In reply to: What should I know before I put in a swimming pool? posted by o2v4nd
people think a pool adds value when, in fact, it may be the opposite. Depends on where you live, I think. They seem to be ubiquitous in areas with year round heat, but not necessarily a good investment in areas with four real seasons. My brother has one in NJ. Replacing the heater would have cost $5000. Cover was $1000 to replace. His late Labrador used it more than anyone.
In the end homeowners should do what they want. If a family enjoys a pool or you like to swim laps (great exercise), go for it. Just understand the realities.
They love them. It’s awesome. My parents also had a yellow lab in CA who used their pool more than anyone. She would go for a swim whenever she felt like it. For some reason it gave me great joy just to see the dog jump in and doggypaddle around on her own. Aside from the dog I don’t think we used the pool much, but it was great when we did, and from that there are many good memories I still carry.
electric bill. It doesn't seem like you can just turn it on and in a a short time have a nice comfortable water temp.
I can go up 2 degrees an hour in full sun, usually about 1 degree an hour overnight.
The natural gas costs me about $100 for a whole summer of usage. I probably run the heater for 100 hours a season, and a 240K BTU pool heater uses about 2.5 therms of NG per hour. At $0.45-ish per therm, that equates to just over a dollar an hour.
very neat.
Your pool is full of ginger ale and you toggle the nat gas temps to secure rib basting excellence....
You'll have a lot of work to do in terms of cleaning the pool and maintaining the right balance of chemicals. My parents have one and my dad works on it every day for those activities alone.
of the chemical balancing. Supposedly, or so I'm told. That's one of things I'm trying to identify sales pitch vs reality on.
And I work out of my house, so tending to the pool can provide a nice break during the day. I can understand how it might be challenge if I was spending long days away from home though.
...to the pool, cracking open a beer, and checking everything out. It's a nice transition from work to home.
dere?
Thanx fer the invite, pal. Gee whiz.
I propose NDN DAY AT GIGGITY’S! 1:00 to 1:15 pm.
than without. I'm in Southern California / Temecula.