New pool, pump question

[PoolDesignnet]

Hi,

I was concerned with the size of the beach entry. Looks like it will be about 10' into the pool. About 3' of that area will be dry. That leaves 7'. With the slope of 1' in 7' it will drop 12" in depth over the remaining length. There will be a drop-off at the end of that on the right side and two additional steps on the left. While it may look nice, it's not a very functional area. Just my 2 cents....

Pebble tec is the only way to go on a beach entry pool. You may even do that in a sandy beach color and the rest of the pool in blue or what ever color you have chosen.

[GTakacs]

I was concerned with the size of the beach entry. Looks like it will be about 10' into the pool. About 3' of that area will be dry. That leaves 7'. With the slope of 1' in 7' it will drop 12" in depth over the remaining length. There will be a drop-off at the end of that on the right side and two additional steps on the left. While it may look nice, it's not a very functional area. Just my 2 cents....

I am aware of the above issues, it is what the wife wants so this is what we're getting. We're paying a fortune for nothing essentially as far as swimming area goes. Your math is correct, we're doing a 1' in 7' drop down to 12" water level then two more steps at 10" each for a total depth of 42" at the shallow end (3.5 ft). I have an 18 month old son so I hope to get at least some use of the area for a little while.

Pebble tec is the only way to go on a beach entry pool. You may even do that in a sandy beach color and the rest of the pool in blue or what ever color you have chosen.

We'd love to get a separate color for the beach entry, unfortunately they're asking a $2000 surcharge for a second color, I think it's excessive. I will double check on these numbers, but for now I think we're going with a single color.