Gonna buy a pool!

[Mikabl]

Hey all,

my first post!

Well, after long discussions with my wife we have decided to buy a pool. So, we searched for the last 2 weeks and are pretty sure we are getting a Wilbar Quest 27' round 54" tall pool. the "package" includes a Hayward 150 Swimpro element cartridge filter, Hayward 2.0 2hp matrix 2 speed pump, and a Nature 2 vision pro vessel. Plus all the other stuff, hoses, clamps, auto vacuum cleaner, etc...

Anything look out of whack or missing? I've read some poor comments on the Nature 2 mineral system. True? And oh, well, about a gazillion other questions! lol

anyway thanks for any advice! post more later!

Mike

[Mikabl]

now I'm Looking at the electrical requirements. I wired my basement when we finished it, so I'm fairly confident I can wire the 20a gfci circuit. I have questions though,

How long is the cord on the pump motor?

When installing the pool, do most people put the filter/pump on the far side (away from house) or closer? I'm thinking about noise.

Does the pool have to be grounded as well?

How do i get out of trial user mode on the forum?


Mike

[Mikabl]

ok, I answered some of my own questions but opened more. I guess the pump cord is 3' long. And the pool needs to be bonded.

From what I've read, I need to bury a #8 bare copper wire 18" outside and 6" down around the pool and connect it to 4 equidistant steel uprights, the water, motor and any other conductive parts within 5' of the pool. Question is the pool has steel walls, but resin top, and bottom rail. the uprights are steel. Will I need to connect *all* of the uprights because they aren't otherwise connected electrically? Or do the steel walls make the connection? I'm thinking the paint and other coatings on the wall break the connection.

[kelemvor]

Do yourself a favor and skip the nature2. It adds metals (copper) to your pool which is weak at killing algae, doesn't kill bacteria at all. Also, it's really good at turning hair green. If you want some kind of automation to make care easier then a SWCG is a good choice if it doesn't void the warranty on your pool.

Also, 2hp sounds like it might be big time overkill for that size pool. I would go with a smaller pump and bigger filter.

As for the electrical question. Anything metal in or around your pool needs to be "bonded" which basically means connected together via a big copper wire. Don't skip this, it could be the difference between life and death literally. Then that line will probably get grounded. I'm sure the pool will come with instructions to this effect if you're doing everything yourself.

[aylad]

Welcome to the forum!

Kelemvor is right on the money about the nature2 and pump....but I don't know anything about the electrical side of the question, so I'll leave that to those who do.

Regarding the trial portion of the forum, Ben (aka Pooldoc, the site's owner) will complete your registration soon, and then you'll have access to the remainder of the forum. In the meantime, though, you can log out and use the google search feature in my sig to search through the rest of the forum and archives for other information.

[PoolDoc]

upgraded membership; added Pool Chart data . . . I assume this represents what you are planning to buy? If so, you do NOT want a 2HP pump for a 15K gallon pool.

[Mikabl]

Hey! yea, the pools salesman tried to get me the 2hp, I at first talked him into a 2 speed 2HP unit. After reading around here I'm gonna go with the hayward matrix 1hp 2 speed. I'm thinking run it on low 24/7 and high for cleaning and pool parties. Good idea? Anyway Putting the money out this Saturday, delivered next saturday, and install the day after labor day. (we hope) Kinda sad the season is about over! but we'll get a good early start next season.


Mike