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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 ![]() ![]() |
Does anyone have any knowledge or information on the upkeep of an outdoor swimming pool are they costly to maintain , hard , easy to look after .This will be be on a property on the Costa Del Sol area .
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A1GSS Member Since: 24 Dec 2010 Location: Saffron Walden, Essex Posts: 1973 ![]() ![]() |
I've got one (8m x 4m) in my Costa Blanca villa. What do you need to know? Graham
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 ![]() ![]() |
Mostly if they are expensive to maintain , how often do they need cleaned , guessing it will have to be done by a company that specialises in pool cleaning and what do they charge as I won't be over in it much more the wife , daughters and such . Are they worth the bother .
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A1GSS Member Since: 24 Dec 2010 Location: Saffron Walden, Essex Posts: 1973 ![]() ![]() |
Hi
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 ![]() ![]() |
Cheers Graham |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
If you do the tube heating maybe worth sticking some panels up for the pumps as well possibly and a small battery bank? Bigger up front cost but something that will again save in the long run...
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 ![]() ![]() |
Where we are just now we are only 5 minutes from the beach , it was mostly just to find out costings if we went to a Villa with its own pool |
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Weegie Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 3237 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
@ kingpleb, Do you mean panels and battery bank for the filtration pump? They are 230V - mine is. John
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yes, you can i believe get lower volted pumps or use a transformer if needed but solar power is a good idea to have on the roofs in a sunnier climate anyway |
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axle Member Since: 28 Oct 2007 Location: Perth Perth the end of the Earth Posts: 2964 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Salt water pools are much nicer to swim in than chlorine and the chlorinator for units these day draw much less power . You need to run your pump and chlorinator for about 4 hours each day in winter and 8 in summer so seeing as it's a second home have your pump and filter somewhere nice and safe just in case something goes really wrong in your absence and anyway the further the quieter . I look after my own pool so i have all the chemicals but you will use a service so it's something less to worry about . Solar heating is essential but I always bitch that it works best when you least need it and a good cover saves a lot of work . 2008 MY Supercharged
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