i would like to just make a quick comment on the aqua Genie... DONT DO IT!!!
Ive worked with them for the last 3 years and they are such a pain in the...
I dont know if you live in an area where u wont have to winterize your pool, but here in nj we do, and from always having to remove the return face plate in order to winterize it, it usually strips out the female treads with in a few seasons, and then u have to start using bigger screws ect..
i dont know why, but many of the pools ive seen with the aqua genie have rust all over the skimmer faceplate and around the skimmer its self, but when my boss would build a pool without the genie... no problems and no rust
also, the chlorination part of the skimmer is IMHO stupid.. the small feed hose comes apart, the flow gets weak over time and i dnt know... i guess having to work on them so much im just tired of them.
i will note that the water return pushing down and back around towards the skimmer is a neat idea... but if your building the pool yourself ( which i think u said) you can set up the normal returns anyway u like.
Im a hayward kinda guy.. have always been a big fan of haywards pumps and filters.. it is VERY rare to see a pool in this area with something besides a hayward pump and or filter..
How do any of you guys feel about sand filters filled with "zeo bright" or "zeo sand" ive replaced normal sand with them on many sand filters and havent had any complaints. I have a small 18ft above ground pool at home. Had a de filter on it for years, worked great.. just made a mess. 2 seasons ago i threw a 18" hayward sand filter on the little bugger and filled it with with zeo sand. I personally cant tell a difference at all... which is good since they "claim" it filters the same mircons as a DE
ok, im done... :blah: :blah: :blah: