Equipment pad electrical specs

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haroldo

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Our pool builder is asking for 70A 240V for the equipment pad. Does this sound right, mainly the 240 part (vs 110)? Are most pads powered with 240A in US?

We will be installing Jandy equipment, including:

Aqualink with Salt Cell:
poolsupplyexpress.com

Jandy iAquaLink RS PS6 Pool and Spa Automation Kit Includes Salt Cell IQ906-PS-PC-SWC

swimming pool supply store
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Aqualink panel spec:
from section 2 there - what does this mean - does this thing take 120 or 240?:
Power Supply 120 VAC; 60 Hz; 3 A Contact Rating High voltage - 25 A; 3HP @ 240 VAC 1½ HP @120 VAC


2.7hp variable speed pump (dual voltage 110-240)

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1.85hp variable speed pump (water feature)(dual voltage 110-240)

VS FloPro 1.85 HP, 115v/230v Variable-Speed Pump | Jandy

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thanks in advance
 
haroldo said:
Our pool builder is asking for 70A 240V for the equipment pad. Does this sound right,
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Yes.

haroldo said:
mainly the 240 part (vs 110)? Are most pads powered with 240A in US?
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You want to run your pumps on 240V. The pump power is throttled at max speed when run as 120V.
 
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We are about to build our equipment pad. The architect planned for an area that is 18' x 7'4" enclosed with walls that are 5ft high. The pool builder says they only need a pad that is 8'x6'

I told our contractor to make it 7'4" x 14', my thinking is we would have the 8x6 area with equipment on one end, and for the rest of the area we would be storing stuff in there, like cleaning bot, pool brush, salt bags, etc.

Is this a good plan? Too much space? Too little? Should I leave it be as the architect originally intended at 7'4"x18?

I never owned a pool, so I don't know what I would want in there. Could use some advice :)
 
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Is this a good plan? Too much space? Too little ?
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What style filter are you getting ? Cartridges may be tight to remove the lid with only 5 ft height.

How tall are you ? 5 ft would suck for me.

Will there be multiple access points or do you have to climb over the equipment to get your stored stuff, or vice versa ?
 
Harold,

I like your idea of making it bigger than you need.

Idiot pool builders will often cram everything into a small space, making it almost impossible to repair anything in the future. Sigh!!!

If it is not taking room away from your pool, then you really can't make it too big..

Edit.. I assume it is not covered, just walls on 3 sides..????

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
hi folks! It is not covered, so it's just a surround enclosure, just to minimize the eye sore, nothing else. Sounds like 14x7 might be ok, and even the original 18x7 not excessive?

It will be continuous wall on the sides (7ft) and back (14 or 18ft), with partial wall on the front with some opening maybe like 5 ft wide or something like that
 
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It is not covered, so it's just a surround enclosure,
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Awesome for taking the equipment apart. Maybe not so great for blow up pool floats if its windy.


haroldo said:
Sounds like 14x7 might be ok, and even the original 18x7 not excessive?
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Have you ever had a shed with lots of room in it ? Me either. 😁


haroldo said:
It will be continuous wall on the sides (7ft) and back (14 or 18ft), with partial wall on the front with some opening maybe like 5 ft wide or something like that
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Stake it out and tie a rope/string around it at waist high. That'll give you a good idea with the 3rd dimension. Then imagine how you'll have to navigate around the equipment footprint to utilize the storage side. For example, if a 5 ft opening is half blocked with equipment to the left, its a 2.5 ft opening to store things on the right.
 
If you are having a heater, especially a gas heater, walls can affect the exhaust draft. Consult the Installation Manuals and an experienced heater installer.

I have big feet and like a large equipment pad with room to step between the equipment and around pipes.

The only limitation of spreading out equipment is the wire lengths for actuators, SWG cells, and temperature sensors to reach the panel.
 
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Just in case you're not thinking about it (I didn't initially), an uncovered space is not good for storing most chemical supplies. For that you need at least two separated, covered bins that don't get too hot in the sun: one for chlorine-related and the other for muriatic acid (needed for most, not all pools). Areas attached to your living space are not great. A shed or - as some of us including I do - a couple of pool box-type containers placed in a shady area can serve. nb: Even if you have a salt chlorine generator, you'll need modest amounts of other forms of chlorine around for various reasons. If you don't have a SWCG, you'll want - ideally - a closet-size space in a cool area as your chlorine stash.
 
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