Hi - we recently purchased a house so now I am a first time pool owner. I have slowly been learning about pool. I now have a better grasp of my equipment and plumbing (still have more to learn though on these fronts).
Since we moved in, I have been using a pool service to maintain the pool for two reasons. Primarily, I had no idea what to do. Secondarily, I work a pretty rigorous schedule and not sure I could consistently commit the time to it. As I read more on this site, I am starting to think about what is involved with me taking it over myself.
Some questions:
1. For a 15k gallon pool in Houston, how much should I expect to pay annually for chlorine and other chemicals?
2. It seems that some are checking their pools and adding chemicals daily. Is that the norm? The pool service only comes once a week, so I am trying to reconcile that. And also figure out how much time I am really committing to.
3. What tools will I need to purchase to take this on myself? I know I will need a test kit, but will I need a vacuum (if so, recommendations?) or anything else?
I would like to start out slowly in terms of cost and time commitment to see how it goes.
Thanks in advance for input and advice!
Since we moved in, I have been using a pool service to maintain the pool for two reasons. Primarily, I had no idea what to do. Secondarily, I work a pretty rigorous schedule and not sure I could consistently commit the time to it. As I read more on this site, I am starting to think about what is involved with me taking it over myself.
Some questions:
1. For a 15k gallon pool in Houston, how much should I expect to pay annually for chlorine and other chemicals?
2. It seems that some are checking their pools and adding chemicals daily. Is that the norm? The pool service only comes once a week, so I am trying to reconcile that. And also figure out how much time I am really committing to.
3. What tools will I need to purchase to take this on myself? I know I will need a test kit, but will I need a vacuum (if so, recommendations?) or anything else?
I would like to start out slowly in terms of cost and time commitment to see how it goes.
Thanks in advance for input and advice!