just a heads up.
I would also consider getting a robot instead of the pressure side pump and booster ... these use a lot of electricity requiring 2 pumps to be running.

 

[sargent]

Jason, is it the System 3 DE or the System 3 cartridge that you have seen complaints about? I have seen complaints about difficulty cleaning the cartridge filters , but don't remember seeing complaints about the DE.

 

[jblizzle]

admittedly I think the complaints were the cartridges. Not sure how the DE design is different.

 

[grgood]

this seems like progress....

http://s91.photobucket.com/user/Greg_Good/media/Pool/WP_20140411_002_zpsdd57c63e.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

 

[BoDarville]

Nice size yard you have there!

 

[grgood]

Thanks, the size of the yard was one of the big selling pints when we bought the house a year ago. We have been wanting a pool for a long time, but didn't have the yard

 

[grgood]

Well, hit a delay in the city permit, but that has been resolved. Should have it today with the inspection tomorrow. Hopefully we will be digging next week!

 

[laceygirl]

Wow, I love the size of your yard... Amazing....

 

[grgood]

So we got the permit and city inspection done yesterday and just got a call from the PB that they will start digging on Thursday or Friday.

 

[grgood]

Well, look who showed up this morning!

More to come!

 

[grgood]

Day two of the dig, just about done:

 

[Beens]

Wow! Looks so nice and big! It's going to look gooood.

 

[jww9618]

Wow that is a massive lot for FM. Where in FM do you live?

 

[grgood]

We are right behind Marcus High School

 

[Casey]

WoW! The yard is HUGE and the pool is going to be awesome! Keep the pics coming!

 

[grgood]

They came out and did the plumbing today and installed the equipment. Pictures to come, but I am concerned that they installed an ic 40 swcg instead of the ic60. This is a 35000 gal pool, so would the ic40 be ok?


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[bmoreswim]

You specified an IC-60 and should get that for two reasons. 1) you paid for it and 2) it's properly sized (per TFP recommendations) so as not to run at such a high percentage as the IC-40 would, thus extending its life. Don't give in on getting the IC-60.

 

[jro33176]

I agree. You should have the model that you selected and paid for in your contract. Maybe it was just an oversight.