What Is Something That ALL Pool Owners Love!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- From www.swimmingpo... this video talks about new swimming pool owners who have completed the process of buying and installing a new pool and now are reporting back on their experience. Down the road a few years time what will you be happy with for your pool and what will you wish you had skipped out on during the installation?
Swimming pool steps, benches, ledges and access points are an undervalued item for your pool and something that you definitely have to spend more to get more. For most pool installations the basic level access points will only provide the minimum in terms of comfort and area, where the steps, ledges and benches are actually an area where people spend the majority of their time in and around a pool.
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So u can agree actual steps are essential. That wasn't even a debate to have so that's not something I consider an option! We've had other pool owners comment on our sun shelf, again, that was a "must" to me and that always gets praise. The slide was an option but we have young kids and even adults who have used the pool love it! Maybe those who don't use/like it went too basic? We have a Turbotwister. I wish we could have done a full enclosed twisty one but had to draw a line somewhere. We also have no ladders, we have swim outs in the deep end. Pools are awesome. Been told I'll stop using it when the kids move out. I doubt that but we'll see. I also LOVE our heater, very glad we got that living in the northeast
Great point. We've owned just one pool, but I can't imagine ours without the cast-in steps. Another that I would never give up is the salt water chlorine generator. Now with 4 years learning the way the water responds to environment, I can keep everything in balance with very little effort, even remotely for up to a couple of weeks. Would not trade that for anything. And when I run the numbers, it's cheaper than hauling bottles from Walmart, too.
Like the content. I’m soon to buy a pool for the first time and learning a lot.
Pool owners love warm water.
Yes, agreed! However pool owners do NOT love paying for warm water!
I will tell you EXACTLY what every pool owner loves….
They love the family member that likes taking care of the pool for the family to enjoy.
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They love the person they pay to it. 😊
How common are vinyl lined steps? Our old vinyl lined pool had fiberglass stairs which were impervious to dogs getting in and out of pool. New pool design looks like steps are lined
Great vid as always and spot on
Im in the northeast (NJ). Questions, please: 1) Can an autocover (under the coping) be installed on a vinyl liner (rectangular) pool? 2) Is a vinyl liner pool best built using concrete walls vs metal walls? (I have sandy soil and a bit of a slope to my yard.) 3) Can vinyl liner pools be customized?...ie: I want a large sunshelf (18' x 7.5') and full width stadium steps leading to swim area, and I'd like 18" sitting ledges (along 2 full of the walls of the pool)..?, 4) When are retaining walls necessary to hold in the pressure of all the water in a pool, please? (Im considering an 18x36 or 20x40 Rect, have sandy soil, and there is currently an approx 28-34" height difference/slope from one side of my yard to the other. Retaining walls add A LOT of cost ($50 per linear foot), and if I need a retaining wall 3 blocks high along 2 sides of my yard, Im guestimating an additional $30K in cost just for that. So trying to understand if/when wall is necessary, and if anything can be done with the (vinyl) pool build process to eliminate or reduce the retaining wall need or height/etc, please? Im super appreciative if you could fill in the knowledge gaps so I can hear out PB pitches with good knowledge under my belt. :) Very appreciative!!
Slides and diving boards are never used after a few years
Also bubbler lights they break and are a hassle to replace or repair
Please help don’t see no videos on caping off my in ground pool heater I don’t use it. And installing a water fountain to cool my pool water using the same pump which is 1-1/2 hp can it be done. Thanks
Do you have any videos on swim spas pros cons etc and comparison with swimming pools?
What about a shamoo shelf?
Hi Steve great context !
What kind of underground pool is most durable for the northeast US climate ?
Also is it worth it to go heated in this climate ?
Thanks
Vinyl liner pools rule the northeast area. Vinyl performs very well in colder climates, and yes most people find a way to heat the water if they can afford it. Use a solar blanket on the pool every night!
Steve is correct. I'm in New England and have a vinyl liner pool along with a Hayward electric heat pump. If you keep your cover on at night, you get a nice consistent temperature all season with minimal cost (@$100 per month for me during the colder months). The heater also extends your season for several weeks. I'm always the first in my neighborhood to open and last to close each season.
About 20 years ago (Pool and Spa News?) I saw an article where they took a survey of 5 year pool owners, asking what they would have done differently if they had it to do over.
The #1 answer surprised everyone....bigger (more square footage) deck.
Most cookie cutter pools only include 300 square feet, and good luck trying to fit 2 umbrella/patio sets on that, being that much of that area is a 3' wide path running along the perimeter of the pool.
Of course, you can always add on, but best to do while the backyard is already a wreck during original construction and the crews are already there.
Baja shelves, aka tanning ledges, other names, are also something people wish they might not have done. They add cost, and diminish the swimming area of the pool. They are also dirt traps.