Thanks to the excellent advice I received from this forum members, I've filled up my renovated indoor pool in my house. Pool size 15ft x 30ft x (3.5 to 4.5ft) = just under 12,000 gallon US (45 kL). When we bought the house, the previous owners left it in a state of disrepair. The plaster was cracked in several places, there was green copper stain all over the white plaster, they had done DIY plaster patches in several places which had left the pool bumpy at places, the automatic cover was broken, the equipment was broken and the plumbing outdoors had frozen and burst since it was shut down over the winter without winterizing when we bought it.
Since it was not functional, I emptied the water and left it dry for years. Finally, I got a few bids and finally settled on three contractors that I would manage myself - one each for plaster, automatic pool cover and equipment.
Plaster:
Quartz - Wetedge Lunaquartz (Martinique color). Chip out most of the old plaster, staple the cracks, bond coat and apply new plaster.
Cover:
Pool cover specialist automatic pool cover - everything new except box and lid. Cover controller with numeric touchpad currently installed. Upgrading to a wifi connected model based on feedback from @nopain00
Equipment:
Plaster completed two days ago. Pool filled. Now balancing chemicals and brushing using the Orenda LSI calculation. Haven't added chlorine or CYA.
Cover installed. Sensor not working, waiting to be resolved. Waiting to replace touchpad with wifi model.
All pool equipment installed except heater and intellichem - equipment unavailable from manufacturer, waiting for them to be shipped. Heater plumbing bypassed. UV lights bypassed. SWCG turned off. All of these to be turned on after 4 weeks.
Pictures coming up. Thank you all for your great advice!
Since it was not functional, I emptied the water and left it dry for years. Finally, I got a few bids and finally settled on three contractors that I would manage myself - one each for plaster, automatic pool cover and equipment.
Plaster:
Quartz - Wetedge Lunaquartz (Martinique color). Chip out most of the old plaster, staple the cracks, bond coat and apply new plaster.
Cover:
Pool cover specialist automatic pool cover - everything new except box and lid. Cover controller with numeric touchpad currently installed. Upgrading to a wifi connected model based on feedback from @nopain00
Equipment:
- Pentair IntelliFlo VSF 3hp pump
- Pentair Clean&Clear 420 filter
- Pentair MasterTemp HD 400K BTU
- Pentair direct venting kit installed for intake (combustion) and exhaust air
- Pentair IntelliCenter controller with 5 relay personality kit and IntelliChlor IC-40 Salt Water Chlorine Generator with load center and transformer
- IntelliChem with acid tank and pump
- Pentair Intellibrite 5G 12V color pool lights with a single 100W 2V transformer up to 50ft wiring (two lights)
- Pentair Bioshield UV light 80W
Plaster completed two days ago. Pool filled. Now balancing chemicals and brushing using the Orenda LSI calculation. Haven't added chlorine or CYA.
Cover installed. Sensor not working, waiting to be resolved. Waiting to replace touchpad with wifi model.
All pool equipment installed except heater and intellichem - equipment unavailable from manufacturer, waiting for them to be shipped. Heater plumbing bypassed. UV lights bypassed. SWCG turned off. All of these to be turned on after 4 weeks.
Pictures coming up. Thank you all for your great advice!
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