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My pool builder thinks that it may be pretty difficult keeping chemical levels consistent in the pool since it will be covered so much of the time. In the winter, we'll likely only be using it a few times a week at most. Is he correct, and if so any suggestions on how I should handle it?

The basement floor is about 3' below grade, but we could bury the lines deep and then bring them up to basement floor level when they reach the house. If the cost of doing the insulation is reasonably low I'm thinking it would be worth it. The 30' of pipes in direct contact with the 50 deg. soil...

I'm building a new in ground gunite pool near Boston,MA and am currently deciding between builders. I'd love to see what suggestions and thoughts people have to share about the project. Our goal is to be able to operate the pool year round with minimal risk of damage from freezing and reasonable...

Thanks for the info.. Looking forward to read about your results. Not sure what that one pool builder is thinking. I talked to a 3rd builder last week and he pointed out that the it could be very expensive if the pump breaks down when it's below freezing. The builder we're leaning towards at...

I've had one pool builder tell me that the equipment would have to go inside, and another one just told me that it would be fine running outside all winter. Which one is correct?

Thanks for the comment about the noise, I didn't think of that. That may require yet another bump in my budget to cover some walls and insulation for a room to put the equipment in. Currently just have open rafters in the basement, so I'm sure we'd hear the pump going when on the 1st floor if we...

I guess it's possible to build it indoors but I don't think we'd be happy with it vs. an outdoor pool. We have natural gas, but would need to upgrade at least our gas meter, hopefully not the feed pipe from the gas company. Current plan is to integrate the pool with our deck which will be...

Thanks for the info creechy. Power outages are a real concern here since we occasionally get bad winter storms. I'm considering installing a backup generator even if we decide not to go forward with the pool. What size is your gas heater and how long does it take to heat up your pool?

I'm considering building a small gunite pool (10ft x 20ft, 7500 gal) at my house in the Boston,MA area. Just curious of the viability of keeping the pool open year round for swimming assuming it will be covered nearly all the time. Average lows are below freezing from Dec. - Mar.. Any users...