lechnerd in all seriousness either of the big 3 (Pentair, Jandy, Hayward) are going to make a product that is fine for 3-5 years. After that is where the difference comes into play. Pentair makes a product that last the longest, IMO, and keeps replacement parts in circulation the longest period of time (you can still get parts for pumps and heaters from them that are 20 years old). Jandy is ok, but they are just notorious for obsoleting parts and equipment after they have been in production for only 5-6 years. Hayward most commonly needs a full replacement of the piece of equipment when a major repair comes along due to the overall condition of the existing piece. They have several items that I will not even consider working on as experience has showed me that it is bad for the customer.
we just join the local pool. Saves time, saves $$$ and there is a shit ton of Milf and Cougar ass to stare at.
Been handling mine for 2.5 years without issue. It's really not that hard. Pool store will test the water for you for free and tell you want to add to it. Just need to stay on top of it especially during summer. If you're lazy, out of town often, or just won't stay on top of it then yes shell out the cash (~ $100/month around here) to have a company take care of it for you.
Yes, this is the myth I speak of. Nothing more to it than that. Buy the equipment once and do this perpetually and you are good to go.
Hey you want to go swim in the toilet? No man that’s gross, there’s pee in there! Nah bro, it’s cool, I added Chlorine. Oh ok then. Let’s swim in the toilet.
Again, are you a family of hobbits? Not sure what kind of morons you hang out with but I've never seen anyone not use the deep end. Congrats on being fleeced for a pool you can't dive in.
Jax Teller I’m not building a pool for a frat bro. My kids are literally hobbit-sized. They are ages 7, 3, 2 and 6 months. My 2 year old is currently in time out for licking his own poop. We’ll work on Olympic fucking diving after he masters not eating his own shit.
It’s really hard to tell from the 3D rendering, but the color of brick/pavement along with non native/tropical looking plants looks like it would clash with you dark brick (if I recall correctly) McMansion. Just add tiki torches and you’ve gone full kitsch. Can you take a picture of your neighbors so we get a better idea of how they look? I think a big rectanglur pool with brick/stone accents and borders, a large sunning patio area, that match your house will look less dated in about ~10y when pool trends change. The lagoon pool only works in a handful of locales and flat earth Texas ain’t one of em. Go stately, not trendy.
As a fellow pool owner of less than one year, I can attest to functionality and convenience of an ionization system though I cannot compare it to a salt cell or chlorine pool. I do have to add one or two chlorine tablets every 2 weeks but stabilizer, alkalinity and hardness have been adjusted once since they set it up. I just bring a bottle of water to the pool store and let it rip, no troubles so far. I think the price sounds right, that pool is much nicer than mine so I can see how the costs add up with that list. Figure in another $5-8K for landscaping because they are going to fuck your lawn up.
Semantics. The point stands, non native/tropical plants in the middle of sub division Texas looks tacky.
I put a pool in at my house a little over two years ago, and it was a great decision. I’d recommend a sun shelf and an umbrella holder. Agree with others that stated the slide will probably be an annoyance with time. Maintenance was easy, but we just hired someone to do it so my wife and I have one less thing to do around the house.
lechnerd , if you are looking at automating your pool, I can not urge you strong enough to stear clear of the Hayward computers. Go with Jandy iAqualink, Pentair EasyTouch, or Pentair IntelliTouch. Lastly, do not get dark plaster unless you have 100% shade coverage on your pool. Gray and medium to dark blue pools get stupid hot. It is trendy right now to go dark plaster but when it is 100* for a week straight and you want to go refresh in your $80k pool, you are going to be severly disappointed to stick your toe into 90*+ water. Or get dark plaster and spend an extra $4-6k on a pool chiller, idc.
Definitely going with a light (white/blue) mini-pebble finish. This is the automation they offer: OPTIONS **These options are not included in the pool price. $2,600 – Omni Logic PS4 automated system & Smart App Technology (Control your pool & Spa from your smart phone) Is it easy to add automation after the fact?
Meet me at Jester King on a Friday, buy me a bunch of beer, and then help me drink it on Saturday while I install a computer system that is not absolutelyfuckingstupid, srs.
This is my cost to purchase on the EasyTouch 8 with ScreenLogic (computer/phone control). You cover that and whatever else you think is warranted and we are good. Not only will it do what the Omnilogic will do, it gives you 4 extra high voltage relays to tie into your automation which I know you go gay for. Think landscape lights, deck lights, fans, whatever you want to route throuh the computer that requires 110 or 230 volts.
a.tramp Thoughts in this 14 acre pool https://www.crystal-lagoons.com/latest-news/crystal-lagoons-breaks-ground-on-beachwalk/
Those 800 dollar a month HOA fees are gonna keep it to a minimum Also bee interested in the technology they use to keep it clean.
Gonna be able to paddle naord and kayak on it and a swim up bar somewhere. It's being developed right across the street from my development
My thoughts are I would love to be young again and the person in charge of cleaning it. Things I found when cleaning a party pool with 1,000/day bathing load when I was younger: $100 bills almost every weekend, diamond rings, diamond earrings, baggies of blow.
I just hope they sell houses and it doesn't bankrupt or it's gonna fuck up the property value around there.
Idk the area, but is the area in need of retail, what’s the location like? I’d really hate being tied to retail anchors - especially if the local area is economically sensitive/fickle. On top of having a mass of lookie loos running around, shitty kids throwing shit in my lagoon. The entry level prices/mass builders are kind of disconcerting too... feel like you’ll still get a nice mix of poor mentality who invite every branch of their family tree to “their” lagoon. Get rid of the retail and limit access and I’d be all over it.
Entry level home is like 330 so not terrible but its a connected condo with high HOA fees, the are needs resturaunts, but only people that live there supposedly have access to it. The lagoon people have sold out ever stop they have done before supposedly. Im not living there, so i just hope it succeeds so i can have a restaurant or two to eat at within a golf cart ride.
lechnerd is spot on here. I’ve had a pool for 3 years that’s 7 feet deep on one end. Outside of floating on a raft in it, that half of the pool is completely dead space. Nobody dives in the pool.