I've posted quite a few threads and have received a ton of helpful info so I figured it was as good a time as any to put it all in one place. Last summer I purchased a new home with a pretty neglected pool. It's a steel wall, originally built in 1978 and has more than served its time. There's quite a bit of movement in the pool with both long walls having shifted nearly 2" and the concrete decking is lifting all over the place. In Aug 2019 the liner failed and the previous owners had it replaced but never addressed the structural issues. I spoke to the pool company that did the instal and they told me that the high water table had washed away the original sand bottom over the years. I'm the 2nd house from a pretty large lake so some sort of ground water drainage will need to be addressed in the future. They removed all of the sand, did a brand new vermiculite floor, new foam and liner - pool hasn't been opened since. It hasn't lost a drop of water in the 8 months I've been here so hopefully it will hold up for the time being.
We knew going into this that it would need to be replaced in the very near future so this season is more of an experiment than anything else really. This is our first pool so we're hoping to learn the "lay of the land" and to see what we want out of a full renovation when the time comes. I have no idea what we're going to uncover so just being able to swim this year will be considered a success! I'll be upgrading whatever is necessary for this year with the hopes that it will alleviate some of the pain down the road.
Current state of the pool:
Progress:
We knew going into this that it would need to be replaced in the very near future so this season is more of an experiment than anything else really. This is our first pool so we're hoping to learn the "lay of the land" and to see what we want out of a full renovation when the time comes. I have no idea what we're going to uncover so just being able to swim this year will be considered a success! I'll be upgrading whatever is necessary for this year with the hopes that it will alleviate some of the pain down the road.
Current state of the pool:
Progress:
- Pool electrical was inspected. The existing fuse box and wiring was deemed unsafe but the walls and coping bonding are all good. The diving board mounts and the deep end ladder anchors are not bonded. I plan on removing the diving board mounts, not sure the best way to approach the ladder mounts just yet.
- Permits submitted for the electrician to replace the existing fuse box with a 60amp sub panel and rewire all the way back to the main panel
- Ordered Calimar 1.5hp VSP. Hoping this will be a cheap alternative to hold me over for a season or two until we make the big jump
- TF-100 in hand
- Planning on refurbishing the DE4820 that was left here. I almost pulled the trigger on the Pentair C&C but the money is better spent elsewhere until I know I can use the pool for sure. The DE will be a pain for the time being but its a $1000 savings at the moment. New grids and o-rings ordered.
- Will re-plumb with hard pvc as far as I can from the concrete deck to the new pad
- On the search for liquid chlorine. Every local pool store and Ace is currently out of stock or not expecting deliveries anytime soon. May just start stocking up on walmart bleach if worse comes to worse.
- As soon as the new sub panel is in i'll start slamming