PB is putting 3 pentair globrite in 18x40 pool.. 3.5-8.5 ???
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Comments (132)Mine is getting filled as we speak and the area will continue to be a work in progress with an Ivory travertine patio floor down the road. This is a modest existing pool remodel. We took out the silly spa with its four puny jets, odd size, and no light and made it into a conversation niche. In the before design you couldn’t heat up the spa without heating up the entire pool. Surface- Wet Edge New Zealand Tropical- peal matrix but with the deeper blue/green dye used in the Chilean Tahoe. The last picture with spa and orange coping is the Before ....See MoreNot more plumbing questions! DIYer could use a review!
Comments (14)Tresw: Thanks for lookin' into my plumbin' mess! I appreciate it! I had a feeling that the pool was bigger than 40k gallons thanks! As I feared the SWG is gonna be a mess! As far as flex goes, man I wish I had heard about the termite problem before hand. We have run some of the plumbing in flex, but we were actually able to run most of it in rigid. So far we've used only 45s and small pieces of the flex pipe for more gradual corners for joints. The drawings came out aweful!! Sorry! Looks like I'm going to have to re-scan and re-post them. Thanks again! Repair_guy: I'd love to see any references to how the dual intelli-chlor system is done. I have the tech. manuals, but it just illustrates the by-pass loop for plumbing over 100 gpm. I'm assuming that the second intelli-chlor is in the by-pass loop. Is there a better solution out there? I'm not interested in dragging home anymore chlorine. I'm OK with buying 2 SWGs upfront it the maintence cost would be reasonable. If you have a link to anything I would greatly appreciate it. I guess I garbled my words on the deep end plumbing supply lines. Lets see if a picture is really worth a 1000 words... The pair of drains in the foreground supply the intelliflow 4x160, and the pair of drains in the background supply the waterfall pump (imaginary pentair AFP-120, as yet to be purchased). I was thinking about the entrapment issue when we plumbed it, but I've never built a pool before. Did I do it right? Thanks for the education on pipe sizes. Looks like I really blew that one! I understand what you are talking about with the surface area of the pipe. Basically you're looking at a cross section of each pipe and calculating it's area. I'm going to sit down and work some more numbers.... As far as the 4x160 pump, I thought the pool was 40k gallons when I purchased it. I didn't intend to run it at full capacity, and I was hoping to only use it close to full when we were using the seat jets (6 in a "Cozy Cove" in-pool spa seat). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. FYI, I did re-plumb the supply to one Aqua-Genie in 2", and plan on re-plumbing another one this weekend. That leaves me with only one at 1.5" plumbing, but it sounds like I should plan on replumbing it as well. (It would be a pain, but not impossible!) The returns are all 1.5", because of the extra plumbing to the waterfall and spa jets. Guess that's wrong too... I'll get out my pencil and paper... I'm trying to get the plumbing stubbed up to the equiment pad this weekend, so that the liner can be installed next week. Nothing like a deadline to get me going again! Yikes! Thanks for everything! -Renee...See MoreNew pool build specs and details
Comments (16)Quote: "I have checked out my PB with the BBB and everything looks great. He has built pools for 5 personal friends dating back 8 years and none of them have had any problems and recommended him highly." Excellent, sounds like a great track record! ==As far as automation...forgive my ignorance...would that be the Pentair Intellitouch Wireless? He has included the 4 keypad in our bid but I'm wondering if I should request the 8 keypad. Any thoughts?== Yes, I just responded in your other thread too but the Intellitouch is your automation system. Since you've got Pentair automation you should definitely consider the 4 speed Pentair pump (4x160). It's an excellent and efficient pump and can be programmed to run at various speeds for different functions through the Intellitouch. Regarding the keypad, it really depends on what you're controlling. Is it the QuickTouch remote? If so, that's just a simple 4 button on/ off keychain-sized controller. They also make a full-featured controller that allows you to make adjustments as well as turn things on/ off (costs a lot more though). ==One other thing...our weeping wall will have 4 weepers along the 40' wall. There will be a loveseat in the water in the back center so no weeper there. Should I request a fifth weeper at the loveseat? Would that require additional plumbing or pumps?== Hard to picture what you're describing, do you have a plan you can scan & post? I guess it depends on whether you want water spilling on you while you're seated or not. It would require additional piping, but probably not another pump....See MoreHad to have it?
Comments (59)we are considering having a pool added to 5 yr old home we bought in December in DFW TX area... no one has mentioned much about the piping/plumbing used in your pool---or the interior mechanics much-- although on other posts people talk about good planning for energy efficiency and cleaning efficiency... was glad to see someone mention planning where the sun was during its cycle for umbrella shades...and the location of the pumps for noise control... how far can/should your pads for equipment be set away from the pool--read something that made the think you could not get TOO far away because of the power factor... did anyone have to have new breaker box added for your power does the location/orientation of the pool have any effect on the color...we had a very difficult time picking paint to repaint interior of house when we bought it because of the light--north light creates a different color pallete... does anyone here have a spa that is actually separate from the pool--we have see some new homes with in-ground spas done that way to make it more of a pool/youths and spa/adults set up...close but not in same construction...that kind of appeals to me but I assume it would mean more expense... is there any rule of thumb about how close to the foundation line of a house that you can have a pool start...I know there are easement issues with other boundaries like fence lines/phone/cable......See MoreAqua-Link Pools and Spas
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