From right to left (thanks Paul - I understand now which is which) we have the hydraulic motor for the "swim system" - a small 2 HP pump for the water feature - the larger 6 HP pump for the pool itself - the filter - and finally the heat pump.
The gray box above the heatpump is actually the automation controller that will regulate the system, and you can also note the wireless system installed on the side of the house above the swim system on the right side of the photo.
The automation system was SUPPOSED to have been working last week - (and parts of it were) but there have been some programming challenges and a tech rep from the factory will be on site tomorrow to pull one of the boards and finalize the implementation
Back home in the northwest - except for the hottest part of the summer, a heater is necessary even to maintain a nice pool temperature.
Here in FL however - so far the notion of heating the water is somewhat ridiculous.
When we filled the pool using the backyard hoses, the water appears to have come out of the tap in the high 60s'. Sitting in the sun, all 20K gallons were at 80 degrees within 5 days. Now the water is consistently in the high 80's without anything but the sun inserting energy into the system.
We had the pool plumbed to accept a solar heating system as well as the installed heat pump - and I am thinking about getting the solar installed much more quickly than planned if only to run it at night as a means of DUMPING heat from the system to keep the termperature in a more "comfortable" zone for swimming.
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