How would you rate this proposal

[eljefe281]

I have rendered my opinion on the autofill.

Let us hear from others.

I can't imagine he'd charge all that much for it.

[y0manda]

I had my plumber install one for me.
Have them run it where your pool equiptment is and then back to where you want the filler to be. That way you are able to turn it off when you need. i.e. checking for leaks. My pool sometimes looses 1/3" a day from evaperation and splashing. It would be about 3-5 and the water would be below the skimmer and (if I didnt have a 15minute flow monitor on my pump) It could ruin your pump. It's another feature that goes hand in hand with a SWCG - low pool maintance.

another low maintance feature would have to be the overflow drain.
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the white flattened thing that sits flush on the bond beam (left of the sponge) just hook it upto your drains, the plumber left this for me when he finished and I just cut a into my bond beam and used polyurethane to adhear it. Great when it rains and don't want your pool water overflowing.

[SeanB.]

My builder said the normal price was $300, but he was going to install it for $175. I chose the manual fill for free, but ended up getting the autofill by mistake anyway.

I was initially concerned over what might happen if the float switch failed and overfilled the pool. But after talking to some co-workers with pools who have done manual top offs and forgotten about them for hours, I realized the valve is less likely to fail than I am. lol Besides, if I want to do it manually, I can always close the valve.

I don't think it's a must have, but will probably be nice.

[eljefe281]

I was initially concerned over what might happen if the float switch failed and overfilled the pool.

Sean, don't you have an overflow line?

[SeanB.]

It will overflow out one side to the yard which is graded away from the house via a swale to the street. Either way, I don't want to end up wasting water. I'll be keeping a close eye on it and checking the valve periodically.

[eljefe281]

I have been told that it's a good idea to disable your autofill for maybe the first couple of months after your pool is finished.

If you have a leak in the pool which isn't manifesting itself in a puddle in the yard, the autofill can hide it and you won't have any clue - well, at least until the first water bill shows up.