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Swimming pool maintenance

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imported_Pablo

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Like the topic summary says, I'm looking at buying a house with a small pool. I didn't actually check to see how deep it is, but its probably like 20x40' or something. Maybe smaller. Anybody here have a pool or know some of the costs associated with keeping it up?

BTW, I live in SC, and there are no trees over it... if that helps any.
 
That isn't that small of a pool. We spend about $1200 a year barring equipment failure and including winterization.

Edit: ours= 50,000 gallons.
 
Originally posted by: fredtam
That isn't that small of a pool. We spend about $1200 a year barring equipment failure and including winterization.

Edit: ours= 50,000 gallons.
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I guess I should also say being a community pool it has to be maintained at optimum levels at all times. With a good chlorinator and less usage your cost may be half that.
 
Originally posted by: PabloMartinez
what are you spending the $1000 on? just wondering. Does that include electricity, etc?
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Granulated chlorine (shock/maintain chlorine levels)
Chlorine tabs (chlotinator)
PH increasers/decreasers
Alkalinity increasers/decreasers
Calcium hardness increaser
Test kit
winterizer
 
Also a lot of money can be saved by using noncommercial pool products like baking soda and muriatic acid.
 
Not related to maintenance, but make sure you have a secure fence around it. The way things are these days, if a kid decides to use your pool without your permission and gets hurt or drowns, you'll get sued.
 
Originally posted by: PabloMartinez
Thanks for the info! How many hours per week would you say it takes to keep it maintained?
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How many swimmers/ everyday use? It takes me about 10-15 minutes per day but you have to set conditions to make it easy on yourself. Once you get the water right it is pretty simple to keep it that way. Just make sure your chlorinator doesn't let chlorine levels drop below 1-2 ppm. Granular chlorine will usually have to be added daily. Ph should be checked daily also. Alkalinity should be checked 1 per week.
 
I have a pool and I can say that it takes A LOT of work (opening, closing, maintaining, patience, etc). We built it and ended up having to blast (oh what a mess which ended up costing two times what we were planning to spend). I honestly rather have a boat , but I wouldn't mind having both (so I have some place to go when the pool is not able to be swam in and vice-a-versa) 😀

Also, we converted our pool to be chlorine free (there is a computerized ionizing system that keeps the water safe). Make sure you have money available for chemicals, repairs, liner replacement eventually (if the pool has a liner), etc.

A fence around the pool is a MUST and Umbrella insurance is a great idea (we have a $1 or $2 million policy on top of our homeowners).
 
Originally posted by: HyTekJosh
I have a pool and I can say that it takes A LOT of work (opening, closing, maintaining, patience, etc). We built it and ended up having to blast (oh what a mess which ended up costing two times what we were planning to spend). I honestly rather have a boat , but I wouldn't mind having both (so I have some place to go when the pool is not able to be swam in and vice-a-versa) 😀

Also, we converted our pool to be chlorine free (there is a computerized ionizing system that keeps the water safe). Make sure you have money available for chemicals, repairs, liner replacement eventually (if the pool has a liner), etc.

A fence around the pool is a MUST and Umbrella insurance is a great idea (we have a $1 or $2 million policy on top of our homeowners).
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What takes you so much work? Are you just talking about the pita of having it built and learning to maintain it?
 
Originally posted by: PabloMartinez
Ness, the pool looks like its in great condition right now. I think they said it was only like 4 years old.
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That's a good starting point then. Having to put money into it just to use it would probably turn me away from the house as a whole.

You shoudl ask the owners how much they put into it or if they have any records of the maintenance costs.
 
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