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I was never very happy with my A&A in floor system. It never did much of job of keeping the pool clean. Based on advice here on the forum I called A&A and they informed me that even though it was ten years old, since I was the original owner, the whole system was covered by a lifetime warranty. They sent a tech out and he replaced the valve and gear pack and every single cleaning head with a new higher efficiency design. Then worked with me to set up time and speed settings for my Pentair 3 hp VS pump. The system now runs for three hours predawn (so as to not interfer with the solar) and keeps the pool clean.

The only only consideration I made when I added the in floor, was to make sure there were also plenty of other returns so in the event (heaven forbid) one of the many in floor pipes under the pool leaked, I could abandon the system.
 
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I was never very happy with my A&A in floor system. It never did much of job of keeping the pool clean. Based on advice here on the forum I called A&A and they informed me that even though it was ten years old, since I was the original owner, the whole system was covered by a lifetime warranty. They sent a tech out and he replaced the valve and gear pack and every single cleaning head with a new higher efficiency design. Then worked with me to set up time and speed settings for my Pentair 3 hp VS pump. The system now runs for three hours predawn (so as to not interfer with the solar) and keeps the pool clean.

The only only consideration I made when I added the in floor, was to make sure there were also plenty of other returns so in the event (heaven forbid) one of the many in floor pipes under the pool leaked, I could abandon the system.
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My contractor/project manager has used both A&A and paramount and he said that A&A is much easier to deal with for warranty issues. He says they are very customer service driven. I am making sure to plumb separate returns so the in floor can be bypassed if necessary. I am really looking forward to an in floor. My old pool had a zodiac then I switched to a robot and they really never handled the dirt and sediment that is common in Phoenix.


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Gonna be one of my last grilling nights with my backyard as is. I'll have a giant hole very soon....


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Just keep those nice looking dogs out of the construction site especially when the rebar goes in. Too easy to get injured with all that rusty metal poking out of the ground.

Just keep that picture and compare it to the one you'll post when the pool is finished and your backyard looks AWESOME!!!!!


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Just keep those nice looking dogs out of the construction site especially when the rebar goes in. Too easy to get injured with all that rusty metal poking out of the ground.

Just keep that picture and compare it to the one you'll post when the pool is finished and your backyard looks AWESOME!!!!!


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Thank you my labs are wonderful, Zoey and Bella. Zoey is 11 and Bella is 6. I will defiantly keep a watchful eye on them once construction starts. I'm sure they will bark at the crews nonstop from inside the house.


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Stone and a SWG in a hot dry climate can be a problem. My pool builder said: " stone or salt, pick one but you can't have both". That may be just a bit of an overstatement, but we picked salt, and there is no stone anywhere near my pool. I am very happy with my decisions. I have seen my neighbor's flagstone deck flake and erode away. Another has a waterfall with boulders that are also eroding. Salt can and will damage stone, and in a hot dry climate it is exacerbated.

That tile is the same as I used, not as a waterline, but as an accent tile on my sun shelf and benches.
 
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Stone and a SWG in a hot dry climate can be a problem. My pool builder said: " stone or salt, pick one but you can't have both". That may be just a bit of an overstatement, but we picked salt, and there is no stone anywhere near my pool. I am very happy with my decisions. I have seen my neighbor's flagstone deck flake and erode away. Another has a waterfall with boulders that are also eroding. Salt can and will damage stone, and in a hot dry climate it is exacerbated
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I was also worried about this. My project manager has built many pools and has had no problems with stone and salt. In fact his own pool has travertine deck and travertine waterline tile. 5.5 years old and no problems. Trust me I was very worried about this.


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Well the pools I am referring to are 10+ years old, and the climate in Tucson isn't that different from what you are dealing with. Travertine is much harder than flagstone, but any stone is eventually subject to salt damage. There are several people here on the forum reporting salt damage to travertine. In climates where there are frequent rains to wash salt away, it is much less of a problem, but with our very high temps and high evaporation rates, I chose to avoid the use of any stone. Now, ten years later, I look at neighbor's pools and am very happy that I did.
 
Bet your neighbor's just loved you this morning ;)

Good luck, it's going to fly right by now!!


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