New Pool -- Should I get Aqua Genie skimmers?

[Booney440]

I am installing a new pool in Feb. would Like some tip Aqua Genie skimmer. 18x32 should i have 2?

[PoolDoc]

OK.

Nobody is on the forum now, so it's unlikely you'll get other answers. You can try TroubleFreePools if you like; not sure what their traffic is now.

About Aqua Genie:

• It is sometimes possible to 'tune' a skimmer and several pool returns to direct a MUCH higher quantity of debris into the skimmer. But it's kind of 'magic'.
  
• Anytime the pool industry claims something is miraculous, "trouble free", or "no more problems" . . . at best, they are exaggerating so much that it's a functional lie.
  
• The Aqua Genie might work. But probably only if the PB installs it optimally AND provides good reliable continuous flow
  
• The Aqua Genie site is telling at least one outright lie: the skimmer basket is NOT oversized, compared to standard POOL skimmer baskets.
  
• ALL skimmer systems require nearly CONTINUOUS flow to capture a majority of the dirty. Turn your pump off 18 hours a day . . . and NO skimmer system will keep dirt off the bottom.
  
• In-floor cleaning systems are HUGE energy hogs, and usually fail permanently within 5 years.

Your best bet?

Find an experienced pool builder -- NOT pool salesman -- who has been building fairly plain pools for 10 years or more . . . and get a STANDARD model. (Custom = the builder is EXPERIMENTING on you!) Avoid fancy stuff.

• Electronic control systems are un-serviceable, because the software changes constantly, so NOBODY is 'good' at working on them.
• In-floor cleaning systems are AWFUL, in so many ways.
• Automatic pool covers can work well, but ONLY if you get stainless steel rails and hardware. Aluminum corrodes over time.
• Variable-speed pumps seem to be holding up well. BUT . . . they explode filters when they are turned up too much. Make sure you understand this, and how to avoid it OR get a two speed pump with a switch.
• New pool buyers go for the 'show' and won't pay for underground quality. This has led to a glut of shyster pool builders, who make pools that look GREAT for a year or two, and then become operational nightmares. This is a mistake you will ALWAYS pay for and REGRET

Good luck.


https://www.hydrapools.com/products/aqua-genie/
https://www.royalswimmingpools.com/aquagenie-manual.pdf