My parents bought this pool in 2017, and the pool was most likely built in the 70s, it seems to be a "game" pool because the deep end is right in the middle and reaches a maximum depth of about 5.5 feet. There are two shallow ends at either side, and I estimate the average depth of the pool to be about 4.25 feet. Including their spa, the pool calculator tells me this is an 18,600 gallon pool. There are two returns on this pool, one on each side. The first return is by the steps, and the other is at the opposite side near the step/seat/bench thing. There is a single main drain in the deep end, and a single skimmer. There is a miscellaneous "port" on the wall near the pool light, but I haven't been able to figure out what it does (I'm hoping its a second suction line, but I'm doubtful that's what it is). Their setup includes: a 1 horsepower single speed pump, a DE filter, a water heater, an auxilary pump for the spa jets (which will be irrelevant to this discussion, just because I'm not concerned with that), a Betta solar powered automatic skimmer, and a Zodiac MX6 that they converted to an MX6 Elite.
As you can see in my photos, the interior surface of the pool looks a little strange. For the most part, it's pretty smooth all the way around, despite it's looks. There are some small imperfections on the surface, but finding them is difficult. There's some scaling where it appears the spa may be leaking into the pool, due to a structural failure in the wall that separates them. People like to stand on that wall and jump off of it into the pool, and people stand there when cleaning the pool. There is no visible water flow from the crack, so it's most likely a very small leak that has just scaled up over time, and maybe the buildup helps seal it better lol. There are some areas I've found
They currently have a pool guy hired that shows up once a week to do "the chemicals," (they couldn't elaborate on exactly what he does). Besides that, my parents are the ones who are responsible for cleaning it.
I plan on "adopting" this pool. I plan on maintaining it for my parents since I live practically next to them and I want to help out with it since it's something they can't really do themselves anymore. This includes the chemicals, cleaning, and other general maintenance items. I'll be purchasing a test kit soon, and I've already read up on the pool school section of this website. I've also watched some YouTube videos about maintenance and old concrete pools.
Here are some photos.
Shallow area one:
The middle, aka the deep "end"
The other shallow area
Main steps, with a return outlet coming out of the first step
The light, anchor point, and the mystery port (you can't tell from this pic, but the inside of the mystery port is threaded). Yes, that is rust under the pool light.
A closer look at this
Inside the spa, it has a main drain (that I've never felt do anything, maybe it's connected to the skimmer and the pool's main drain as well?), a light, a drain that sucks in water for the jets (looks the same as the main drain, but it's mounted to the wall perpendicular to the light), four jets, and four returns.
The "bench" area, featuring the second and final return that goes to the pool.
This is the pump.
Any insights into the information I've shared here is more than welcome.
As you can see in my photos, the interior surface of the pool looks a little strange. For the most part, it's pretty smooth all the way around, despite it's looks. There are some small imperfections on the surface, but finding them is difficult. There's some scaling where it appears the spa may be leaking into the pool, due to a structural failure in the wall that separates them. People like to stand on that wall and jump off of it into the pool, and people stand there when cleaning the pool. There is no visible water flow from the crack, so it's most likely a very small leak that has just scaled up over time, and maybe the buildup helps seal it better lol. There are some areas I've found
They currently have a pool guy hired that shows up once a week to do "the chemicals," (they couldn't elaborate on exactly what he does). Besides that, my parents are the ones who are responsible for cleaning it.
I plan on "adopting" this pool. I plan on maintaining it for my parents since I live practically next to them and I want to help out with it since it's something they can't really do themselves anymore. This includes the chemicals, cleaning, and other general maintenance items. I'll be purchasing a test kit soon, and I've already read up on the pool school section of this website. I've also watched some YouTube videos about maintenance and old concrete pools.
Here are some photos.
Shallow area one:
The middle, aka the deep "end"
The other shallow area
Main steps, with a return outlet coming out of the first step
The light, anchor point, and the mystery port (you can't tell from this pic, but the inside of the mystery port is threaded). Yes, that is rust under the pool light.
A closer look at this
Inside the spa, it has a main drain (that I've never felt do anything, maybe it's connected to the skimmer and the pool's main drain as well?), a light, a drain that sucks in water for the jets (looks the same as the main drain, but it's mounted to the wall perpendicular to the light), four jets, and four returns.
The "bench" area, featuring the second and final return that goes to the pool.
This is the pump.
Any insights into the information I've shared here is more than welcome.
