re: Average monthly cost of pool ownership

Yes salt causes concrete to rust.

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I spend hundreds of hours in pools a year. Physically I have had far fewer issues with saltwater pools than traditional pools. Less eye and skin irritation. Also has had a far less pronounced impact on my gear. Of course, this is just my own personal experience.

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Are these personal pools at someone's home or public pools?

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Bro. Only poors put wood around a pool (above ground )

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ummm "decking" is the stone, aggregate, etc around a pool. Not wood, you tard.

And yes, the salt is apparently bad on some stones and on the actual pool equipment itself.

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I bet I spent $1,200 a year or more for the joy of owning a pool.

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So $100 a month. Not really that bad at all if you use the pool

If you have to ask...

have a pool that is 10 years old. Saltwater. Last year had to change the salt cell and the motherboard went out on the controller. Those 2 items alone were $1000. Just had a check valve and a diverted valve replaced to the tune of $200. Polaris vac is showing signs of wearing out $500 to replace that. Etc etc

A lot of the maitenance costs are for equipment repairs so it will depend a lot on the age of the equipment. After 6-8 years expect to replace or repair a lot of stuff.

ETA - similar to a poster above, in the past 2 years I have had to replace the salt cell, replace the booster pump for the Polaris, fix a broken impeller on the main pump, replace the pool light, replace the motherboard for the heater, repair the filter, replace the filter cartridges, replace the spa blower, and do some work on the polaris itself.

Pools are expensive. Lots of fun, but recognize that the maintenance is not insignificant.

75-125 a month.

And I love cleaning my own pool.

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Reason I ask is public has to over chlorinate/sanitize/adjust pH to compensate for the sheer volume of people. Thus you have burning eyes, skin irritation, equipment breakdown issues, etc.

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Not to be picky, but the issue is caused by under-maintaining a pool allowing chloramine to build up. That's what causes the burning, not chlorine itself. In the worst maintained salt pool I've been in I experienced very mild issues since it still uses chlorine of course. But I know what you are saying.

Recently sold my house that I built 18 years ago. When I built the house, I built a pool. The utility cost are minimal without a heater (maybe $20-30 per month on average). The chemical costs are minimal ($20-$30 per month on average - prepare to spend $200 to "open it up for the summer"). I switched to salt then went back to chlorine because the salt cells and controller board go out every 3-5 years and those are $1K and up to replace. I did notice a decrease in chemical costs with salt so it may have been a wash in terms of overall cost.

The cost is the stuff that will break. Polaris pump, main pump, Polaris, etc. The tile/coping will need to be replaced/repaired every 10+ years. In Louisiana, pools will develop leaks from time to time so be prepared for that. If you have a liner, it will need to be replaced every so often (I did not have a liner so can't answer that).

Was it a pain in the arse for the first 10 years? Not for us as my kids and their friends were always having fun in our backyard.

As the kids got older, it became a pain in the arse because it was not being used very much.

When it was all said and done, I would do it again if I had young kids and planned on staying in the house for 10+ years.