06-25-2009, 05:57 PM
How timely. We finally finished our pool (Jerry was the electrician) and passed final. Actually been swimming in it since end of March.
Observations:
Expensive project both in time and dollars - but worth it
Water temp hovers mid 70's. No heater, but will add a solar loop before winter, we are 1100 ft
Water clear and soft as rain - oh, probably cause it is rainwater [
] - 39K gallons
Critters seem to find their way across the concrete to the water
We are off grid, but the DC pump makes it quite doable.
Maintenance much easier than I thought:
No trees nearby helps
Not sure chemicals need to be as much as recommended.
We use chlorine, but I suspect lower lever than municipal (county) water
Basically we use a packet of shock irregularly and 4 chlorine tabs in 4 weeks, 3 bags of baking soda since Mar
We use a polaris 280 that vacuums
We are evaluating a Solar Breeze skimmer that cleans the surface without using pump.
Both of these reduce our filtering requirement.
I'm considering a solar powered ionizer to further reduce chlorine.
Any questions, just ask (I'm still learning)
If you noted my other post, we hope you come check it out Jul 11th.
David
Ninole Resident
Observations:
Expensive project both in time and dollars - but worth it
Water temp hovers mid 70's. No heater, but will add a solar loop before winter, we are 1100 ft
Water clear and soft as rain - oh, probably cause it is rainwater [
] - 39K gallonsCritters seem to find their way across the concrete to the water
We are off grid, but the DC pump makes it quite doable.
Maintenance much easier than I thought:
No trees nearby helps
Not sure chemicals need to be as much as recommended.
We use chlorine, but I suspect lower lever than municipal (county) water
Basically we use a packet of shock irregularly and 4 chlorine tabs in 4 weeks, 3 bags of baking soda since Mar
We use a polaris 280 that vacuums
We are evaluating a Solar Breeze skimmer that cleans the surface without using pump.
Both of these reduce our filtering requirement.
I'm considering a solar powered ionizer to further reduce chlorine.
Any questions, just ask (I'm still learning)
If you noted my other post, we hope you come check it out Jul 11th.
David
Ninole Resident
Ninole Resident