Recent content by Mackeyser

@sattaker - yeah, my body is used to seeing a chiropractor 4 times a week, twice a day (I told ya it was bad). So I'm really starting to put saving for the spa VERY high on the list of upgrades. We save for everything (the house is the only thing we are doing on credit for obvious reasons), so...

I have to admit, when I read your suggestion, I was tempted to ignore it. I was afraid I was bein pitched. Glad I didn't. Of all the spa companies I looked at, Hot Springs seems to be what I would have chosen at first blush. And it wasn't close, btw. I'm not arthritic (well, except for a little...

good to know. Thanks. I figured it'd be a big deal. I like the idea of it being attached, but if a separate one is the way to go, perhaps we can integrate it with the existing pool with landscaping and whatnot. Thanks for the responses. Be well all, Mack

Your answer makes me happy. Well played, sir. Be well all, Mack

Thanks for the response. So much to learn! Also...and I'm not sure how to approach this question, so bear with me. Um...how does...."having relations" (and I don't mean aunts and uncles, if you catch my drift) in the pool affect the pool chemistry? I'd rather not be more explicit than that on...

The house we're buying has a simple pool. It's nice. However, due to my medical situation, a spa would REALLY fit the bill. Is it even possible to "upgrade" a pool to include additional plumbing, lighting and features like a Spa? I believe we could add the features without extending the pad...

Looks GREAT! Btw, and this is just curiousity, how did you deal with the "rule of 45" or the 45 degree rule with the deep end of the pool being so close to the house? The rule, basically as I understand it, is that if you make an 45 degree isosceles right triangle (two sides being the same...

Another hearty LOL! And as you see, you are most welcome here. Nicely played, gtm. This part especially: Most excellent. =) As a newbie (who doesn't actually HAVE a pool yet as our new home's escrow closes the end of this month), I totally understand about what West Central Florida offers...

I have the inspection on my new home (new to me, built in 2001) tomorrow and it occurred to me that I don't know what information I should leave there with regarding the pool. So what information should I have about the pool once I leave and what questions should I ask the inspector regarding...

Well, I understand what you are saying and I'm not buying a copper system because as one of the admins (I think) questioned, even if the Ecosmarte system DID perform Algaecide fast enough, it was not bactericidal or virucidal (is that a word?). No, what I was referring to was them using a sand...

I don't know that the math supports that if you look at the entirety of the issue. Because addressing the excess salinity in the reclamation process certainly has significant costs as well. Desalinization is a ghastly expensive process. I wager if you include the price of desalinization in order...

An update: The loan package was just sent to underwriting so I will be able to take pictures on Wednesday, tho likely not post them until we close. I will take LOTS of pictures of the pool and just post them on photobucket or something to as not to slow down the forum page loading and just...

Thanks for the replies one and all! I appreciate the detail. Once the home closes and I have the right to post pics/equipment details, I'll do that. May be a month what with the new credit standards (a few months ago, I was basically done, now I feel like I'm starting over...booo).

Well, it's a caged in ground pool. I am not free to post pics as our offer has not been accepted...yet! (I'm an optimist at heart). It is a typical pool installed with a Florida home without tons of upgrades. So no limestone lining. Seems to look like painted concrete or whatever the material is...

As I mentioned in my Intro, I'm a disabled vet. I have an ideopathic seizure disorder which has the lovely side effect of spiking, migraine type headaches, some of which bloom into what the docs consider a migraine (tho they respond to none of the typical vascular migraine therapies). As many...