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[CNX69]

Would you choose skimmer or overflow? 

Thanks for serious replies. 

[CharlieH]

Moved to swimming pool forum .

[Bagwain]

Skimmer system is about 10 % cheaper but you have to top up the water manually.

You have a waterline that is below the top of the pool. So scum lines appear! 

If you don't clean the scum line on a regular basis it will burn into the surface & become permanent!

 

Overflow has a ball valve in the surge tank that tops up automatically. (These can & do fail & then need replacing) The overflow grating (Plastic) do become brittle over time & need replacing.

 

Aesthetics is a matter of personal preference! However most prefer the overflow in its many varieties!

 

 

[carlyai]

21 hours ago, Bagwain said:

Skimmer system is about 10 % cheaper but you have to top up the water manually.

You have a waterline that is below the top of the pool. So scum lines appear! 

If you don't clean the scum line on a regular basis it will burn into the surface & become permanent!

 

Overflow has a ball valve in the surge tank that tops up automatically. (These can & do fail & then need replacing) The overflow grating (Plastic) do become brittle over time & need replacing.

 

Aesthetics is a matter of personal preference! However most prefer the overflow in its many varieties!

 

 

Bagwain is correct in my opinion. I think the overflow pool is better. That said I did my pool myself and didn't think the local Isaan farmers who were helping me could make an overflow pool happen as non of us had built a pool before. 

You do get a scum line with the skimmer pool (bit hard to see from my pics) but I clean it as I'm swimming and a good clean on Sundays. Being in the middle of an agricultural area we get a lot of black soot from sugar cane and other crop burns.

I'd listen to Bagwain as he knows what he's talking about.

[daveAustin]

Balance tank (with an auto doser) every time if you've got the money. You can incorporate an auto-fill on skimmer type of course, but imo overflow just look better and keep the surface a lot cleaner.

[Bagwain]

Overflow I just finished in Nong Bua Lamphu!

 

[CNX69]

Thanks. 

[carlyai]

On 7/6/2020 at 12:03 PM, Bagwain said:

Overflow I just finished in Nong Bua Lamphu!

 

Lines are crooked. ????