Pool Quote - Thoughts & Opinions Please!

[Craig1225]

I received a pool quote of just over $40,000 in the Charlotte, NC area for the following:

Pool Size - 15' x 30'
Shape - Custom Free Form
Depth - 3'6" - 6' deep
All permits required by county
Excavation - dirt to be hauled from property
Frame - Rebar all #3 steel with 12" bond beam (Transferable Lifetime Warranty)
Shell - 100% Gunite (Transferable Lifetime Warranty)
Steps - 1 set of 3 oversized custom steps
Sun Shelf - tanning ledge with umbrella sleeves (with 2 bubblers)
Bench 5' x 18" swim out bench
Main Drains - 2 with anti-vortex covers for child safety
Skimmers - 1 largemouth cover with removable basket
Vacuum line - dedicated vacuum line for cleaner
Returns - 2" plumbing lines with 5 returns (3 in wall, 2 in floor)
Coping - Flagstone
Tile - one row 6" frost-proof waterline
Pump - Jandy 2.0 hp
Filter - Jandy CV340 Cartridge Filter
Light 1 Jandy Halogen light (white)
Freeze control sensor built into system
Timer - 24 hour auto time clock
Chemicals - inline chlorinator (Jandy)
Deck - 400 sq. ft. Broom finished concrete
Startup - balance all chemicals, free 30 days of full cleanings
Selected Options: Jandy salt chlorination system
8' Bond beam raised +12" +18" (faced with stone) with 2' sheer descent
Jandy LED multi colored pool light
Jandy 360 Polaris Pool Cleaner

Warranties:
Lifetime transferable structural warranty
Lifetime warranty on pump housing and 3 year motor (Jandy)
Lifetime filter warranty (Jandy)
Lifetime valves warranty - leaking, breaking, & pressure loss (Jandy)

Thank you very, very much!

 

[jblizzle]

- Make sure main drains and skimmers are plumbed separately to the pump with a 3-way valve.
- Pump might be over-sized, although may be sized due to the sheer descents ... definitely want to upgrade this to a 2-speed pump.
- Forget the inline chlorinator (can you get a refund applied toward the SWG?)
- Why is there a white light and a colored light?
- Mentions a dedicated cleaner suction line, but then includes a pressure side cleaner??? You sure you want a pressure side cleaner and not a suction side or robot? See: http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/162-automatic-pool-cleaners

 

[Craig1225]

Thank you for the reply - the multi colored light was in place of the white light as an option - sorry about that.

 

[jblizzle]

BTW, 6' depth is kind of an oddity. Too deep to stand (unless you are all very tall ), too shallow to be jumping or diving in.

 

[Jabooh1]

Is your wind direction fairly constant? Mine changes a lot and I'm glad I have two skimmers on opposite sides.

 

[jojoman]

Only 1 skimmer? You really need 2. One in the upwind(or south in my case) direction and one down wind(north in my case) direction . Helps keep the stuff falling into pool from building up in one end of the pool or the other . Or i'm i reading it wrong. 1+ to Jblizzle's comments.