My build was just completed about a month ago; this is my first pool. I opted for an in-floor cleaning system despite there not being a real consensus on how effective they are. Now that mine is in, I do have an observation or two that I am seeking some feedback on.
The system is a Q360+ with 6 zones and 24 heads. The Zone diagram is attached. Zones 1 and 2 hit the elevated areas (steps, bench, tanning ledge) followed by 3-6 hitting primarily the floor from the shallow end (3) to the main drain / deep end (6). I expected to see these zones activate in that order: 1-6. In reality, they activate 6-1. In my mind, this pushes debris away from the main drain. Q360 Support and my PB contend that it doesn't matter which order the zones activate since the heads themselves complete an eventual 360 degree turn (and do so multiple times over the course of the total cleaning cycle). I still think it matters...but obviously I'm not the expert!
In addition to the order in which the zones activate, it seems like it might also be important to set the order of the actual individual head rotations, too. If two adjacent floor zones are always pushing in opposite directions, it seems like nothing would really change...
Am I overthinking this? Or maybe "underthinking" it?
Finally, the PB has me running the system nightly...for 6 hours at 3100 (the pool is 17,000 gallons). That seems excessive...but the floor still isn't completely clean most mornings when the cycle ends at 7am.
The system is a Q360+ with 6 zones and 24 heads. The Zone diagram is attached. Zones 1 and 2 hit the elevated areas (steps, bench, tanning ledge) followed by 3-6 hitting primarily the floor from the shallow end (3) to the main drain / deep end (6). I expected to see these zones activate in that order: 1-6. In reality, they activate 6-1. In my mind, this pushes debris away from the main drain. Q360 Support and my PB contend that it doesn't matter which order the zones activate since the heads themselves complete an eventual 360 degree turn (and do so multiple times over the course of the total cleaning cycle). I still think it matters...but obviously I'm not the expert!
In addition to the order in which the zones activate, it seems like it might also be important to set the order of the actual individual head rotations, too. If two adjacent floor zones are always pushing in opposite directions, it seems like nothing would really change...
Am I overthinking this? Or maybe "underthinking" it?
Finally, the PB has me running the system nightly...for 6 hours at 3100 (the pool is 17,000 gallons). That seems excessive...but the floor still isn't completely clean most mornings when the cycle ends at 7am.