Pool install

roy_1031 said:

I bet that pool will be used year round in Canada. In the winter he can put on his ice skates and start a backyard hockey league with a pool that size.

I’ve thought about installing a pool myself and it doesn’t seem too hard. I think here, one of the hardest part is where to get rid of that much dirt.


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Papaw said:

I worked for a pool maintenance company for 7 years. If you are going to do a pool build yourself I would suggest that you contact the owner of a reputable pool care company and ask him for his opinion on various issues. Best equipment (pump, filter, heater, sweep etc) and also his opinion on weather you should go with a salt pool or not. Knowing what I know, I would never go salt water for chlorine over traditional chlorine tabs. Chlorine generators require constant attention and are not reliable, also they are expensive to repair or replace. They may have improved in the last few years and I wouldn't know, I've been out of the business for a while, but that's the kind of thing that someone in the pool care business would know.
Don't consult with a company that BUILDS pools. They only know the least expensive way to build a pool, and nothing about maintaining a pool.
A real pool guy can save you a lot of grief down the road in designing a pool that is easy to maintain and enjoy. He will even have recommendations on landscaping that will keep you out of trouble. It's the kind of information that you would never consider until you have the experience of pool maintenance.
The cost of a consultation would be well worth it.
Some of the worst pools to maintain were home owner builds!

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roy_1031 said:

I bet that pool will be used year round in Canada. In the winter he can put on his ice skates and start a backyard hockey league with a pool that size.

I’ve thought about installing a pool myself and it doesn’t seem too hard. I think here, one of the hardest part is where to get rid of that much dirt.

Lol, the back yard is 2.5 acres and the house is over 100 feet wide. I don’t want the pool to look like a koi fish pond.
We have 10 acres total so the dirt won’t be an issue

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roy_1031 said:

I bet that pool will be used year round in Canada. In the winter he can put on his ice skates and start a backyard hockey league with a pool that size.

I’ve thought about installing a pool myself and it doesn’t seem too hard. I think here, one of the hardest part is where to get rid of that much dirt.


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Papaw said:

I worked for a pool maintenance company for 7 years. If you are going to do a pool build yourself I would suggest that you contact the owner of a reputable pool care company and ask him for his opinion on various issues. Best equipment (pump, filter, heater, sweep etc) and also his opinion on weather you should go with a salt pool or not. Knowing what I know, I would never go salt water for chlorine over traditional chlorine tabs. Chlorine generators require constant attention and are not reliable, also they are expensive to repair or replace. They may have improved in the last few years and I wouldn't know, I've been out of the business for a while, but that's the kind of thing that someone in the pool care business would know.
Don't consult with a company that BUILDS pools. They only know the least expensive way to build a pool, and nothing about maintaining a pool.
A real pool guy can save you a lot of grief down the road in designing a pool that is easy to maintain and enjoy. He will even have recommendations on landscaping that will keep you out of trouble. It's the kind of information that you would never consider until you have the experience of pool maintenance.
The cost of a consultation would be well worth it.
Some of the worst pools to maintain were home owner builds!

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lOOKnGO said:

I'm glad I talked the wife out wanting a pool. So much time and money spent tending to it.

I did dig her a bottom spring fed pond in NY.

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matab14 said:

I will agree with most on this subject. Bought house 4 years ago with an inground 16 x 32. It's a nice thing when its up and running but like all have said, you have to check it about everyday. I live back in the woods so I battle leaves the most. I have trimmed around it a lot and dropped a few big tress in the last year or so to help some of that out but still warrants a good amount of upkeep. It was terribly maintained before I bought it so that's helped nothing! Am in the processing of adding a new hot tub at the moment though so figure why not add more stuff to maintain while I'm at it. haha

I will say this, I use a chemical called chrlorobrite (Basically is liquid chlorine) have a ton of success from that. I put about 1/2 gallon in every 3 days once it's gets good and hot out and it works wonders. Never have to measure anything and I feel like it doesn't leave your skin feeling dried out or burn in your eyes like some pools do....

No way i'd install myself though. If you don't set the under ground pipes just right you end up like mine and have air leaks on the suction side.

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VRYALT3R3D said:

@TERMN8U I also live in Toronto and I have been looking into a pool as well. Contact Betz Pools, they have been in business for a long time.

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