Price of an Inground Pool

[teacherforhi]

Not to be a buttinski, but I don't think mudnuri's response warranted the hostility in your answer. $6000 a year does seem really high. Our friend uses salt instead of chlorine and says its far less expensive and not as harmful. If you really are spending $500 a month, I too would look for a different supplier or consider the salt alternative.

I think this is the method he uses Salt Pools

Just my 2 cents.

He didn't say $500 a month...he said $500 a summer.

 

[vettechick99]

He didn't say $500 a month...he said $500 a summer.

My bad! I thought we were talking monthly expenses. Still think the response was a little hostile.

Carry on!

 

[mudnuri]

Wow! You know what I spend should be spending. Amazing. Chlorine is only one of many chemicals required for pool maintenance. How about balancing agents for Ph. Algaecide. Shock. DE. Even testing strips. I buy my pool chemicals from a pool supply store. They also test my water for me for free. Silly me. I'd better find some place else to care for my investment. Maybe Walmart for those chemicals.

Well if you want my honest opinion sure I'll give it to you

CPO/AFO reporting in, so yes- I do know about pools

1st off- if your pool is stable, you wont need algecide, or shock. Your DE should not have to be replaced every year, but eh go ahead. Testing strips- I wouldnt use them. I'd buy a kit for 17.99 with reagents, that have way more chemical than you'll ever use in 3-4 months of testing, and the reagents are cheap to replace in the spring. But to save you even more money you can store the reagent bottles inside, and as long as they dont freeze- you can use them the next year.... amazing i'd know that huh?

I'm guessing- your really NOT buying a "shocking chemical" Because technically all shocking is - is superchlorination, and well- you use chlorine for that.

2nd just because your buying chemicals and other stuff from a pool supply store doesnt mean your getting a "good deal".....we use chlorine tablets for our baby pool, and wal-mart price actually does blow away any pool supply company around here. But eh- why would i use "walmart" chemicals when I can spend twice the price on the EXACT same product at a "pool supply" store.

Shesh- lighten up a bit.....

Brandy

 

[Lynn CC]

Not to sound fresh or anything but,I think if your worried about expense perhaps you should reconsider getting one. Here's why...
We got ours in Sept. 1987 for 30K that included landscaping and other extras such as electric vac, light in pool and diving board.
Then about 10 years later we had to refurbish, which included rewire the entire electrical, new liner, pump & filter , auto chlorinator and we added a heater a couple of years ago, that total package was about another 8K.

Then there is the expense of opening and closing and chemicals each year which run me right around $1000 and repairs are usually another couple of hundred because there is always something that isn't running right or leaking.
The landscaping always needs to be updated as well so when you doing your initial scape try to think ahead a couple of years.

We've had a TON of fun as a family in that pool over the years, but it is a money pit! A lot of people don't think of the upkeep when putting in a pool.
This year we need a new auto-vac which will run around 6-8 hundred on top of the gaskets that are needed, oh ya and the...well you get the picture.

Hope I haven't discouraged you too much! They are FUN, but I just vacumed mine for 4 hours yesterday, even though I have electric vac, it still needs a good hand vac every once in a while.

 

[MNSusan]

I think a lot depends on where in the country you're located. We're in Minnesota and you'd think our swimming season would be too short, but the pool is open from mid-April to early-mid-October. The pool was already in when we bought the house and we felt it was a definite benefit. (Our no-big-deal suburban street has 4 inground pools.) When our kids were at home, they preferred to be at our house rather than at their friends' house which was a plus for us. Now the grandkids are here enjoying the pool all the time - another big benefit for us!

We have a 18x36 vinyl pool that uses chlorine and has a diving board in the 9 ft deep end, and a gas furnace heat the water. I budget about $1000 annually for opening/closing, chemicals and other supplies (that doesn't include the increased gas costs for heat). Our homeowners insurance policy includes $1 million umbrella that costs us about $30/year. Once its up and running in the spring, I can maintain it in about an hour/week, without an automatic vacuum. That changes, of course, due to rain and other factors but that's about the average.

We do less summer traveling because we don't really feel the need to go anywhere. That leaves more $$$ for Orlando during the rest of the year! We've really enjoyed our pool and I can't imagine not having it.

Good luck with your decision!

 

[Lil_Tink]

Yes.. We initally in our house had a hot tub in Seattle. But we remptied it and turned it off as it was going to take an extra 100$ a month which was not in our price range. That was another problem,was the neighbors. We had young children ages 1,5,7,11 and we didnt want to risk them going in it well we were out and drowning.. Just a thought..

 

[disney junky]

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