Hi all!
Before my journey and education that has transpired in this post WOW What a learning experience... so far.... I had been hearing about a SWG for the last few years and I was always on the fence about making the decision. Since I am now at least armed minimally with knowledge from this forum and I feel like I can have control over my pool I definitely considered a SWG more. Over the past few days it has become even more clear to me that keeping up with proper chlorine levels and being attentive to it are really what makes or breaks a pool season. With that in mind, I have 4 kids (all in sports/clubs/etc), 3 pets, lots of things on the calendar, and trust me... we are very busy. Simply needing to stay on top of the pool constantly isn't threatening by any means but something that I can most certainly see being an issue. I will most certainly forget one day and thats when trouble can start. Theres vacations, holidays, you name it. Something will get in the way one way or another. I'd rather spend the money for the worry free aspect. That also doesn't mean I get to be lazy either. I don't mind occasional checks to ensure everything is in line. I also am a big advocate of automation. So... I think I've made the decision to convert to SWG.
Here is my current situation:
12k Gallon Pool Vinyl | Hayward Sand Filter | Hayward 1.5 HP pump| Hayward Chlorinator (getting rid of this because I am not using pucks anymore (see post above)).
All equipment is right next to the pool outside and will be in sun most of the day
20amp breaker - I have a 40amp switch out there that is controlled via zwave and I have enough screws on it to add some more to the overall load. My pump uses ~715 watts. I have plenty left to use.
Needs:
Fully automated - if possible. If there are nice to haves that give you bells and whistles then I am all for it. My entire home is nearly automated and I'd absolutely love to keep with this theme. (If not possible for my situation, no worry)
Granular control. Meaning if I can dial it in to a precise value, great. I really don't want to deal with estimates and large swings.
Based on some reading, is it true I should get a SWG that can do 30k gal to reduce the load on the system? Either way I am looking at 15 or 30k capacity.
I'm super handy so installation is not an issue regardless of complexity.
SWG will be in sun. I can always try to figure something out if thats an issue.
Budget - I realize this is gonna cost up front. So for now, lets assume I have a budget of $2500 for EVERYTHING including down to the little extras I might need along the way.
I think that is it.
I would love the assistance of this great forum.
Before my journey and education that has transpired in this post WOW What a learning experience... so far.... I had been hearing about a SWG for the last few years and I was always on the fence about making the decision. Since I am now at least armed minimally with knowledge from this forum and I feel like I can have control over my pool I definitely considered a SWG more. Over the past few days it has become even more clear to me that keeping up with proper chlorine levels and being attentive to it are really what makes or breaks a pool season. With that in mind, I have 4 kids (all in sports/clubs/etc), 3 pets, lots of things on the calendar, and trust me... we are very busy. Simply needing to stay on top of the pool constantly isn't threatening by any means but something that I can most certainly see being an issue. I will most certainly forget one day and thats when trouble can start. Theres vacations, holidays, you name it. Something will get in the way one way or another. I'd rather spend the money for the worry free aspect. That also doesn't mean I get to be lazy either. I don't mind occasional checks to ensure everything is in line. I also am a big advocate of automation. So... I think I've made the decision to convert to SWG.
Here is my current situation:
12k Gallon Pool Vinyl | Hayward Sand Filter | Hayward 1.5 HP pump| Hayward Chlorinator (getting rid of this because I am not using pucks anymore (see post above)).
All equipment is right next to the pool outside and will be in sun most of the day
20amp breaker - I have a 40amp switch out there that is controlled via zwave and I have enough screws on it to add some more to the overall load. My pump uses ~715 watts. I have plenty left to use.
Needs:
Fully automated - if possible. If there are nice to haves that give you bells and whistles then I am all for it. My entire home is nearly automated and I'd absolutely love to keep with this theme. (If not possible for my situation, no worry)
Granular control. Meaning if I can dial it in to a precise value, great. I really don't want to deal with estimates and large swings.
Based on some reading, is it true I should get a SWG that can do 30k gal to reduce the load on the system? Either way I am looking at 15 or 30k capacity.
I'm super handy so installation is not an issue regardless of complexity.
SWG will be in sun. I can always try to figure something out if thats an issue.
Budget - I realize this is gonna cost up front. So for now, lets assume I have a budget of $2500 for EVERYTHING including down to the little extras I might need along the way.
I think that is it.
I would love the assistance of this great forum.