I think my takeaway from these anecdotes is that it depends on where you
are.
On 1/21/2020 12:32 PM, Cameron Crum wrote:
I have a 40,000 gal pool. My back yard is surrounded by trees (two
sides of crepe myrtles, and some kind of broadleaf deciduous trees
along the back) and I have a large pecan tree that has very high
branches that hang over the shallow end in one part. The squirrels
like to play a game and see how far they can chuck half eaten pecans
out into the pool. Green pecans sink and almost immediately turn brown
staining the plaster. Only thing that gets the stains off is poring
granulated shock on them and letting it sit without the filter running
for a couple hours. We also loose about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch a day in the
TX summer. With all the organic material that ends up in my pool, and
with the water loss and replacing with much less chlorinated city
water, I have to shock it at least once a week in the summer and add
algicide at least once per month. The sun also breaks chlorine down
quickly. I spend about 350/month in the summer in chemicals and have
to skim every day and brush it at least twice a week. If I had it to
do again, I would never, ever own a pool.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 10:20 AM Mark - Myakka Technologies
<m...@mailmt.com <mailto:m...@mailmt.com>> wrote:
In FL it is an unwritten rule every house should have an in ground
pool. We have had one for 20+ years. I do the salt deal. Really
like it. Not very much maintenance. Of course we don't have to
winterize and with the solar heaters, we get a good 9 months of
use. We had some of our family from the mid-west using it when
they were down for Thanksgiving. When the kids were younger it
would be used every day during the summer. Now my wife will use
it about 4 days a week for low impact exercise when it is warm
enough.
All that being said, I would never rip it out of the ground. With
just a bit of modification, it would make a great koi pond.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 10:46:45 AM, you wrote:
A friend of mine owns a company that does nothing but remove
in-ground pools.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 10:44 AM dave via AF <af@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> wrote:
Around here the above ground pool doesnt de-value the property
due to possible removal if wanted.
In ground pools here sell for much less than a home without one here.
There are some really nice above ground systems but the only thing
I would be concerned with is the decking or
construction to go with it because it would induce more maint
unless you went with composite 100%
On 1/20/20 9:03 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Neighbor’s house finally sold. In ground heated saltwater pool,
according to the MLS listing. I don’t know about lower
maintenance. It seemed like they had the pool service truck there
on a weekly basis. Plus 2 days in fall to prep it for winter.
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/glen-ellyn/632-north-main-st/pid_30963397/
(that’s my much more modest house visible at the right of the photo)
Maybe a pool table instead of a pool?
Of course, come to think of it, a customer recently bought a big
house where the only thing the previous owner left behind was the
pool table. I guess those things are a bitch to move.
*From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com>
<mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Jason McKemie
*Sent:* Monday, January 20, 2020 7:36 PM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
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*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Swimming Pools
A customer of mine had a retracting glass roof over the pool area,
that was pretty nice. The salt water pools are lower maintenance
and healthier from what my friends that have them have told me.
On Monday, January 20, 2020, <ch...@wbmfg.com
<mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:
I have a friend that put it inside.
Another friend did a salt water pool due to supposedly low
maintenance. Not sure about that technology.
Hmmmm.
I have an elevation and a patio area that is conducive to being an
outdoor extension of a pool deck.
*From:* Lewis Bergman
*Sent:* Monday, January 20, 2020 6:26 PM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Swimming Pools
Definitely. Put it inside
On Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 6:22 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com
<mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Put a roof on it and keep your home theater and gym in there.
When we had one, it was used more for friends and family than we
did for ourselves. We don't have one here, and I'm fine with that.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 1/20/2020 5:07 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>wrote:
Considering adding a pool to my home.
Worth it?
Desert Utah.
Lots of blowing dust year around.
Only 3-4 months of weather suitable for use.
Would I use it much?
I don’t use my home theater much.
I don’t use my home gym much.
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