I have been working on this for the past few months, mostly on the weekends between a million other projects and have finally completed it. I am excited to see how it all works out. Right now it feels like I have a brand new pool. haha.
This was taken last spring just before I opened the pool for the first time (purchased the house after it was closed for the winter 2015).
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e91/joshua5438/Pool 2017/20160402_121024_zpseyyuz4ue.jpg
This is pretty much how it looked all last year. It did not have a timer or anything. I would run the pump all night and manually pour chlorine in each night. The valves for the skimmer and drain we nearly impossible to shut on and off. The switches for the pumps were mounted to the side of the pumps so it was always fun turning them off early in the morning and not knowing what could be hiding, waiting to attack. haha.
This is what I get to start the year off with this year.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e91/joshua5438/Pool%202017/20160402_121024_zpseyyuz4ue.jpg
I have full automation for the pumps and the lights. The shutoff switch for the pumps is mounted above the filter so I can manually turn them off for back washing or emergency shutoff. I now have a chlorine tank with a stenner pump under the house.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e91/joshua5438/Pool 2017/20160402_121024_zpseyyuz4ue.jpg
and here is a picture of the inside of my sub panel, just because I am proud of how it turned out as I have never done been this in depth with electrical before.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e91/joshua5438/Pool 2017/20160402_121024_zpseyyuz4ue.jpg
I have also added a junction box for the pool light, as the existing one was not up to code. Also ran all new wiring to all the lights around the pool and ran the wire in conduit. Wires were not to code before and 75% of them were not even buried. I installed two GFCI outlets, one at each end of the house in case I need to have power for pool maintenance or entertainment. I had 5 (90 to 100+ foot) Oak trees cut down that were growing over the pool. Maybe this year my pool will get above 76 degrees! I have actually added river rock around the pad and hope to do some landscaping soon. I plan to open the pool this weekend and get the chlorine tank filled. As you can see in one of the pictures I installed a door on the outside of the house just above the crawl space access door. That is a locking fuel fill cover for an RV. All I have to do now is back to the fence with a full tank of chlorine and pump it into the barrel under the house. I chose this fill cover because it was locking, has a fill cap inside and also has a vent tube in case the barrel needs to vent, it will vent to the exterior of the house.
This was taken last spring just before I opened the pool for the first time (purchased the house after it was closed for the winter 2015).
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e91/joshua5438/Pool 2017/20160402_121024_zpseyyuz4ue.jpg
This is pretty much how it looked all last year. It did not have a timer or anything. I would run the pump all night and manually pour chlorine in each night. The valves for the skimmer and drain we nearly impossible to shut on and off. The switches for the pumps were mounted to the side of the pumps so it was always fun turning them off early in the morning and not knowing what could be hiding, waiting to attack. haha.
This is what I get to start the year off with this year.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e91/joshua5438/Pool%202017/20160402_121024_zpseyyuz4ue.jpg
I have full automation for the pumps and the lights. The shutoff switch for the pumps is mounted above the filter so I can manually turn them off for back washing or emergency shutoff. I now have a chlorine tank with a stenner pump under the house.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e91/joshua5438/Pool 2017/20160402_121024_zpseyyuz4ue.jpg
and here is a picture of the inside of my sub panel, just because I am proud of how it turned out as I have never done been this in depth with electrical before.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e91/joshua5438/Pool 2017/20160402_121024_zpseyyuz4ue.jpg
I have also added a junction box for the pool light, as the existing one was not up to code. Also ran all new wiring to all the lights around the pool and ran the wire in conduit. Wires were not to code before and 75% of them were not even buried. I installed two GFCI outlets, one at each end of the house in case I need to have power for pool maintenance or entertainment. I had 5 (90 to 100+ foot) Oak trees cut down that were growing over the pool. Maybe this year my pool will get above 76 degrees! I have actually added river rock around the pad and hope to do some landscaping soon. I plan to open the pool this weekend and get the chlorine tank filled. As you can see in one of the pictures I installed a door on the outside of the house just above the crawl space access door. That is a locking fuel fill cover for an RV. All I have to do now is back to the fence with a full tank of chlorine and pump it into the barrel under the house. I chose this fill cover because it was locking, has a fill cap inside and also has a vent tube in case the barrel needs to vent, it will vent to the exterior of the house.