Steve's pool project 1-24-07

[Ready2swim]

I know it seems small but I would consider 2 lights in your pool...we had our pool built this year and it is strikingly similar to your design. In the beginning our builder said one light was enough...just before they sprayed the gunite I changed it to 2 lights and in the end I was very glad that I did. I put both lights on a dimmer because the builder said it would be too bright but so far I have never touched the dimmer.

One other point that I saw someone else make was an auto filler/drain. I opted to not do this and it has been the largest pain with my pool. I also live in the Houston area and you know how much rain we have had lately...i have had to drain the pool several times in the last few weeks just to keep the water from overflowing...likewise last summer I was adding to the pool every other week. All it takes is one time to forget that you are dumping or adding water and the investment of an auto filler would have been paid for several times over.

[skamp]

I know it seems small but I would consider 2 lights in your pool...we had our pool built this year and it is strikingly similar to your design. In the beginning our builder said one light was enough...just before they sprayed the gunite I changed it to 2 lights and in the end I was very glad that I did. I put both lights on a dimmer because the builder said it would be too bright but so far I have never touched the dimmer.

One other point that I saw someone else make was an auto filler/drain. I opted to not do this and it has been the largest pain with my pool. I also live in the Houston area and you know how much rain we have had lately...i have had to drain the pool several times in the last few weeks just to keep the water from overflowing...likewise last summer I was adding to the pool every other week. All it takes is one time to forget that you are dumping or adding water and the investment of an auto filler would have been paid for several times over.

I forgot to mention in my original change list that I am going with 2 lights instead of the single.

They are going to add an overflow so the pool will never overflow. I am still on the fence about the autofill. The PB I am using says the only one they trust is a digital one and it costs a lot of money. It seems like a lot of people here have not had problems but I have had a number of PB's tell me they are a lot of trouble. Thanks!

Steve

[RocKKer]

I am very happy with my autofill. It is a sump with a float in it, not digital, never had issues with it, 3 years now (other than the recent freeze in CA, but that was my fault).

The only problem was when I first got it running, plumber used alot of silicone on joints and they didn't flush anything and the filler valve was clogged with bits of silicone. No problems after I cleaned it out.

I also have autodrain. Both of these low-tech solutions IMHO are well worth the costs. I got these because I wanted to make my pool as low maintenance as possible.

You don't need anything digital for the autofill - autofill uses a float like your toilet, do u need a digital autofill for your toilet?

[skamp]

I am very happy with my autofill. It is a sump with a float in it, not digital, never had issues with it, 3 years now (other than the recent freeze in CA, but that was my fault).

The only problem was when I first got it running, plumber used alot of silicone on joints and they didn't flush anything and the filler valve was clogged with bits of silicone. No problems after I cleaned it out.

I also have autodrain. Both of these low-tech solutions IMHO are well worth the costs. I got these because I wanted to make my pool as low maintenance as possible.

You don't need anything digital for the autofill - autofill uses a float like your toilet, do u need a digital autofill for your toilet?

I talked with my builder and they said they have not problem installing one. They told me that they are not too happy about using them as they also do a lot of maintenance and find that they fix them a lot. I am very handy so if I have to fix a float every few years then no big deal. Thanks!

Steve