After 7 weeks the pool was finally finished. We would've been done in 6 weeks if we hadn't gotten so much rain. We are very happy with our PB and couldn't believe how quickly and efficiently they did everything. After having the pool for a couple weeks, here are some of my initial thoughts and opinions. After a lot of searching we went with the Finest Finish Radiant Fusion Regal Blue Plaster. I'm posting pics and videos since we couldn't find a lot of pics of this color online. I went with the A&A in floor cleaning system. I read a ton of bad reviews online for in floor systems and all the reasons not to install one. I also read all the problems with the robots and Polaris constantly having to be rebuilt. The in floor system has a lifetime warranty as long as i own the house. The jet heads in the floor are quick and easy to change if one should fail. The water valve is easily accessible in my equipment area. As far as the plumbing to all the jets, that's no different than all the plumbing under the slab of my house so that wasn't a concern for me. All the other working parts are easy to access and change. My PB upgraded me to the XF intelliflo pump with the in floor system. They also installed 3" suction line from the pool to the pump, then 2.5" return to the water valve and 2" pipe from the water valve to the venturi jet heads in the floor. I believe this pipe sizing is one key to the success of the in floor system. I have my ET 8 set to clean the pool 2 times a day for a total of 6 hours for the initial cleaning on the new pool. I live in a new residential area with a ton of dirt and dust getting kicked up. After two weeks my pool is crystal clear and the floor is spotless. Once a week there's two small areas on the floor that have a little dirt sitting. One corner in the shallow and one in the deep. It literally takes all of 20 seconds to brush those two areas out into the pool to be picked up. The beach entry and the stairs are always spotless. With my XF pump running 24/7 to circulate and 6hrs of cleaning per day, according to my electric provider with the KWH I've used the past two weeks, my electric bill will only go up about $40 a month by adding the pool. Not bad at all! I also installed a MultiCyclone 16 Centrifugal Pre Filter. This is a must have! The amount of dirt, plaster aggregate and pvc shavings was unreal the first couple days that this pre filter captured before it could go to my cartridge filter. The in floor system had no problem picking up the plaster chunks and bringing them to the pre filter. The Multicyclone saves a ton of cleaning on your cartridge filters, and when you see all it catches before the water goes to the cartdige filter you'll understand why. The pre filter takes 30 seconds to clean. Just spin the backwash valve and all the dirt goes into a drain and you never have to touch it. If you're building a pool, spend the extra money on this! I also have the Venturi Skimmers which move a ton of water. A few of my little girls toys fell in the pool and it didn't take long for them to end up in the skimmer.
With the help of TFP I bought the Taylor TF-100 kit and learned all about pool chemistry. The kit was well worth the $70! After two weeks here's my test results on the Taylor kit before taking the water in to the pool store:
FC- 5 PH- 7.5 CC- 0.4 CH 330 TA 120 CYA 35
So I took my water into the pool company for fun and had them test. The guy came back and said everything looks perfect! Thanks TFP for all your help!
Radiant Fusion - YouTube
_SKA4564 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4562 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4563 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4570 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4042 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4349 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4352 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4354 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
FullSizeRender_zpsjfhmxwnj by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
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FullSizeRender2_zps754jk03a by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
IMG_4947_zpsytco6fty by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
IMG_4946_zpstt2sigpd by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
IMG_4855_zpssb8hqoon by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
IMG_4843_zps5qewwarx by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
pool plan002_zpstfdw3veh by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4593 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4592 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4591 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4590 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
_SKA4594 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
With the help of TFP I bought the Taylor TF-100 kit and learned all about pool chemistry. The kit was well worth the $70! After two weeks here's my test results on the Taylor kit before taking the water in to the pool store:
FC- 5 PH- 7.5 CC- 0.4 CH 330 TA 120 CYA 35
So I took my water into the pool company for fun and had them test. The guy came back and said everything looks perfect! Thanks TFP for all your help!
Radiant Fusion - YouTube
_SKA4564 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4562 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4563 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4570 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4042 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4349 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4352 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4354 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on FlickrFullSizeRender_zpsjfhmxwnj by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on FlickrIMG_5550_zpsvcrg4okj by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on FlickrFullSizeRender2_zps754jk03a by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on FlickrIMG_4947_zpsytco6fty by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on FlickrIMG_4946_zpstt2sigpd by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on FlickrIMG_4855_zpssb8hqoon by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on FlickrIMG_4843_zps5qewwarx by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickrpool plan002_zpstfdw3veh by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4593 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4592 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4591 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4590 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr_SKA4594 by Beccah-shawn Alberti, on Flickr
I just like the simplicity of it.