Title: Re: [AFMUG] OT Swimming Pools
For the first few years, we did not cover the pool, but for the
last few years we had a roll-up cover. Using that made it easier
to heat (we had solar panels on the roof), to keep the heat in,
and reduced chlorine and water evaporation. It also kept it
cleaner.
If you use the pool a lot, the cover could become a PITA, but if
you're only using it once a week or so, the cover would be the
most economical way reduce maintenance.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
So do I want a roof over the pool? I may totally enclose
it, but if I choose not to and just screen it in, is having
the sun on the water a good thing or not?
I think the sun helps algae grow does it not?
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Swimming Pools
True. My Texas
friends with pools all have them in screened in.
I've thought about that up here too, through obviously
with much heavier construction.
From: "Mark
- Myakka Technologies"
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To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group"
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Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 11:45:03 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Swimming Pools
Cameron,
Most of the pools in FL are screened in. Keeps bugs
and other junk out. Don't think that would work well
up north. I'm not a snow/ice expert, but guessing a
screened roof would collapse under the weight
eventually.
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Myakka
Technologies, Inc.
www.Myakka.com
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 12:32:33 PM, you wrote:
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I have a 40,000 gal pool. My
back yard is surrounded by trees (two sides of
crepe myrtles, and some kind of broadleaf
deciduous trees along the back) and I have a
large pecan tree that has very high branches
that hang over the shallow end in one part.
The squirrels like to play a game and see how
far they can chuck half eaten pecans out into
the pool. Green pecans sink and almost
immediately turn brown staining the plaster.
Only thing that gets the stains off is poring
granulated shock on them and letting it sit
without the filter running for a couple hours.
We also loose about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch a day in
the TX summer. With all the organic material
that ends up in my pool, and with the water
loss and replacing with much less chlorinated
city water, I have to shock it at least once a
week in the summer and add algicide at least
once per month. The sun also breaks chlorine
down quickly. I spend about 350/month in the
summer in chemicals and have to skim every day
and brush it at least twice a week. If I had
it to do again, I would never, ever own a
pool.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 10:20 AM Mark - Myakka
Technologies <m...@mailmt.com> wrote:
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In FL it
is an unwritten rule every house
should have an in ground pool. We
have had one for 20+ years. I do the
salt deal. Really like it. Not very
much maintenance. Of course we don't
have to winterize and with the solar
heaters, we get a good 9 months of
use. We had some of our family from
the mid-west using it when they were
down for Thanksgiving. When the kids
were younger it would be used every
day during the summer. Now my wife
will use it about 4 days a week for
low impact exercise when it is warm
enough.
All that being said, I would never rip
it out of the ground. With just a bit
of modification, it would make a great
koi pond.
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Myakka
Technologies, Inc.
www.Myakka.com
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 10:46:45
AM, you wrote:
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A
friend of mine owns a company
that does nothing but remove
in-ground pools.
On
Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 10:44
AM dave via AF <af@af.afmug.com>
wrote:
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Around here the
above ground pool
doesnt de-value the
property due to
possible removal if
wanted.
In ground pools here
sell for much less
than a home without
one here.
There are some really
nice above ground
systems but the only
thing I would be
concerned with is the
decking or
construction to go
with it because it
would induce more
maint unless you went
with composite 100%
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On 1/20/20 9:03 PM,
Ken Hohhof wrote:
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Neighbor’s
house finally
sold. In
ground heated
saltwater
pool,
according to
the MLS
listing. I
don’t know
about lower
maintenance.
It seemed like
they had the
pool service
truck there on
a weekly
basis. Plus 2
days in fall
to prep it for
winter.
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/glen-ellyn/632-north-main-st/pid_30963397/
(that’s
my much more
modest house
visible at the
right of the
photo)
Maybe a pool
table instead
of a pool?
Of course,
come to think
of it, a
customer
recently
bought a big
house where
the only thing
the previous
owner left
behind was the
pool table. I
guess those
things are a
bitch to move.
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On
Behalf Of Jason
McKemie
Sent:
Monday,
January 20,
2020 7:36 PM
To:
AnimalFarm
Microwave
Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com
Subject:
Re: [AFMUG] OT
Swimming Pools
A customer of
mine had a
retracting
glass roof
over the pool
area, that was
pretty nice.
The salt water
pools are
lower
maintenance
and healthier
from what my
friends that
have them have
told me.
On Monday,
January 20,
2020, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
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I
have a friend
that put it
inside.
Another friend
did a salt
water pool due
to supposedly
low
maintenance.
Not sure about
that
technology.
Hmmmm.
I have an
elevation and
a patio area
that is
conducive to
being an
outdoor
extension of a
pool deck.
From:
Lewis Bergman
Sent:
Monday,
January 20,
2020 6:26 PM
To:
AnimalFarm
Microwave
Users Group
Subject:
Re: [AFMUG] OT
Swimming Pools
Definitely.
Put it inside
On Mon, Jan
20, 2020, 6:22
PM Bill Prince
<part15...@gmail.com>
wrote:
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Put
a roof on it
and keep your
home theater
and gym in
there.
When we had
one, it was
used more for
friends and
family than we
did for
ourselves. We
don't have one
here, and I'm
fine with
that.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On
1/20/2020 5:07
PM, ch...@wbmfg.com
wrote:
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Considering
adding a pool
to my home.
Worth it?
Desert Utah.
Lots of
blowing dust
year around.
Only 3-4
months of
weather
suitable for
use.
Would I use it
much?
I don’t use my
home theater
much.
I don’t use my
home gym
much. |
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