Yeah, I was thinking that. While I don't want a small retainer wall, I am thinking its a better idea to keep all the debris out of the pool/off the decking. Here's a couple pics. One from back of yard looking towards house, other looking from original patio towards backyard. The one looking from patio is exaggerating the slope a bit. Its about 2 feet difference from patio edge, to where end of pool will be. Don't mind my wonderful drawing skills. LOL
There is a major builder down here, and their quote was $25k higher than the others. We instantly threw their quote out. They really didn't want our business obviously. I guess they throw these quotes out, and some bite.
I had one for 10 years, and it was set and forget. Awesome system. Not sure why no one else makes one like it.
There are lots of ORP controller systems available. My opinion of them is based on the anecdotal feedback that that aren’t very reliable especially when trying to follow TFP guidance. If I understand correctly, higher levels of CYA make the measurements it does inaccurate. Seems the folks who actually do “forget” about testing and maintenance end up changing to “regret”.
Just saying the swg is set and forget. Obviously I check my levels every week to make sure everything is where they should be.
Ok, I wouldn’t call that set and forget though.
I originally thought it was going to be truly set and forget, but realized it needs adjustment throughout the season.
That can mean they are very busy and planning to sub it out... or it can mean they are bidding on different assumptions. Did you have each bidder bid to your specs? Or were they all bidding to their own specs. If that's the case you'd need to normalize them to the same specs before you throw anybody out... just my $.02 from learning this the hard way a long time ago.
They gave detailed estimates, with any possible extras itemized. The only thing I noticed from all the estimates is in the fine print they state any extra dirt that needs to be taken away will cost extra. Well its a giant hole, and yes, they will have to remove it. I will have to get an idea what the cost of that will be when I decide with the final contractor. The high contractor I threw out, has always been expensive from what I have been told. They showed up in a brand new tesla, and dressed like he was going out somewhere fancy. The others came in their work truck, and work clothes. I know I shouldn't be judging, but it definitely was a turn off right from the start. I do know they have a good reputation, but so do the others.
I used one for 10 years, and once set in the beginning of the season, i RARELY had to adjust it. It was pretty Dang accurate. My wife thinks I am nuts, but just looking at my water, I could usually see something was off. Obviously I would still test weekly to make sure.
That's great to know and indicates you're on the right track. If you have sufficient breakdowns on cost categories I'd at least normalize them. You may find the expensive one is high across the board or they have a lot of $ in just one category. At the very least this could be helpful in final negotiations with the other bidders. Also, look at their contract terms and compare them. Look for things like:
Its actually simple and you do have control over it, and its cheaper. But I understand your point.I like simple & want my devices/machines to do what I tell them when I tell them. Not a fan of automatic braking on a car etc. so that particular autopilot feature doesn’t appeal to me. #controlfreak
I’m sure it’s great if it works but I wouldn’t pay extra over another brand just to have it.
