the cost of those pools is minimal for the pool itself, it is install that gets you, but free is better than paying for it! As long as you get it installed, plumbed well it sounds like a good opporutnity. Make sure whoever installs it does the plumbing right (keeping the lines as short as possible and keeping them below the freeze line as much as possible is key)
As far as fiberglass, they are shit around here, so many of my customers have bought them from other people (we will not sell them) and have had them shift, crack, etc…, i make a killing fixing them as much as possible but we care more about repeat business than makin a quick buck off of someone.
My Dad ownes a pool business in the north hills and i have done everything from start to finish to service to maintenance on pools (all inground pools, mostly vinyl liners, some concrete). They are such a pain in the butt to keep maintained. Thats why his business is soo busy because these yuppies dont maintain their pools for $hit and then wonder why its cloudy or whatnot. Its alot of responsibility imho.
maintenance can get tough if you dont keep up with it, listen to the people at whatever pool place you go to (preferrable one that has computerized water annalysis) and add what they tell you (do not substitute with “joe homeowner” fixes (using bleach), it may seem costly at the time, but if ur chemistry gets way off, you will send $$$$$$ to get it back to normal.
We hardly add anything to our 16x42 inground and it stays clear, we just test the water constantly and add a little bit of whatever is needed
True, but alot of people have dogs or whatnot and let them swim in it. And they raise the phosphate level through the roof and that throws off the stability of the pool water and all the other chemicals go crazy. If you keep with it (most people dont) it can be easier.
i agree, we’ve always let our dogs swim alot in the pool (we have a tiny dog now thats not doin much damage), but always tell our customers how bad that will make their water
so im thinkin its agreed that the more you test and keep up with ur chemistry the better off ull be
lol. the actual materials for a vinyl liner pool are negligible. Basically some sheet metal and supports. its the labor that adds up. You might be saving yourself a grand or two out of $20,000-$25,000K… thats if you can find a contractor that will install a used pool kit… which (at least down here) is highly unlikely.
OK SOOOOO what im talking about are dogs. I have a yellow lab at my parents house. and my lil brother always lets him swim and my dad gets pissed cause he cause huge problems with the phosphates. About two weeks ago my Dad put phosphate remover in the pool and about 1" of this flakey white material settled at the bottom of the pool. So we sucked it out over the hill (not going through the filter) but its still showing up just not as much. And we have been shocking and bumping the filter down everyday. Thats how bad it was.
bumping your filter? dont tell me you have one of those god awful Extended Cycle DE filters. I hate those fucking things.
And I dont know WHAT your problem is, but I highly doubt it has anything to do with your dog. Tons of our customers let their dogs swim in the pool, and we’ve never had any “phosphate problem”.
Chlorine lockout can be caused my excessive phosphates, but thats usually due to being surrounded by farmland and massive amounts of fertilizer being blown into the pool.
