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roger, thanks.

I think we have some very good ideas and realistic options going for my situation. Thank you everybody who has contributed input towards this. At this point I will move forward with a tile pool plumbed conventionally for a sand filter and SWCG. When we get ready to start up the...

Good point on SWG power consumption. The robot is looking like a good idea. Check my reply to your idea of the solar chlorinator. Not a lot of info. from their website.

thanks for the thought but we will be tiling the pool to avoid issues with plaster.

What can you tell me about a "natural filter pool?

looks interesting but it seems like their product is top secret, even to potential buyers! I couldn't find a picture of it being used. The youtube video was hilarious- it just shows a floating solar panel for a couple of minutes. Do you know about this product? Does it live in the pool...

Hi Mark, we are resigned to drain the pool when we leave each time. The amount of power and human maintenance while we are not there just isn't feasible for us. Now we are trying to size a pump and SWCG to draw the absolute least amount of power ( we have a small solar array) that would work...

We will see what they have for equipment in Baja and importing is not a problem for us. I think if the pump/swcg option is too much of a power draw to work sufficiently then we will go robot and manual liquid chlorine. But I'd like to investigate the conventional pump and SWCG option as a...

Great!!

g good to know re. the chem pump. Just trying to make this whole thing as easy and feasible as possible. I will look into the chem pumps. Maybe it actually ends up being both minimal run time on whole-pool circulator and a robot scrub down. But, the more I think about the robot the less free...

Is there a good thread which talks about sizing pumps? [or are there 5,000]??

ok. MIght be an option for us. I'll need to determine the minimum size pump I can get away with for a 5300 gallon pool.

Started to say "theft is an issue..." meaning the robot would have to be babysat and then put away after each use. It's an option but not necessarily the most convenient. Hence, revisit the conventional pool plumbing idea knowing that we could have a locked up concrete pump house that we...

Well, Theft is definitely an issue down there. We came up with a plan to use a robot and add chemicals by hand as an alternative to running a regular circulation pump. I was resigned to run the robot which draws 220 watts for two hours a day. However, if I can get away with a small pump like...

If I did run a pump (1hour/day) then could I have a SWCG as well or do you need more pump time for the SWCG to operate?

great, got it. thanks.

Sure. Hey also, just to be clear, we are not thinking about salt water- chlorine and robot only?

Good to know about algaecides, thanks. I agree, plumb the pool now for skimmer, jets, etc. But do you think we run the risk of getting biofilm in the lines? I have a bunch of homework to do re. construction- I believe there is a forum just for that here and maybe a better place to look for...

Maytronics report: I spoke with Seth (and Margaret)at Marina pool supply in Denver about our idea. Power consumption is my main concern and we determined that the S200 model would require 2 amps at 120 volts so amps x volts= 220 watts for a run time of approximately 2 hrs/day. Seth was...

Generally, we are never gone more than a few days. I could see us out camping/exploring for up to 4-5 days at a time, max.

The Maytronics robots look great. I could not find specs. on power consumption- even the download manual only lists req'd voltage. I will contact a supplier today.

Sounds good!

We're going to make it free-form but most likely a kidney-type shape. And, as I mentioned, relatively small >5300 gallons. I'm excited about the robot idea as an alternative to a high wattage circulation pump. I'll check out the Maytronics site... So, we run the robot while we're...

sounds great! Do they make battery operated units? Could be a good alternative for us while the power thing is not readily available?Could you have a pool with just a robot and no hard piped circulation system? It will be a rather small pool.

I think I've resigned to drain and refill which was an option earlier in the discussion. So we're back to that. I thought about the tropical storm possibility and think I could slope the cover with a beam across the pool to achieve slope. I think tile is beautiful but just thought cost...

Right, not insignificant. What about the option of draining and covering and re-filling? I haven't heard enough about why I wouldn't want to do that other than concerns about the plaster drying out. As I mentioned earlier, we normally take down the panels and lock them up while we're...

The thing I'd like to consider the most is draining the pool while I'm gone. Are there considerations for my climate above and beyond normal shut-down procedures for cooler climes? The solar power option is not the best right now. Spendy and not secure to leave year-round w/out anyone down...

OK thanks. Is that calculation based on a pump adequate for around 5300 gallons?

We'll do some research as to what other folks are doing in our area down there (with their pool when they leave). I got a feeling they drain it when they leave and refill when they show up and don't necessarily have the best water quality. Our builder (local guy) has a pool and has only...

Batteries will be providing A/C (line voltage) via an inverter. We just need to do some math to determine the size of the system. That's why I am interested in minimum pump/electrical requirements to keep this thing going. Thanks for the idea about a "doughboy" type pool but we're not at...