O/T I didn't want this swimming pool --

Riverslim · Sep 16, 2015

It came with the house I purchased last Fall. I am 67 and never had a pool before. I am astounded at the amount and cost of chemicals needed for maintenance. Do some do it with home chemicals - bleach, baking soda or what ??

Ray · Sep 16, 2015

My neighbor fixed his with a few truck loads of dirt and a bulldozer.

RyaninKS · Sep 16, 2015

we had the same problem here....bought a pretty decent size above ground pool, figured it would feel good on the hot summer days around here...figured out I was spending boat loads of money on it and the kids were all swimming in the grimy a$$ old stock tank....I sold it a year later.

Pete_5959 · Sep 16, 2015

Slim,
I assume you are using chlorine treatment etc...to keep clean. Convert to a salt pool and the cost will go way down.

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Pete in NC

dr sportster · Sep 16, 2015

When I first got my house the old homeowner used Litium and left me some . Then it went from 20 to 100 dollars a pail . I don't even think they sell it for pools anymore. Baking soda will clean the water but is no substitute for chlorene. You need a test kit because if your PH is not balanced you will eat chemicals too.You need pool chemicals nothing household will work.Cold water helps reduce consumption of chlorene too.

JLG · Sep 16, 2015

We have a 24' above ground pool. I buy an opening kit and closing kit each year. $40 each. And other than that, a small bucket of chlorine, and small bucket of "PH up". And that's about it. I check the water every few days with a test strip and make sure everything is in line. As another poster said, if the PH gets low it'll eat chlorine. As long as I keep it in balance, mines not too costly in chemicals.

Longknife · Sep 16, 2015

We've had an above ground pool since '99...The chemicals are cheep...its the ALCOLHOL thats break'n me!!! LOL

Geo-TH,In · Sep 16, 2015

You forgot the electric bill to run the filter.

I had a pool and a boat for almost 20 years. I was the happiest person when I got rid of both, money pits.

Two Dogs · Sep 16, 2015

A swimming pool and a boat are two things better owned by a friend or neighbor. TDF

JMOR · Sep 16, 2015

(quoted from post at 18:47:18 09/16/15) A swimming pool and a boat are two things better owned by a friend or neighbor. TDF

ou got that right!!!

Riverslim · Sep 16, 2015

Where do you purchase - online?

Stephen Newell · Sep 16, 2015

Drain it and build a deck over it. Then when you sell the house remove the deck and it will add to the value of the house.

ss55 · Sep 16, 2015

Would you have to add some ballast to keep the pool from lifting or cracking? In central MN in-ground pools are left partially filled and covered over winter. The area lakes normally get 30 to 36 inches of ice on them.

NEKS · Sep 16, 2015

Wife wanted a in ground pool so had one put in. Now lets guess who had to take care of it. About the time the haying season got in full swing would get a big rain and the pH would get out of balance in the pool. So about ten years later I said the h--l with it. Its full of dirt now and I am still being reminded how much fun it would be if I would of just taken care of it like I should have.

Smit · Sep 16, 2015

You will waste your money trying to keep a fresh water pool from being green or keep algae from growing, the chemicals needed are priced outrageous, and that's why I got rid of my pool.

4520BW · Sep 17, 2015

Change it over to a salt system! Expensive at first but so worth it! a few bags of salt a year is it. Got a 20x40 and have not put a dime in it besides salt this year. Great for cooling off after baling hay!

Dave H (MI) · Sep 17, 2015

I grew up with a swimming pool. As the youngest, in later years, I became pretty much the sole caretaker of the pool. Every morning I jumped in and ran the vacuum. Then I back flushed the filter if needed. My dad was a chemist and not suckered in by prepackaged products. Our PH tended to run higher than wanted and Dad just broke out a jug of hydrochloric acid and added a little every couple hours until he got the PH where he wanted it. He also kept jugs of chlorine bleach and I splashed a bit of that in every AM after testing the water. This was a labor of love for me. I don't think there is anything better than a cold pool on a hot day...although the family and I have had a lot of fun on a hot day with just a garden hose and a soft spray nozzle!

Mark6005 · Sep 17, 2015

My wife had a pool before we married and always wanted another. I thought too much work and expense. She won out a few years back. I've found I can blow a lot more money on less enjoyable things. The cost and work is worth it after a few hours yard work or splitting wood on a warm day to get in to cool off and the grand kids love it so that's a plus

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