More things to make a decision on before you start
Here is some information and advice but please notice that this is only my thoughts. Before you take a decision on something get information from more than one source.
Pumps
As with everything else there are a lot of different pumps to choose between. Cheaper and simpler pumps or more expensive and efficient. The most common brand here in Arizona is Pentair and Hayward. If you are going to have a slide or waterfall the pool company is probably going to recommend you to buy at least two pumps. If you buy a more efficient one you only need one pump and some valve, that is less pipes and less installations fees. A pump that has more than one speed is very economical. The pump use a higher speed to clean the pool during the night when the electricity is cheaper and during the day the pump use a lower speed to move around the water. You will be able to save the money you paid for the more expensive pump in no time and this kind of pump makes much less noise. More and more state gets laws that require that new pools are built with a variable speed pump, California has one already.
Other things to think about is what kind of Cleaning and Water treatment system you want. Salt water or Chlorine.
As everything else there are many different kind of filter. Cartridge Filter, D.E. (Diatomaceous earth) filters, or Sand Filters. More about this later.
Mist
A mist system around the pool makes it usable any time during the day, even in the hottest Arizona summer. A little advice, don’t go for a small system that you plug to your yard hose, it will not cool you off enough. You need a mist pump to get the right amount of mist to cool off the yard,
here is how our backyard look when the pump is on a high level.
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