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We have solar panels that help warming it up. They can also cool it down by running them at night. FAFCO is the brand out of CA.
"I believe that life is based on belief-systems. The Way I see it, folks just need to have something that they can really believe in."
"I believe I’ll have another beer."
- Hondo Crouch
Some great tips and insight, which I expected from this site. Few things....
We do have some large (50 foot+) oaks on our property and throughout our neighborhood, one of which is in the corner of the backyard and would definitely affect the pool. The last thing we would do is get rid of them. So I guess we will have to determine if it's worth the struggle with leaves, etc. I don't mind the extra work as I do most of my own yard work, home maintenance, etc., plus I have three kids who handle a certain amount of chores, one of which would be the pool also.
We may get as many as four different plans and bids. We are however only looking at established companies that have been around for awhile either through referrals from people who have built a pool or just reputation in the area. As tempting as it might be to go with some fly-by-night contractor for less money, I want someone who I know I can find in a few years when something inevitably goes wrong.
A few people mentioned decking space. I plan to pay particular attention to that aspect once we get some plans back.
Really appreciate the tips and suggestions.....keep them coming. I know I will be revisiting this thread as we go through this process.
LBGE
Cedar table w/granite top
Ceramic Grillworks two-tier swing rack
Perpetual cooler of ice-cold beer
"I believe that life is based on belief-systems. The Way I see it, folks just need to have something that they can really believe in."
"I believe I’ll have another beer."
- Hondo Crouch
We have oak trees over our pool and have the experience that is described by others above.... Except during one storm where my wife and I were awakened at 2 AM on the first night of our vacation in our hotel room in Hawaii with the following conversation:
Son and daughter on phone simultaneously: "Mommy, Daddy, why haven't you replied to our texts? There was a storm last night and a possum family fell in the pool. One of them survived by floating on all the debris and we found him this morning. We sent you pictures. His name is Oliver."
Mom: "He's very cute. Put Grandma on the phone."
Grandma: "So do I call animal control or should I just flush him down the toilet?"
Children in the background: "EEEEEKK!!!!"
XL BGE, Klose BYC, ProQ Excel, Weber Kettle, Firepit, Grand Turbo gasser, and a portable Outdoor Gourmet gasser for tailgating
San Antonio, TX
XL BGE, Klose BYC, ProQ Excel, Weber Kettle, Firepit, Grand Turbo gasser, and a portable Outdoor Gourmet gasser for tailgating
San Antonio, TX
XLBGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to my daughter), MBGE and lots of toys
"I believe that life is based on belief-systems. The Way I see it, folks just need to have something that they can really believe in."
"I believe I’ll have another beer."
- Hondo Crouch
The Mrs and I had one installed about 15 yrs ago. My advice:
Ernie McClain
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
(in the extreme western panhandle of NE)
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Large and Small BGE, Blackstone 36 and a baby black Kub.
Chattanooga, TN.
Is pebble sheen the finish in the pool or the decking? Haven't gotten to that stage yet.
LBGE
Cedar table w/granite top
Ceramic Grillworks two-tier swing rack
Perpetual cooler of ice-cold beer
First and foremost is the peace of mind of safety with small children (we have a one year old and 4 year old). With the cover closed it can support the weight of our family times two with no problem. It takes approximately 35-40 seconds to open or close the cover with the electric key switch. Second it keeps the pool basically spotless. I have a Polaris system and standard 2 skimmers. I have never hand vacuumed the pool and only use the dip net very occasionally. ALso, we have the standard cholorine system with feeder tube that holds about 9 tablets. With the cover on during the summer I go through less than one big bucket of tablets a year. I leave the cover on all winter and check the chemical levels at most once a month and almost never have to add anything.
The only thing I regret is I wish I had added a heater because with the cover we could heat the pool up in the spring time really quick and efficiently to add more useable swim time and do the same thing in the fall as it starts cooling off. The cover comes with an automatic pump you just hook a garden hose to it and place it in the center of the cover and it kicks on whenever water is present on the cover and pumps it all off.