Welcome! We have almost the same pool! Mine is 6'x32'. Shallow end is just under 4.5 feet, deep end is about 5'9''. We didn't go with a spa as it would take too much space in an already small pool. We did get a heat pump to heat it up though, and it is awesome. The heat pump is a heater/chiller combo, cool it in the summer, heat it in the winter.
3.5' feet will be very shallow IMO, kids grow FAST. My 4 yr old can swim pretty decently and also has a floaty vest. I initially wanted to keep it shallower, but I realized the kids wont be kids for too long.
The auto fill and overflow are a must! Rain fills up the pool very quickly if its a strong enough rain, so you'll want it to drain quickly as well. You'll also notice that once you get more than 3 or 4 people, the water level rises quite a bit and the overflow will start dumping it out, kids playing and splashing will also displace WAY more water out than it would in a larger pool....hence the need for an auto fill. My overflow and autofill openings are regular pool return fittings. I usually leave the smaller eyeball out of the overflow to give it a bigger opening to drain if needed. If I am going to have more people, I put the eyeball back in to restrict the draining some.
Something else to add, I was late into the TFP game. I went with a pressure side cleaner that the PB included, a Polaris TR28P with a booster pump. The little guy works great. Cleans the floor great. Since the pool is small, I run it twice a week for an hour.
3.5' feet will be very shallow IMO, kids grow FAST. My 4 yr old can swim pretty decently and also has a floaty vest. I initially wanted to keep it shallower, but I realized the kids wont be kids for too long.
The auto fill and overflow are a must! Rain fills up the pool very quickly if its a strong enough rain, so you'll want it to drain quickly as well. You'll also notice that once you get more than 3 or 4 people, the water level rises quite a bit and the overflow will start dumping it out, kids playing and splashing will also displace WAY more water out than it would in a larger pool....hence the need for an auto fill. My overflow and autofill openings are regular pool return fittings. I usually leave the smaller eyeball out of the overflow to give it a bigger opening to drain if needed. If I am going to have more people, I put the eyeball back in to restrict the draining some.
Something else to add, I was late into the TFP game. I went with a pressure side cleaner that the PB included, a Polaris TR28P with a booster pump. The little guy works great. Cleans the floor great. Since the pool is small, I run it twice a week for an hour.
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