If you are installing a Gunite pool, be aware that softened water will cause the finish to go south as softened water cannot be used on concrete based products like Aqua uses. My complaint is we were not advised of this qualification in advance. After trucking in “good water” to fill the pool initially, the autofill feature of the new pool was hooked up to the softened water serving our house with not a peep out of Aqua or the contractor constructing the pool.