Hey all. I am purchasing a home that has a pool. The pool was one of the main reasons for the home purchase. I've been going to google and YouTube university and learning as much as I can about pools and my specific pool/equipment. I think I'm getting a grasp but there are still many questions. I had a pool inspection completed which stated a few items that needed to be addressed. The pool is an ingound in Florida built in 1991. The gunite looks to be 8 or so years old. Wild guess.
Here is what the pool inspector stated:
Pool/spa combo encompasses approximately 10,000 gallons of water and is located under a lanai cage. Pool surface is tradional gunite/cement with no obvious defects or large stains. Some age-appropriate staining was evident. Tiles were in very good condition with only some minor calcium ‘icicles’ below the waterfall.
Daily water circulation is performed by a Pentair WhisperFlo pump with a 1.5 hp motor. It was working fine. The pump turns on/off each day via an Intermatic T104 timer system.
Water filtration was done using a Hayward sand filter. Sand was visible on the bottom of the pool which indicates one or more baffles at the bottom of the sand filter are broken (allowing sand to return to the pool). To repair this issue, the valve mechanism atop of the filter would need to be removed, all the sand taken out, the baffles replaced and then the system put back together again. It would take about 3 hours of labor plus part. Total estimated cost $450. An option would be to replace the entire sand filter with a cartridge filter system (Pentair CC150) at a cost of about $800.
The spa system consists of a second pump (Pentair WhisperFlo 1 hp), a 1.5 hp air blower, a Rheem gas heater and an Intermatic RC234PT timer & air switch. An air button at the spa side is used to activate all systems. The only problem noted was that the Venturi jets in the spa, activated by the pump, did not push back an air/water mixture as designed. The exact cause could not be determined though the likely source was clogged Venturi valves. Repair would cost about $250.
Valves to activate the spa were all manual but in working condition.
Both the spa and pool light could not be turned on though the light switches may be inside the home which could not be accessed.
Water chemistry could not be checked as the pool had just been serviced.
I will post pics here of the pool and equipment. As far as I can tell the propane heater is only plumbed to the spa currently. There appears to be power to the pool/spa light switches which has me guessing the bulbs are bad. The side of the pool has a threaded plug that has no suction and I'm not sure what it is. The strainer has a two holes that one has a flap. Not sure of that either. I know I still need to learn a lot and apologize for the long post. Hopefully by the time we close on the house and get in there I'll be ready to go. Thanks
Here is what the pool inspector stated:
Pool/spa combo encompasses approximately 10,000 gallons of water and is located under a lanai cage. Pool surface is tradional gunite/cement with no obvious defects or large stains. Some age-appropriate staining was evident. Tiles were in very good condition with only some minor calcium ‘icicles’ below the waterfall.
Daily water circulation is performed by a Pentair WhisperFlo pump with a 1.5 hp motor. It was working fine. The pump turns on/off each day via an Intermatic T104 timer system.
Water filtration was done using a Hayward sand filter. Sand was visible on the bottom of the pool which indicates one or more baffles at the bottom of the sand filter are broken (allowing sand to return to the pool). To repair this issue, the valve mechanism atop of the filter would need to be removed, all the sand taken out, the baffles replaced and then the system put back together again. It would take about 3 hours of labor plus part. Total estimated cost $450. An option would be to replace the entire sand filter with a cartridge filter system (Pentair CC150) at a cost of about $800.
The spa system consists of a second pump (Pentair WhisperFlo 1 hp), a 1.5 hp air blower, a Rheem gas heater and an Intermatic RC234PT timer & air switch. An air button at the spa side is used to activate all systems. The only problem noted was that the Venturi jets in the spa, activated by the pump, did not push back an air/water mixture as designed. The exact cause could not be determined though the likely source was clogged Venturi valves. Repair would cost about $250.
Valves to activate the spa were all manual but in working condition.
Both the spa and pool light could not be turned on though the light switches may be inside the home which could not be accessed.
Water chemistry could not be checked as the pool had just been serviced.
I will post pics here of the pool and equipment. As far as I can tell the propane heater is only plumbed to the spa currently. There appears to be power to the pool/spa light switches which has me guessing the bulbs are bad. The side of the pool has a threaded plug that has no suction and I'm not sure what it is. The strainer has a two holes that one has a flap. Not sure of that either. I know I still need to learn a lot and apologize for the long post. Hopefully by the time we close on the house and get in there I'll be ready to go. Thanks
