The builder doesn't believe a wall is needed after walking the pool; they are going to bring in some dirt to even out the slope and they said it would be good. They said they could install a wall if I preferred, waiting on the cost for that.
Erosion control blanket and ornamental grass.What do they suggest you put there to keep the dirt in place?
I do like that, but I would need so many it would be cost-prohibitive! We are bringing in 12 loads of dirt to level is some.Oh goodie!! Have you seen BLACK MONDO GRASS????????? It is OH SO PRETTY!!! Look here:
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If air temperatures are that low, another option would be to just drain the pad equipment assuming the pad is above water level. When water temps get below 50F, there really isn't much chance of algae anyway so the pool can safely sit idle for many days until water temps start to rise again. Think of this as a partial close.I do like that, but I would need so many it would be cost-prohibitive! We are bringing in 12 loads of dirt to level is some.
I have a question about a generator; I'm not sure if this is the best place.
I want to provide some backup for the pool equipment in case of a power outage; my area was without power for about 5 days last year when temps were in the single digits.
You shouldn't need that much power for the pool equipment. Most of it is just the pool pump and most pool pumps are below 3kw.Our pool will be on a 100-amp subpanel, and we have 2 main 200-amp panels inside. I got a few quotes for whole home generators, and a 26KW is around 15k installed, which is outside of budget for right now. Is there another path I can take for backup power for only the pool pumps? Or I could just install the transfer switch now and install a generator next winter (the pool won't be ready til April).
Thank you for all of this info. I will look into it.If air temperatures are that low, another option would be to just drain the pad equipment assuming the pad is above water level. When water temps get below 50F, there really isn't much chance of algae anyway so the pool can safely sit idle for many days until water temps start to rise again. Think of this as a partial close.
The conditions for freeze damage are usually pretty extreme. Normally, they do not occur until temperatures get below 32F for more than around 10 hours depending on the plumbing setup. You can see some examples here and other types of solutions that may be just as effective if not more so than running the pump:
The Physics of Freezing and Freeze Protection
Recently, there have been a lot of questions from those living in moderate climates about using automatic freeze protection or running pumps to prevent freezing and what a pool owner should do when temperatures drop so I thought it might be useful to have a thread which dealt with the issue from...www.troublefreepool.com
You shouldn't need that much power for the pool equipment. Most of it is just the pool pump and most pool pumps are below 3kw.
What make/model pump do you have?
But will the generator be autostart or will you need to start it manually? If the later, there are probably many other options in the above link that would be just as effective and certainly more convenient.
Have you looked into battery backup?
That is out of wheel house. Lets see if anyone else can help on that question.
Looks great! What are your column dimensions? Look very similar to what we'll have (36" wide) and the 24" looks good there. I couldn't decide if I'd need 24, 27 or 30.For what it’s worth I got The Outdoor Plus 24” fire bowls. Maya series square hammered copper. Got a deal for $2k each (without remote start). If I remember correctly that adds about $2k each. I have a video of them in action in my build thread.
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Good luck in your search. They are crazy expensive.