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Although many pool owners are tempted to drain and refill the pool themselves, there are potential problems in doing so. Since water weight 8.34 pounds per gallon, there is a lot of downward pressure on the pool enclosure. And pools made of gunite (plaster) are filled with water immediately with water after construction to help cure the gunite. So that curing process includes the gunite becoming used to a downward force of 8.34 pounds per gallon, or 83,400 pounds for a 10,000 gallon pool. See the danger there? Draining the pool too releases that pressure, and in a worst-case scenario, the pool can pop out of the ground. At that point, the only way to get it back in the ground while maintaining its structural integrity is, well, there isn’t a way. It simply has to be destroyed and rebuilt.
In our environment, algae can take over a pool very easily and very quickly if proper pool maintenance isn’t practiced regularly. Depending on pool and spa use (daily versus weekends, etc.), weekly pool maintenance to check pool chemistry and saturation levels typically is enough. However, when the hot weather arrives, pool water chemistry might need to be checked every couple of days. |
Bromine and chlorine are typically added to the pool to prevent algae from growing. Chlorine floats are quite popular but we recommend not using them. While the theory behind chlorine floats is good, in practice they do not work well. Chlorine floats hold large chlorine tablets and are meant to be moved about the pool by the wind and pool filtration currents. In practice, they tend to get stuck in corners, and as the solid tablets dissolve, bits of chlorine fall to the bottom of the pool and cause pitting in the pool surface—remember your high school chemistry where you learned that chlorine and water combine to create hydrochloric acid, which eats away at just about everything? Okay, so you skipped that day. Anyway. . .
Recommend consulting with seller concerning builder, if known, and any remaining warranty period. Recommend verifying that pool sweep (and/or other pool equipment) will convey and/or getting cost estimate for new pool sweep and/or other equipment before close of escrow. Recommend consulting with seller concerning any pool, spa, and equipment installation, maintenance, programming, or user guides that are available. Recommend running filter equipment during periods of darkness. |
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