Predicated on an earlier topic by Serge I decided to post my costs here.
Since I've closed the pool, these numbers are for the entire year starting at Jan 1 and ending Dec 31. I didn't close last year so i was using chems and electric the whole time. The electric cost will go down next year because I won't be running the pump until I open about April 2011.
Bleach = $167.33
Muriatic Acid = $2.81
Stabilizer = $16.14
Borax = $4.45
Baking Soda = $4.50
Calcium = $1.34
Total = $196.58
That works out to an average of $16.40 per month for chems. I had a couple of uh-oh's with the LQ so next years chems should go down a bit
Our power is 11¢ per KWh and I run the pump 8 hours a day, so that works out to $47.52 per month
for a total of $502.13 for the entire year.
Feel free to post you cost here as well.
Since I've closed the pool, these numbers are for the entire year starting at Jan 1 and ending Dec 31. I didn't close last year so i was using chems and electric the whole time. The electric cost will go down next year because I won't be running the pump until I open about April 2011.
Bleach = $167.33
Muriatic Acid = $2.81
Stabilizer = $16.14
Borax = $4.45
Baking Soda = $4.50
Calcium = $1.34
Total = $196.58
That works out to an average of $16.40 per month for chems. I had a couple of uh-oh's with the LQ so next years chems should go down a bit
Our power is 11¢ per KWh and I run the pump 8 hours a day, so that works out to $47.52 per month
for a total of $502.13 for the entire year.
Feel free to post you cost here as well.