The official goEMAW Swimming Pool thread.

[CNS]

The couple that opened and closed my pool broke up. The lady did all the scheduling and the guy did all the field work. The lady is no longer in pools at all, still has the old company cell phone, won’t share their prebooked appointments with the guy(still trying to run that biz), and won’t give out his phone number.

We scheduled an Oct 15 close date back in may. Now, I am looking at other options.

On a scale of Will Howard to Avery Johnson, how much success should I expect if I try to close my own pool?

In ground

In Kansas

Vinyl liner.

Anyone have a good feel for this?

[wetwillie]

@AST get in here, it's time to shine.

[AST]

We don’t winterize pools in Dallas like happens up north so I am of no use.  Pools stay full and running year round here and the only time winterization happens is if you lose power during a winter storm and then it is just about draining the equipment of water so it does not freeze.  Pool stays full though.

[XocolateThundarr]

The couple that opened and closed my pool broke up. The lady did all the scheduling and the guy did all the field work. The lady is no longer in pools at all, still has the old company cell phone, won’t share their prebooked appointments with the guy(still trying to run that biz), and won’t give out his phone number.

We scheduled an Oct 15 close date back in may. Now, I am looking at other options.

On a scale of Will Howard to Avery Johnson, how much success should I expect if I try to close my own pool?

In ground

In Kansas

Vinyl liner.

Anyone have a good feel for this?

Google that crap and get it done. 

[CNS]

Can we make this the official Hottub thread too?

@AST I also recently bought a Jacuzzi Hottub. It’s a two year old refurbished spa. It’s condition looks basically new.

I have had it less than 2 weeks. We filled it up about 10days ago and our PH is constantly super high.  We keep putting PH decrease in it and it goes down after several applications, and next day it’s back to super high.

Meanwhile, we have never had a high PH issue with the pool, so I don’t think it’s our water.

We haven’t used it more than 40min at a time, only two of us, clean suits, showered before hand, no lotions or things that the sites on the internet have mentioned as being a common problem driving high PH.

Do you think it is possible that the dealer who refurbished it has some sort of winterizer, or other chem, that was part of the refurbishing process that we are fighting? 

I am thinking I will drain it and start over. Any recommendations?

[yoga-like_abana]

CNS and I must live in almost the same house. My hot tub is built into the ground of the 4 seasons room. Probably a lot of sweaty 80s sex in that thing


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[CNS]

CNS and I must live in almost the same house. My hot tub is built into the ground of the 4 seasons room. Probably a lot of sweaty 80s sex in that thing


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How’s your PH, yla ?

[AST]

You guys. I do not know how many times I have to say this.  My specialty is pool equipment. 

[CNS]

Thread name change request: Official Pool Equipment Thread. 

[AST]

Thread name change request: Official Pool Equipment Thread.

Denied.

[sys]

ast (other comments also welcome).

i hate my pool.  despise it.  would kill it if i could.  but we're probably going to sell the house soon.  also the pool is in bad shape.  should i:

1.  break a hole in the bottom, fill it with soil and have a nice backyard planting spot with a concrete path around it.
2.  pay someone to replaster the stupid thing so i don't hurt the resale value.
3.  pay someone to completely demo it and turn it into a normal backyard so i don't hurt the resale value.
4.  just leave it alone and let the next owner deal with it.

[yoga-like_abana]

CNS and I must live in almost the same house. My hot tub is built into the ground of the 4 seasons room. Probably a lot of sweaty 80s sex in that thing


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How’s your PH, yla ?

You have a well too, correct?


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[CNS]

Rural County water district, bro.

[mocat]

ast (other comments also welcome).

i hate my pool.  despise it.  would kill it if i could.  but we're probably going to sell the house soon.  also the pool is in bad shape.  should i:

1.  break a hole in the bottom, fill it with soil and have a nice backyard planting spot with a concrete path around it.
2.  pay someone to replaster the stupid thing so i don't hurt the resale value.
3.  pay someone to completely demo it and turn it into a normal backyard so i don't hurt the resale value.
4.  just leave it alone and let the next owner deal with it.

Snowbrag ranking of these options:

1
4

gap

2
3

[AST]

ast (other comments also welcome).

i hate my pool.  despise it.  would kill it if i could.  but we're probably going to sell the house soon.  also the pool is in bad shape.  should i:

1.  break a hole in the bottom, fill it with soil and have a nice backyard planting spot with a concrete path around it.
2.  pay someone to replaster the stupid thing so i don't hurt the resale value.
3.  pay someone to completely demo it and turn it into a normal backyard so i don't hurt the resale value.
4.  just leave it alone and let the next owner deal with it.

Best option imo is letting next owner address it.
If not that then Re plaster.
Completely demoing is pretty expensive.
Busting holes in it may be an option, you might want to check with local ordinances.

[AST]

Can we make this the official Hottub thread too?

@AST I also recently bought a Jacuzzi Hottub. It’s a two year old refurbished spa. It’s condition looks basically new.

I have had it less than 2 weeks. We filled it up about 10days ago and our PH is constantly super high.  We keep putting PH decrease in it and it goes down after several applications, and next day it’s back to super high.

Meanwhile, we have never had a high PH issue with the pool, so I don’t think it’s our water.

We haven’t used it more than 40min at a time, only two of us, clean suits, showered before hand, no lotions or things that the sites on the internet have mentioned as being a common problem driving high PH.

Do you think it is possible that the dealer who refurbished it has some sort of winterizer, or other chem, that was part of the refurbishing process that we are fighting? 

I am thinking I will drain it and start over. Any recommendations?

Is your pool also fiberglass shell?  Mind you, I do not see fiberglass structures often but something in the back of my brain says that high ph is common with fiberglass shells.  Maybe not though.

[CNS]

The pool is a vinyl liner and thankfully we don’t have the same PH issue as we are having with the Hottub.

[yoga-like_abana]

Rural County water district, bro.

Not both? What a dork.
I’d take a sample of your water to your pool place and they will tell you what you need to do/buy. Whether you buy it from the overpriced pool place is your call.

[CNS]

I feel like I need to dig a well.

My pool guy is in Lee’s Summit. My pool would have to be on fire for me to go there outside of work.

[pissclams]

we just had the jacuzzi dealer in kc send someone out.  the company is named recreational wholesale

[Tobias]

Recreational Wholesale sounds like a diff kind of dealer

[star seed 7]

 

[sys]

Best option imo is letting next owner address it.

this has the important advantage of me not having to do anything, or really even having to make a decision.

[CNS]

Sys, have you always hated your pool? 

[sys]

Sys, have you always hated your pool?

mixed at first, but the hate part has grown and the appreciation part has shrunk over time.