Recent content by Derek P

Thanks for the detailed reply Swampwoman, You have said exactly what I have read, I think i just wanted to be sure. The autocover is nice for piece of mind (for our three kids) but it is such a big investment to add. The rocky reel looks really nice, if it's easy to use, I might be able to...

Hey TFP, We are installing a 20 x 40 IG vinyl liner pool next spring, and live about 45 west of Toronto, Canada. Our pool season is May-Oct at best. The plan is to have a SWG, variable pump and large sand filter (all Hayward). My debate is the heating. Right now we will have a 100amp panel to...

Hey Chemnut, Could you elaborate on the worries of tigerflex? Anyone in southern Ontario use a combined solar heat and heat pump for their pool? Derek

Thanks HarleySilo for the info. I'd love to get the autocover, it's still on the table for me but my wife wants to spend our budget elsewhere. I worry a little about how well it will hold up with our long winters. Derek

Harleysilo - The autocover is still a possibility and was part of our original plan. The cost is prohibitive (16-18k) plus having to replace it every 5 years or so. Even so, I'm tempted to get it with my 3 kids at home. But as you can see, there is a ton of landscaping to do and we are trying to...

I was looking at the hotspot heat exchanger. Heat Recovery Pool Heater | Compare To Solar Pool Heater | HotSpot Energy LLC Or the doucette industries heat exchanger. Doucette Industries, Inc. > Products > Residential > Aquefier Residential I just couldn't find many reviews or if they...

So a quick update. We have decided to go with a vinyl liner pool. 20 x 40. Stairs across one entire side. The deep end, we are debating on ladders (in wall is an option) or putting in some corner stairs to climb out on that side. Now in talking with my pool builder, he says that he uses...

Hi Kimkats, Yes, there will not be any drywall anywhere around the equipment. I was debating on waterproofing the area like a shower. My brother in law used to work installing tile, so I was debating on doing waterproofing and tile around the area of the equipment. I am toying with the thought...

Thanks for the questions MikeLWX, The garage is a detached from our house. The garage is being built soon, and my plan is to have a drain in the concrete going to the side of the garage (which runs to the swale between our houses). I would run the piping from the interior through the floor to...

Thanks Thorold for the detailed recommendations. I will be running all of these questions by the PBs we are considering. Your pool quotes are pretty close to where we are getting them. The fiberglass quote is about 10k more than the vinyl liner ones. We live on the escarpment, so I am unsure...

Thanks Kim for the quick feedback! We are trying to balance the wants with the damage to our wallet :). I will take some pictures of our backyard when I get a chance to give everyone an idea of what we are working with. thanks Derek

Hello TFP community, This is my first post at TFP, but I have been using this website as an invaluable resource to learn as much about pools as I can. I promised my wife that instead of a cottage that I would build a pool for her and our little family (we have 3 children under 5). So our plan...