Recent content by nelsonp

Thanks everyone for your posts. I am feeling less anxious about next nears opening now and can start planning for the close. I guess this naturally leads to figuring out the proper type of pool cover.. I'm sure there is a thread or two here about that ;-) Thanks Nelson

Thanks MP. I had never heard of a metal trap 25, so I just googled it and it sounds like a viable solution provided your well can keep up. Again, I have no idea how many gallons out of the 25000 you would use up in a typical season. So far, this thread has me thinking of getting a better...

Thanks wayner. I am also thinking about upgrading the pool cover and have considered the mesh safety cover. This would (or at least, should) take care of the replenishment in the spring but does also allow for a potential algae issue if I delay my spring opening date. I suppose I could toss a...

Makes perfect sense. Thanks!!!!

Thanks Leebo for your quick response. So it seems possible which is encouraging. The second cistern isn't hooked up to the home plumbing, so we wouldn't be using it for consumption; strictly pool top ups. In fact, I was thinking of completely filling it (depending in capacity) with bulk city...

Hi, We just moved to a new home in a rural area with a salt water IG pool. We have never owned a pool before, so lots to learn. The house uses well water (filtered through a whole house r.o system). We are not hooked up to city water so the cost to top up the pool in the summer is quite high...