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Master Formation Pools and Spas – Equipment Installation
Pool Equipment: Typically all of the pool equipment should be on the site when the plumber arrives to plumb your pool. Our Pool Superintendent goes through our detailed checklist before the plumber starts working to ensure that nothing is missing. We make sure we have all of your skimmers, jets, main drains, pumps, filters, and heater, because we do not want to delay the construction by having to the plumber return and finish the job on another day.
Hydraulics and Plumbing: A swimming pool has its own set of requirements and is unlike any other plumbing in your house - we're dealing with moving tens of thousands of gallons of water. The typical plumber may not be familiar with the schematics of the pool. Remember, the hydraulic system of your pool, when plumbed properly, will save you money on your electrical bill, because the easy-flowing water allows the pump to work more efficiently. This is one area where pool companies will cut costs by tying plumbing lines (like skimmer and main drain lines) to each other instead of plumbing everything directly back to the equipment. Doing this will make your maintenance time go up, so we plumb each of our pools with hydraulic systems directly back to the equipment.
We determine just how long your plumbing run will be, measure from where the skimmers will be placed to where all of your pool equipment (pumps, filters, etc.) will be located. Base plumbing runs are usually 15 to 20 feet, anything over that adds to the base price. For example, placing the pump and filter in an out of the way area will surely reduce the noise but it will increase the expense. Be careful on extras, like water-fill runs (for automatic water levelers), water-feature runs (waterfalls and weeping walls), in-ground cleaning systems, extra jets, and so forth. These are terrific features, but they range from inexpensive to very costly, and each one comes with its own plumbing requirements over and above the basic filtration system.
Electrical Pool electricians are in high demand in most areas, which means it can be difficult to get the electrician scheduled. Of course, any qualified electrician can hook up your pool equipment; but if they are unfamiliar with pool work, they will tend to charge a bit more to cover anything they might miss. Once again, I would recommend patience in finding a pool specialist. You will get a cleaner job at a better price.
If you are going to add extra electrical "bells and whistles" you are definitely going to want a pool specialist. L.E.D. or Fiber-optic lighting, waterfalls lit from within, and other "special" electrical features will present challenges with which most traditional electricians are unfamiliar..
Unlike the plumbing run, there is no standard electrical run. Your electrical run is measured from the main circuit breaker box to your equipment pad. Since the fuse box and your pool equipment could be anywhere from the same corner of the house to opposite corners of the property, the electrical run is usually charged on a per foot basis.