SeanB.'s Pool Build

[SeanB.]

Ha ha, sounds familiar. My advice, if you don't already have some, get you a $15 pair of rubber boots at WalMart. I can just slip them on to go in the backyard to water the gunite or just look around. When you're done, you can just hose them off. Plus, I think I look really cool in my shorts and knee high rubber boots. lol.

[eljefe281]

Those in the know call them "swampers".

I use the same fashion designer as you, apparently.

I only wish my black socks came up above the top of the boots.

[SeanB.]

So, I finally got around to taking a picture of the completed gunite. As you can see, I just finished wetting it down and the water is starting to accumulate in the deep end.



A little closer:




And here's one of the equipment with electrical completed. The box lying there is the blower for the spa and the cable hanging on the back is the cable which was cut and has since been repaired. I'm going to wait until the rest is completed before burying it again. :

[eljefe281]

Looks great, Sean!

Man, they really shoehorn all that equipment in there, don't they?

[SeanB.]

Looks great, Sean!

Man, they really shoehorn all that equipment in there, don't they?

Yeah, the pads were pre-formed concrete squares, so it's probably the same size regardless of how much equipment you have. Mine took two squares. I have two pumps a blower, a swcg, a heater and a filter. If I had anymore, they'd have needed another square. lol Actually I'm glad though - that's that much less space used up in my yard.

[Socal_biker]

I noticed that there wasn't any backwash valving or plumbing in your pictures. OR do they add/complete that after the pool is done?

[SeanB.]

I noticed that there wasn't any backwash valving or plumbing in your pictures. OR do they add/complete that after the pool is done?

I have a cartrige filter so there won't be any backwashing - just pull them out rinse them off and put them back in. I was going to go with DE but decided against it primarily because we are in a mud district. We have this one - http://www.pool-filters.com/pdf/Pure...-datasheet.pdf

[Socal_biker]

Ahh, didn't think about cartridge. I thought it looked like a D.E. filter.

[SeanB.]

Ahh, didn't think about cartridge. I thought it looked like a D.E. filter.

Pentair makes DE filters as well...probably the same or similar housing.

[Socal_biker]

Yea. My Pentair D.E. filter body looks exactly like your cartdrige filter body.

Nautilus FNS + 48 DE Filter

That's was why I made the assumption of the backwash system, not being present.