Recent content by aaronhawk008

Thank you. This is good stuff. I will bring it up with my PB. My buddy who works for a pool company said that he would recommend a drain. He is telling me the more places water is being pulled out of the pool causes better treatment to the water (if you’re only pulling the water off of the...

I personally would rather have the 400 BTU heater, one of my buddies who works for a local pool company told me he would as well. It is a little more upfront, but will save you $ in the long run. I am going to see if my PB will upgrade to a 400 BTU heater for me when I meet with him Monday...

Thanks for all the advice and help from everyone here to get the answers I needed. The PB finally had the time to get back with me on exactly what I wanted and he answered every single question I had about the build. I am signing paperwork and putting a deposit down on Monday to start my build...

Great stuff! Thanks for the advice and ideas, I think I will pay a little more attention to the depth this weekend at my friends pool. Thanks guys!

Does anyone have a recommended depth for their pool? It is just my wife and I. On occasion we will have friends over with kids, but 90% of the time its just the two of us and our great dane. I was thinking 5' on both sides and 6' in the middle in case we play volleyball with friends? Any...

Thanks! These are things I would have never thought about asking. I also like the idea of the robot after doing a little research.

Thanks for the info. Also, why do you recommend Automation? I originally wanted it, but I was afraid the cost would be too much.

Thanks for taking the time to respond. One of the quotes I got from another PB had a Polaris 9350...this one looked much better than the Polaris 280. Is the 9350 a robot or just a nicer vacuum? Any recommendations on a brand/type? My PB has the Jandy Tru Clear Salt System in my final quote. Is...

I have just received the final estimate from my PB. Before I sign on the dotted line and write up this contract, I want to make sure I'm not forgetting anything or leaving anything out. All suggestions and help is welcomed as I am brand new to this and I want to make sure first off that I have...

Thanks guys! I really don't want to have to borrow money for a pool, but my wife and I would really like something now instead of next year so I am hoping to have it paid off withing a year. I went to my local CU and they told me 11% so I figure there had to be something better out there. Aaron

Thanks for all the advice! This is very helpful and I will reach out to the few places recommended by everyone.

Does anyone have any recommendations on pool loan companies with competitive interest rates? I called Lyon Financial today, the lady I spoke to said that they shop your credit score with 6-8 companies to get you the best loan option out there. I don't like the idea of my credit being inquired...

Thanks guys. I have a call into both BP's asking for model #'s and an itemized list of everything that is included in the total price. This is more difficult than I thought it would be!

Finally I received a quote from the last PB I was thinking of going with for our first pool. Below are the quotes from the 2 PB’s I have narrowed it down to. Please let me know if there is anything you see that might be out of the norm or if anyone has any suggestions on adds or deletes from the...

Here is a rough draft of what I put together for the PB’s to go off of when they quoted me.