House with inground pool

[Countpyro1]

Well we sold our house and are looking at buying a new home with an inground pool. It is roughly 18' by 36' oval with a deep end. It just had a new vinyl liner installed this year. It has 3 returns, 1 skimmer and 1 main drain in the deep end. I don't believe the shallow is below 4' deep. Not sure I'm the deep one but didn't look more then 7-8' but has a diving board. Kind of saw that as more of a cannon ball device for the little kids as it doesn't look safe enough to dive head first into. My question is is there anything I should do inspect or require from the seller prior to close on something like this... I know if there is serious issues later it could cost a small fortune to fix.
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[Countpyro1]

 

[borjis]

Nice!

I would almost bet it's AT LEAST 9 feet deep if installing a diving board was allowed.
That's pretty much the minimum requirement.

I would say it's a good idea to have an inspection done.
Call local pool co's and ask them to come out for
a general assessment of everything. Also it would be a good idea
to get the home warranty coverage with the pool, at least for
the first year, just in case anything goes wrong. I ended up having
the cracked multiport valve replaced when it leaked in the summer
and that alone paid for itself.

I did that on my first and second home purchases (both had pools)
It's just a good way to possibly find any issues.

But beware they might tell you things that are not necessarily true.
On the first home, it had a solar heating setup that had not been
used by the previous owner.

The pool co told me the motor was not adequate for solar, but
it turned out it was totally fine to run the solar. I got that tip
from a poster on this forum.

In the spring when I turned it on, there were 2 leaks.
From spent fireworks landing on them and putting a hole in
the little tubes. I fixed it with liquid nails glue and 4 nylon
bolts with the heads cut off.

It worked very well heating the water in the summer.

 

[Countpyro1]

Thank an you for the insight and info. It's much appreciated!
ron

Nice!

I would almost bet it's AT LEAST 9 feet deep if installing a diving board was allowed.
That's pretty much the minimum requirement.

I would say it's a good idea to have an inspection done.
Call local pool co's and ask them to come out for
a general assessment of everything. Also it would be a good idea
to get the home warranty coverage with the pool, at least for
the first year, just in case anything goes wrong. I ended up having
the cracked multiport valve replaced when it leaked in the summer
and that alone paid for itself.

I did that on my first and second home purchases (both had pools)
It's just a good way to possibly find any issues.

But beware they might tell you things that are not necessarily true.
On the first home, it had a solar heating setup that had not been
used by the previous owner.

The pool co told me the motor was not adequate for solar, but
it turned out it was totally fine to run the solar. I got that tip
from a poster on this forum.

In the spring when I turned it on, there were 2 leaks.
From spent fireworks landing on them and putting a hole in
the little tubes. I fixed it with liquid nails glue and 4 nylon
bolts with the heads cut off.

It worked very well heating the water in the summer.