01-19-2013, 03:23 AM
In over twenty five years I have had one new liner - I went with the "oversize" (next pool diameter bigger) liner to ever prevent it from slipping into the pool when it gets low as the original one did. That was about $1,000.00 - installed and with 2 loads of new water.
New cover every five years or so - between 75 and 100.
I use 5 micron and replace every month. You can get two filters at Home Depot for around 12 bucks or so.
Most important lesson I learned was to put a knee high nylon stocking on the "fill" pipe from the gutters. Change monthly or more in heavy rains. Clean gutters every 6 months or so too. In doing this I have had my tank cleaned three times in 25 years – at about 250.00 a cleaning.
Occasionally, maybe 4 times a year, I add 2 cups of bleach. Amazing that in 10,000 gallons of water, adding 2 cups of bleach – and you can smell it in the water in the shower!
Most amazing to me – the pump works perfectly – and it’s going on 25 plus years old!
New cover every five years or so - between 75 and 100.
I use 5 micron and replace every month. You can get two filters at Home Depot for around 12 bucks or so.
Most important lesson I learned was to put a knee high nylon stocking on the "fill" pipe from the gutters. Change monthly or more in heavy rains. Clean gutters every 6 months or so too. In doing this I have had my tank cleaned three times in 25 years – at about 250.00 a cleaning.
Occasionally, maybe 4 times a year, I add 2 cups of bleach. Amazing that in 10,000 gallons of water, adding 2 cups of bleach – and you can smell it in the water in the shower!
Most amazing to me – the pump works perfectly – and it’s going on 25 plus years old!