Jan 2025 IG pool build in Georgia, need liner re set!!!!

[tommelton]

We cover ours when leaves start to fall hard - this year we covered it on October 20. The first year we had the pool, left it uncovered and fought the leaves. Second year - bought an inexpensive cover and water boxes to save the wear and tear on me netting leaves. I still test about once a month when covered and keep the chlorine levels in check. That way it is uncovered with no water issues.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

The equipment pad is the most critical item to protect in your area. The frost line in GA is probably only a few inches below the surface so anything buried underground and around the pool will be fine. The above ground pipes and equipment will be the most susceptible to freeze damage so you’ll want to make sure, at the very least, all equipment is drained and dried prior to freezing temps. If you can remove the SWG cell and the pump and store them away indoors, then that will go a long way to keeping them operational for a long time. As long as the filter is clean and dry, it can stay outdoors. Nowadays they make custom covers for filter bodies that you can put on them to reduce environmental wear and tear. That can help in the winter too.

 

[suzook]

We cover ours when leaves start to fall hard - this year we covered it on October 20. The first year we had the pool, left it uncovered and fought the leaves. Second year - bought an inexpensive cover and water boxes to save the wear and tear on me netting leaves. I still test about once a month when covered and keep the chlorine levels in check. That way it is uncovered with no water issues. View attachment 622348

Wow! Beautiful yard/pool!! So you cover to keep leaves out, and leave it running? Or you completely close it?

 

[suzook]

The equipment pad is the most critical item to protect in your area. The frost line in GA is probably only a few inches below the surface so anything buried underground and around the pool will be fine. The above ground pipes and equipment will be the most susceptible to freeze damage so you’ll want to make sure, at the very least, all equipment is drained and dried prior to freezing temps. If you can remove the SWG cell and the pump and store them away indoors, then that will go a long way to keeping them operational for a long time. As long as the filter is clean and dry, it can stay outdoors. Nowadays they make custom covers for filter bodies that you can put on them to reduce environmental wear and tear. That can help in the winter too.

Yes, I will be putting the pump, and swg away for the winter if I decide to completely winterize, and I usually just use a heavy duty garbage bag to cover the filter. I leave the heat pump uncovered. I don't believe in covering them like some do. It keeps moisture trapped.

 

[tommelton]

Wow! Beautiful yard/pool!! So you cover to keep leaves out, and leave it running? Or you completely close it?

Just covered, still running. If the water temp is warm enough, the SWG produces chlorine, if not warm enough, I add chlorine as necessary to keep it from getting any algae. And for last year and this - when the air temps are under the freeze point - the freeze protect kicks in and keeps it running outside my set schedule.

So my only time to have concern will be for power loss. I know where all drain plugs are, and will take necessary steps if/when that happens when the temps are below freezing.

 

[Newdude]

I don't believe in covering them like some do. It keeps moisture trapped.

My HVAC guy was no fan either. He told me to cover the top for any falling debris / moisture but leave the sides open to keep it less hospital for creatures.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

My HVAC guy was no fan either. He told me to cover the top for any falling debris / moisture but leave the sides open to keep it less hospital for creatures.

When we moved into our home one of the first "issues" I corrected was having all of the roof scuppers replaced with rain gutters and downspouts. The scuppers were literally placed within inches of the HVAC compressors ... water would pour out of the scuppers, hit the ground and splash mud and debris all over the compressors. I swear the roofers and HVAC guys were in cahoots on their placements so as to maximizes future repair work ... that said, I agree with this as well - cover the top of the unit to keep rain and debris out of the draft fan but leave the rest of it open for good air flow. Make sure all equipment is placed at a high elevation than the surrounding area so that water flows away from it and nothing gets submerged when the inevitable deluge of rain decides to fall.

 

[JamesW]

My HVAC guy was no fan either.

Not a Fan.

 

[kimkats]

I will definitely be opening it early March.

Don't let the date "trap" you just in case it warms up faster than years before. The water temp is what to keep an eye on.

 

[suzook]

Ironically 2nd week of January looking like historic cold temps, and snow possibility just in time for my dig. Definitely probably going to convince me to close it next year. People in the Atlanta area should be prepared, its gonna be bad.

 

[G&Cs Oasis]

Moving down in Jan, and wondering what a BASIC 16x32 IG pool will run me. No bells and whistles, just a basic one. I know I can get estimates once down there, but just want to get a ballpark figure, since we will be looking at homes without one.

We found some varying estimates but the standard rectangle 12x24’s they were telling us 80k and up.

 

[suzook]

Anyone have any idea if electrician can run conduit on the side of house, instead of burying it??? It's a straight run from meter to where subpanel for pool will be. I don't want it trenched and buried if possible, so I can avoid him wrecking my irrigation valve box and such. Obviously, I will ask when it's time, but curious if anyone has any idea?

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Anyone have any idea if electrician can run conduit on the side of house, instead of burying it??? It's a straight run from meter to where subpanel for pool will be. I don't want it trenched and buried if possible, so I can avoid him wrecking my irrigation valve box and such. Obviously, I will ask when it's time, but curious if anyone has any idea?

As long as you don’t mind seeing the conduit hanging on the side of the house then it’s no big deal.

See if they will set it in place using Unistrut. It makes for a cleaner installation and allows you to easily do add-ons later.

 

[suzook]

As long as you don’t mind seeing the conduit hanging on the side of the house then it’s no big deal.

See if they will set it in place using Unistrut. It makes for a cleaner installation and allows you to easily do add-ons later.

I'm ok with seeing it. I will paint it to match the house color. It's the side of the house with all the utilities and such anyway.

 

[suzook]

Oh....and my dig begins next Monday!!!!!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

I'm ok with seeing it. I will paint it to match the house color. It's the side of the house with all the utilities and such anyway.

If you’re not familiar with unistrut, here’s a link -

Unistrut Channel: Selecting the Right Strut for Your Application

When selecting Unistrut Channel for your project, there are a few things you'll want to consider to make sure you're getting the correct one for your job

unistrutstore.com

Back in my industrial lab days, we would used unistrut channels to mount and route just about anything that was needed - plumbing lines, gas lines, electrical, etc. The U/S channel system comes with lots of different adapters and coupling hardware to fit almost anything and any application. Depending on the construction of the exterior walls of the home, if you can land a few U/S channels on to the wood framing or beams, you can hang very heavy items from the them. Electrical conduit and boxes are a cinch to hang, and relocate, as-needed. One of my biggest regrets out at the equipment pad, and I have many, is that a lot of the conduit was buried and control wiring was just throw around on the ground or looped around pipes. It was the sloppiest job I had ever seen done and I would have been fired at my job if I had even attempted to do something like that. You don’t need to run every control wire in a conduit, and there’s good reasons not to, but anytime you can cleanly hang them from a wall strut and bundle them properly, you make future work a lot easier to accomplish. If the PB’s electrician won’t use unistrut, I’d ask them to get someone else who will.

 

[Mdragger88]

& ask for coated unistrut - its worth the extra cost in the outdoors. It’s green but you can paint over that.

 

[suzook]

I'll look into the cost of the uni. I'd just be happy with the conduit on the house, instead of it buried. Thanks for the heads up. Btw, I have used uni myself when we set up server rooms for Verizon. We would throw out shorter lengths of it when the job was finished. Wish I had about 10 of those hanging around. Lol. It is good stuff.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

I see the use of unistrut more as an indicator of the quality of the tradesman than a cost issue. The unistrut and associated hardware is dirt cheap compared to the overall cost of the pool build. If the PB and their electrician comes in and doesn’t use it to create a clean and professional installation, than that says more about their dedication to their workmanship than anything else. It’s definitely not required to hang a few pieces of EMT conduit but it certainly looks 100x more professional when you do. Tradesman should care about their craft and strive to do the best job possible as what they leave behind is the calling card for their reputation.

OK, I’ll stop flogging the dead horse now …

 

[suzook]

Welp, its getting time to eventually pick a vinyl color/pattern....Lathams online site is horrific, the liners look nothing like the pics online.