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New here and very new to pools. So looking for solid tips that will help us avoid costly mistakes or reasons to adjust our choices.
Currently the pool is just in the design stages and nothing is set to happen until after next week(financing).
I've cross shopped the following pool builders: Platinum Pools, Premier Pools, Richards Total Backyard, Aquascapes, Houston Cool Pools, and Supreme Pools. Narrowed it down to two PB's based on price, responsiveness, and reviews.
Both are pretty much within a couple grand of each other and generally the upgrades are in the same ballpark. Our budget is $57K and we choose to go with a pool and spa combo to extend our usage.
I'll cover the general design and specs that are similar first.
Pool: 80-85 perimeter feet, tanning ledge, 3.5 - 6 depth, couple umbrella anchors, couple bubblers in the ledge, rock waterfall feature, quartz interior, travertine coping, 2 led lights, 4" drains to the street. (Pool will be around 370-380 sq ft surface area and 35-38 for the spa, around 11,500 gallons, is that small or medium?
Spa: 7' foot spa with open spillway, 400,000K heater, raised 18", led light
Misc: firepit built on site with gas line, 500 sq feet decking (brushed concrete)
So here is where the differences show up.
PB1: Uses Jandy PHPM 2hP Pump, Jandy Cartridge CV460 filter, 2 skimmers, 4 main drains, 5 inlets, intermatic dual time clock, 1.5HP air blower, Polaris 280 w/PB4 Booster pump, Rainbow 320 inline Chlorinator, quartzscapes brand for finish, manual drain for pool (claims auto fills are notorious for being buggy), also mentioned that VS pumps are a gimmick and aren't effective when running at low rpms in other to keep the right pressures for filtration. Also replacement parts are $$$.
PB2: Pentair 420 cartridge filter, cyclonic pre filter, pentair intelliflo VS, pentair pool cleaner, glowbrite ligths, pentair 320 inline chlorination, auto fill line (with pressurized vacuum breaker), 5-7 return inlets, wetedge brand for finish, includes gutter downspout tie ins, extra 1.5 (105gpm) motor
Both didn't push the automation hard and sounds like it saves you a trip to the equipment pad to fire things up. So question to you guys is it worth the cost. I think PB1 is at $2700 and PB2 is at $1800. That means I would have to ditch my firepit
anything else that I missed that you would fine useful to know in order to help guide me?
Would appreciate any useful input and attached is the layout we are going with.
New here and very new to pools. So looking for solid tips that will help us avoid costly mistakes or reasons to adjust our choices.
Currently the pool is just in the design stages and nothing is set to happen until after next week(financing).
I've cross shopped the following pool builders: Platinum Pools, Premier Pools, Richards Total Backyard, Aquascapes, Houston Cool Pools, and Supreme Pools. Narrowed it down to two PB's based on price, responsiveness, and reviews.
Both are pretty much within a couple grand of each other and generally the upgrades are in the same ballpark. Our budget is $57K and we choose to go with a pool and spa combo to extend our usage.
I'll cover the general design and specs that are similar first.
Pool: 80-85 perimeter feet, tanning ledge, 3.5 - 6 depth, couple umbrella anchors, couple bubblers in the ledge, rock waterfall feature, quartz interior, travertine coping, 2 led lights, 4" drains to the street. (Pool will be around 370-380 sq ft surface area and 35-38 for the spa, around 11,500 gallons, is that small or medium?
Spa: 7' foot spa with open spillway, 400,000K heater, raised 18", led light
Misc: firepit built on site with gas line, 500 sq feet decking (brushed concrete)
So here is where the differences show up.
PB1: Uses Jandy PHPM 2hP Pump, Jandy Cartridge CV460 filter, 2 skimmers, 4 main drains, 5 inlets, intermatic dual time clock, 1.5HP air blower, Polaris 280 w/PB4 Booster pump, Rainbow 320 inline Chlorinator, quartzscapes brand for finish, manual drain for pool (claims auto fills are notorious for being buggy), also mentioned that VS pumps are a gimmick and aren't effective when running at low rpms in other to keep the right pressures for filtration. Also replacement parts are $$$.
PB2: Pentair 420 cartridge filter, cyclonic pre filter, pentair intelliflo VS, pentair pool cleaner, glowbrite ligths, pentair 320 inline chlorination, auto fill line (with pressurized vacuum breaker), 5-7 return inlets, wetedge brand for finish, includes gutter downspout tie ins, extra 1.5 (105gpm) motor
Both didn't push the automation hard and sounds like it saves you a trip to the equipment pad to fire things up. So question to you guys is it worth the cost. I think PB1 is at $2700 and PB2 is at $1800. That means I would have to ditch my firepit
anything else that I missed that you would fine useful to know in order to help guide me?
Would appreciate any useful input and attached is the layout we are going with.