Hi all! I am finishing up designing our pool (hoping to be installed in July). I talked to roughly 10 installers before deciding on one and it is difficult to know if I am making the right decisions. They all have different opinions on pumps, salt vs chorline, sun ledge do or don't, etc. Hoping to get some extra advice on this thread so I don't make any bad decisions. So far, this is what we have decided on-
16x36 rectangle pool
Salt Water (Some really recommended against salt...and preferred chlorine with the UV system?)
Steel Walls with Vinyl Liner
8 ft tanning ledge in shallow end across length of pool with 3 bubblers
Vinyl covering tanning ledge and steps
4 deck jets
2 LED color changing lights
3.5 ft shallow end to 6 ft deep end (No diving board)
TurboTwister Slide
2 main drains, 1 skimmer, 3 returns
Automatic Cover
Pentair Pool Equipment
Pentair Heater
Pentair Sand Filter ( Is cartridge better?)
Pentair variable speed pump ( Did not speficify which one? It looks like if we choose to do the automation, I will have to choose the IntelliPro/flo model?)
iChlor Salt generator
Automation- I have seen some threads on the Pentair Intelliconnect with new installs and it seems like a good idea. My pool builder is not familiar with it, so he is going to talk to rep. Looking at the website, it is hard to determine what is needed. Is the Intelliconnect just the box and you still have to buy the Intellichlor? ( then would not need iChlor Salt generator anymore?) and then I would need a IntelliPro/flo pump.....so many options.
For all of you that have experience with pools- What are your thoughts? Thank you so much!
16x36 rectangle pool
Salt Water (Some really recommended against salt...and preferred chlorine with the UV system?)
Steel Walls with Vinyl Liner
8 ft tanning ledge in shallow end across length of pool with 3 bubblers
Vinyl covering tanning ledge and steps
4 deck jets
2 LED color changing lights
3.5 ft shallow end to 6 ft deep end (No diving board)
TurboTwister Slide
2 main drains, 1 skimmer, 3 returns
Automatic Cover
Pentair Pool Equipment
Pentair Heater
Pentair Sand Filter ( Is cartridge better?)
Pentair variable speed pump ( Did not speficify which one? It looks like if we choose to do the automation, I will have to choose the IntelliPro/flo model?)
iChlor Salt generator
Automation- I have seen some threads on the Pentair Intelliconnect with new installs and it seems like a good idea. My pool builder is not familiar with it, so he is going to talk to rep. Looking at the website, it is hard to determine what is needed. Is the Intelliconnect just the box and you still have to buy the Intellichlor? ( then would not need iChlor Salt generator anymore?) and then I would need a IntelliPro/flo pump.....so many options.
For all of you that have experience with pools- What are your thoughts? Thank you so much!