FIRST TIME Pool owner

[chadducote]

I purchased an older home to renovate and it had a gunite pool already there. I use the word pool loosely, it had be abandoned for several years. We took to large dumpsters worth of leaves and debris out of it. Did I forget to mention that it had fish and and alligator living in it. Remarkably it was still useable. I am trying to do a lot of the work myself. The bank doesn't want us spending much money on it at all.

My main question is in lighting. I have been recommended to purchase the pentair 5g led lights, however I like the OmniLogic automation system. Can the Omni logic control the pentair lights?

 

[kimkats]

WHAT????????????? FISH AND ALLIGATOR?? no turtles? What a welcome that had to be when you meet your new friends LOL

Oh and how and why does the bank get to tell you what to spend or not spend on your pool?

Kim

 

[chadducote]

We are doing a major renovation to the house. The pool added no value to the property according to the appraisal so they don't want us to do much until we make sure we can complete all the renovations in the rest of the budget.

 

[Texas Splash]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[kimkats]

Got ya! Well you sure have found the right place to make sure you are getting the best bang for your buck! I am going to keep an eye on your other thread to make sure you get an answer as I don't know the answer my self.

We would LOVE to see pics of the gator's pool LOL

Kim

 

[chadducote]

These are after the clean out. I couldn't find the ones with all the stuff in it.

 

[kimkats]

I see LOTS of bleach in your future! Did she offer to get in that mess?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

OMG OMG OMG!!! She got into that mess not knowing what was lurking below the surface....after an alligator had been there!??!?

<faints. falls over.>

Snakes?

Our way of pool care is *the cheapest* and the best....so you're in good hands and the bank won't have to worry.

More pics, please!

Maddie

 

[GregInClaremont]

Welcome! You're in good hands here! I think you should stop everything, get a deal set up with a network, and start filming your home reno. project. Maybe throw the gator back in and reshoot that part though.

 

[chadducote]

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[kimkats]

NOT what I expected to see happen next!! What happened to the budget? LOL going big it looks like! Is that you? I hope who ever it is is wearing eye protection!

 

[jimim]

that is nuts. i don't know how u southerners do it. i would be like. . . i'm out. . . fill it in. . . plant grass. . . please build a 6 foot block around my house also please.

Welcome to the forum!

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nice! way to go. all in or nothing! i like it. good luck! will be great when all done.

 

[robbegginer]

Welcome!

You found the right forum to get help. We got our first pool with our house purchase. Things didn't seem to be working right. After posting a photo here, someone wondered if I had the send & return reversed. Simple fix!

Good luck

 

[chadducote]

Hey guys just wanted to say thank you to everyone here and give an update on my pool Reno. We just got it plastered yesterday and are filling it and ready to start up the system. Couldn't have done with out this forum. I did most of the plumbing my self. We hired a company to do the plaster.

 

[kimkats]

Look at that pretty new pool!!!!! Love it!

Do NOT stop the fill water once it starts!!! If you do it could make a ring around the plaster that is almost impossible to get out!

Kim