Hi everyone! I found this forum through a google search about in-pool umbrellas. This was the thread that came up: Umbrella pole material choice with salt water pool
but it was suggested that I start a new one as this was posted so long ago.
Like the poster in that thread, I have a fairly new pool that has built in umbrella sleeves in the shallow area of the pool (18 inch deep baja). Most of the time, the sleeves are empty. But when guests are over and it is very sunny out, I'll place a pole into the sleeve to attach an umbrella. The base looks like this: Amazon.com : BenefitUSA Patio Umbrella Lower Pole 33.5"(L)X1.5"(Dia) : Garden & Outdoor
The poles are taken out at the end of parties, maybe 4 hours at a time, 6 times over this past year. Because of the powdercoating, there does not appear to be any rusting. But is this something I can rely on?
Also, a guest placed one of my lawn chairs into the pool last week for around 15 minutes. When I grabbed it out, the metal legs dripped rusty colored water. It did not seem like the pool was affected as the water still maintained its pristine color. But should I be worried about chemistry problems at all with the iron/rust?
Thank you in advance for the responses and I'm so happy to have found this forum!
but it was suggested that I start a new one as this was posted so long ago.
Like the poster in that thread, I have a fairly new pool that has built in umbrella sleeves in the shallow area of the pool (18 inch deep baja). Most of the time, the sleeves are empty. But when guests are over and it is very sunny out, I'll place a pole into the sleeve to attach an umbrella. The base looks like this: Amazon.com : BenefitUSA Patio Umbrella Lower Pole 33.5"(L)X1.5"(Dia) : Garden & Outdoor
The poles are taken out at the end of parties, maybe 4 hours at a time, 6 times over this past year. Because of the powdercoating, there does not appear to be any rusting. But is this something I can rely on?
Also, a guest placed one of my lawn chairs into the pool last week for around 15 minutes. When I grabbed it out, the metal legs dripped rusty colored water. It did not seem like the pool was affected as the water still maintained its pristine color. But should I be worried about chemistry problems at all with the iron/rust?
Thank you in advance for the responses and I'm so happy to have found this forum!
