I have a 10k gallon gunnite pool in central FL. It's screened, has a waterfall feature from an attached spa. I have a pentair pump, cartridge filter and easytouch controller and a aquacal brand heater as well. I was thinking about converting to a salt water pool, and started going down the rabbit hole as far as SWG and figured I may as well explore automation options since I hate the easytouch system/interface with the giant brick from Pentair.
As far as SWG, should I stick to Pentair? I am not stuck on any specific brand, as the pool was here when I purchased the home about 6 years ago. How much should a SWG for a 10k gal pool normally run with install + initial salt? I'm guessing that sticking with Pentair would make it easier for automation, and the automation through a phone app is a nice to have, but depending on cost, not something I'm dead set on. I'll live with the big brick if it costs too much to upgrade, so what should I expect? $200? $500? I attached some pictures to show the equipment I currently have. There are some switches that should move the valves with various settings, but I haven't been able to get them to work very well - I'm hoping automation would solve that issue too. I really want to enjoy having a pool for my kids, and not worry about storing chemicals. I just want to see the salt levels on a screen so it can tell me what to add, and occasionally push a button that heats the spa, turns on the jets, and moves the valves as needed to do that. I have never heated the pool before, but I'd sure like to have an option to do that.
As far as SWG, should I stick to Pentair? I am not stuck on any specific brand, as the pool was here when I purchased the home about 6 years ago. How much should a SWG for a 10k gal pool normally run with install + initial salt? I'm guessing that sticking with Pentair would make it easier for automation, and the automation through a phone app is a nice to have, but depending on cost, not something I'm dead set on. I'll live with the big brick if it costs too much to upgrade, so what should I expect? $200? $500? I attached some pictures to show the equipment I currently have. There are some switches that should move the valves with various settings, but I haven't been able to get them to work very well - I'm hoping automation would solve that issue too. I really want to enjoy having a pool for my kids, and not worry about storing chemicals. I just want to see the salt levels on a screen so it can tell me what to add, and occasionally push a button that heats the spa, turns on the jets, and moves the valves as needed to do that. I have never heated the pool before, but I'd sure like to have an option to do that.
