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    Indoor Pool Part way demolition question.

    Going to leave it empty once the reliefs holes are in. I will slowly add sand/dirt etc as the money comes in. - - - Updated - - - thanks!
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    Indoor Pool Part way demolition question.

    Selling it early next year with the mold fixed and the ventilation running is the plan at this time. But in case it doesn't sell - mid-west market is slow at the moment - then I want to kill the pool and then just keep it rented for a longer time. I do not want to be fixing this pool with...
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    Indoor Pool Part way demolition question.

    thank you for the reply. Is this usually a lot cheaper than doing the full on demolition? Do you know what equipment is used to do this? I only ask since this is indoor and wondering how much equipment will need to come in. Thank you!! - - - Updated - - - what equipment is needed just for...
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    Indoor Pool Part way demolition question.

    Hi All, I have a house (that I have current rented out the tenants) that has an Indoor Pool. I would like to do a part way demolition on this. Here is some background information: I lived in the house with no issues and the pool was running fine. I ended up moving across the country for...
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    pool heater turning manual switch off and pump.

    thanks very much for the response :)
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    pool heater turning manual switch off and pump.

    hi all, the water is now at temp 89. so now the heater reads as being as on and also says "no demand". makes sense since the water is at the set temp. the pool guy told me to leave the heater on and the pump running all the time. my questions- 1. are these both needed to be running all the...
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    humidity controller for indoor pool

    hi all, yes after lowering the dial to about 30 the moisture is gone.
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    humidity controller for indoor pool

    hi all, i have just heated up the pool in my house and this morning i woke up to discover the windows in the pool room had moisture all over them. i know there is a dessert aire system in the pool room which vents out this moisture and any chlorine in the air. there is a humidity controller...
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    Estimation of a heat cost

    perhaps the pool could be smaller, its between 20-30k gallons. Its hard to get something accurate i think since the pool is not rectangular but curvy
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    Estimation of a heat cost

    thanks! will do :D turns out the temp was around 46 when it started and after 18 hours its gone from about 46 to about 66 in temp (20 increase in 18 hours). Is this normal?
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    Estimation of a heat cost

    sorry guys it seems the pool is 30,000 gallons, can i get an estimation please?
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    Estimation of a heat cost

    thanks for your help everyone, helps a lot to use these calcs for future references. @Richard you seriously look like Walter White from Breaking Bad...
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    Estimation of a heat cost

    It is currently in around 57 We will want it at around 88 Gas Cost is - Therms x $0.42 (looking at my last regular gas bill) Once it hits the level around 88, I suspect the heater will go on and off to just maintain that temperature. I will also use a blue solar blanket to keep in heat when...
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    Estimation of a heat cost

    Hi all, I have just had a new heater put in for my indoor pool. This pool is 20,000 gallons and the new heater is the Rheem 266,000 BTU electronic ignition with cupro- nickle exchanger. I was wondering what the initial gas costs were to increase the water to a comfortable level? and then...
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    hi all, yes the guy came out and did not want to add the cya. he tested the water and only really added a gallon of liquid chlorine. after that we discovered the heater was cracked so this will be replaced tomorrow.
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    thanks I will ensure to tell them to not add CYA
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    sounds good, my next stop over the next few days is the pool school! cheers all!
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    I havent heard the term "reagents" since my world of warcraft days :P I will at least get familiar with what I am getting and how to use these testing kits- then upgrade to a better kit! thanks for a starting point everybody! Do these kits come with specific instructions - such as if some...
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    as part of the service i get tomorrow I get the following kit as per my servicers email: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00107039U/ Poolmaster 22260 Basic 5-Way Test Kit with Case I think for the short term this should do the trick?
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    thanks, I was looking at the Taylor Complete FAS-DPD Pool Water Test Kit K-2006 from Amazon.com
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    thanks, guys, any other tips would be helpful, I cannot find much information on maintaining indoor pools on the internet. Obviously it must be filtered and cleaned and the chemicals maintained, but this for all pools as far as I am aware. I suppose a good starting point is to run a Chemical...
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    thanks, i found the link to the "pool school" going through it now :D thanks!
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    shock over chlorine - indoor pool

    Hello All, I am a owner of an indoor pool which came with the house i just purchased. I have not owned a pool before however I am slowly getting into reading about maintaining the pool myself instead of just having someone else do it for me. A friend of mine suggested that I simply drop in...