Why Are Infinity Edge Pools So Expensive?

From www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pag... this video talks about vanishing edge pools / infinity edge pools / negative edge pools which have the illusion of the water continuing to the horizon. This is accomplished by having one (or more) walls in the pool which are lowered to the actual water level. The water in the pool falls over the edge into a catch basin. These systems are much more complicated than a traditional pool filtration and plumbing system involving buried surge tanks, vacuum breakers on each return pipe etc.
While vanishing edge pools are a spectacle to see in person they are very far from a budget pool installation.
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[@adamhaut6859]

I think of it as a pool within a pool. I have enough work keeping pH in line with a SWG doing its thing, I can only imagine an entire wall of water constantly aerating the water.

[@natethetoe386]

I have one on my route that I care for. From a weekly service standpoint, it has been great. The pool never has a leaf in it, because they skim over the negate edge and are really easy to scoop up after that.
What is odd, is the pool also has a skimmer basket. I have never seen a leaf in the skimmer basket. All leaves go over the edge. Seems like an unnecessary feature for the pool.

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

Pool. Maintenance is hell

[@PoolBoyNick-]

Especially when you make the mistake of NOT installing a lower basin skimmer AND size the lower basin appropriately TO the size of the main POOL! Not rocket science but well worth the effort as the lower basin will perform flawlessly especially with an automated system (automated valving / timers / etc).