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Posted on 11/24/19 at 10:09 am to tuptiger
My pool is zero hassle. Modern pools, pumps, filtration systems are really low/no maintenance. I don't have to check chlorine/pH levels. Automatic skimmers keep debris minimal. I never have algae blooms. Water clarity is always perfect.
All I really do is add chlorine tablets every week or two, and scoop a couple of spots with a net, where debris that does make it to the bottom collects.
All I really do is add chlorine tablets every week or two, and scoop a couple of spots with a net, where debris that does make it to the bottom collects.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 10:14 am to tuptiger
It depends on you and how much you end up using it. We had a pool at our house growing up. After some years of having it for us kids it just became something that we took for granted and didn't really use very much. My dad did regularly use it to cool down after mowing the lawn in the summer. If you don't stay with the upkeep it can become a hazard.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 11:03 am to tuptiger
My house had a pool and hot tub when I bought it. We love it and use it regularly (especially the hot tub). People on this board will talk about what a huge pain in the arse it is, but it’s generally easy to maintain. Add salt as necessary and a little muriatic acid here and there, and it makes life pretty easy. The one time it did become a hassle was when I neglected it last winter and it got black algae. That shite is tough to get rid of. But otherwise, I get way more enjoyment out of it than headaches.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:06 pm to Fat and Happy
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Frick yes it is.
The kids play in it constantly.
It’s hot for 9 months of the year.
There is something great about watching LSU football and baseball games while floating in the pool with a beer.
When the kids friends come over, you get to see the other moms in bikinis.
You can frick your lady in the pool whenever you please.
The upsides to a pool so greatly out weigh the negative.
Every bit of this.
As far as cost, mine is salt water with upgrades, 42*16, spent 70k.
Spend maybe 50 a month during the winter and about an hour of time to keep it perfect.
Spring/fall cost about 75 a month and 30-45 min a week to keep perfect
Summer- 100/month and 1 hour a week to keep perfect
Mine is salt water with a robot vacuum, cartridge filters that I clean every 3 months.
Coat me max 100 extra in electrical during the summer. To run hot tub every weekend during winter, extra 75 depending on how much we use.
Overall was a great decision for sure and we use the hell out of it. Kids were in the hot tub with the temp at 90 last night during the game. I watched the end of the other games last night in it.
Overall I love ours. You will find people complaining about the maintenance, that's because they have older pools, non salt water and or liner pools.
Gunite with salt and robots are the key. Hell you can even get chemical auto injection built in if you want.
I bring water to pool store once a week during the summer to test, takes 5 min. Buy what need after it's spits out results and what's needed to correct. During winter it's once a month, spring/fall is twice monthly. My pools stay perfect all year around. And honestly if you run the circulation more during the day, you can get away with half the maintenance I described.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:11 pm to tuptiger
My wife wanted to put one in back when we first bought our home in 06. At that time though our son was four and we planned on having at least one more kid, which we did. I had heard too many horror stories of parents turning their head for a moment and their young child end up drowning. Thus we didn’t put in a pool.
And after watching my neighbor who does have a pool and hearing of the never ending high maintenance money pit his has become, I’m glad I don’t have one.
And after watching my neighbor who does have a pool and hearing of the never ending high maintenance money pit his has become, I’m glad I don’t have one.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:14 pm to Darth_Vader
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never ending high maintenance money pit
People say this, but my experience for last 3 years has been opposite. Less than 100 a month and hell I would pay that just for the enjoyment the kids get out of it.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:18 pm to lsu777
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People say this, but my experience for last 3 years has been opposite. Less than 100 a month and hell I would pay that just for the enjoyment the kids get out of it.
His has been a nightmare. From having to deal with filtration and pump issues to literally having to dig up the back retaining wall that was collapsing because the contractor did a shitty job putting it in, which he had to sue so there was legal fees on top of it all. It’s been hell on him. And now their kids are all gone off to college and his wife had a stroke so it just sits there.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:32 pm to Darth_Vader
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His has been a nightmare. From having to deal with filtration and pump issues to literally having to dig up the back retaining wall that was collapsing because the contractor did a shitty job putting it in, which he had to sue so there was legal fees on top of it all. It’s been hell on him. And now their kids are all gone off to college and his wife had a stroke so it just sits there.
Jesus, poor guy. Sounds like a terrible design to begin with. People I see complaining usually have this issue and went with the lowest cost when installing.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:43 pm to lsu777
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Jesus, poor guy. Sounds like a terrible design to begin with. People I see complaining usually have this issue and went with the lowest cost when installing.
I don’t know if he went with the lowest estimate. But I do know most of his issues came from the fact his back yard was a steep downhill incline. He had a contractor bring in fill dirt and build a retaining wall on the back side. I don’t think they properly compacted and they for sure did a shite job on the wall.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:44 pm to tuptiger
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Do you own a pool?
quote:As the old saying goes, "If you have to ask . . . "
If so, is it worth the Hassle?
I'd guess all in, ours probably run a couple hundred bucks a swim. At the same time, we do enjoy them.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:51 pm to lsu777
quote:Depends.
never ending high maintenance money pit
People say this, but my experience for last 3 years has been opposite. Less than 100 a month and hell I would pay that just for the enjoyment the kids get out of it.
Costs and hassle seem to increase with complexity.
Our pool with bells and whistles has given us disproportionately more trouble than the simple one we have at the coast.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:52 pm to Darth_Vader
Yea I live in South Louisiana, aren't many hills around here lol
Posted on 11/24/19 at 2:57 pm to lsu777
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Yea I live in South Louisiana, aren't many hills around here lol
Good point. But I’d imagine the high water table down there poses obstacles of its own doesn’t it?
Posted on 11/24/19 at 3:01 pm to tuptiger
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If so, is it worth the Hassle?
We bought a house a year and half ago and it came with an in ground pool. Would I pay to have one put in? No, it's not worth that, for me. Is it a hassle to deal with? A little bit, but not really.
My boy does the vacuuming and I stay on top of the chemistry aspect of a pool, in which I strangely enough enjoy doing.
To reiterate, I would never pay to have one put in, but if the house comes with one, so be it.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 3:07 pm to tuptiger
Yes
Posted on 11/24/19 at 3:09 pm to lsu777
I’m not sure what all these chemical expenses are everyone is describing. I buy one big bucket of chlorine tablets in the spring at Costco, and it lasts me all summer. Never buy anything else.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 3:33 pm to GusMcRae
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I’m not sure what all these chemical expenses are everyone is describing. I buy one big bucket of chlorine tablets in the spring at Costco, and it lasts me all summer. Never buy anything else.
You don't balance your pH? What about total alkalinity?
If you do both of those also, you have to have more chemicals than just chlorine tabs.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 4:00 pm to tuptiger
Before you put it in, did a hole in your back yard and every month throw a stack of hundred dollar bills in it , that will give you a idea of what it feels like to have a pool.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 4:08 pm to tuptiger
Like anything, there are pros and cons. For us the biggest determining factor was that we spend a lot of time at home, so we have a lot of time to use the pool. It doesn’t ever feel like a chore to take care of something we don’t use.
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