When we bought our house, we knew we needed a new vinyl liner but because it was still winter, we couldn't have the equipment tested. However, we did have a pool escrow put into the purchase agreement, where the sellers made an escrow account for a certain dollar amount for any needed pool repairs other than the vinyl liner. We did end up getting a couple thousand for some needed repairs.
Oh wait, this is a thread about mistakes! Ok, well the biggest mistake we made was using Baquacil instead of chlorine. The first year the pool looked good (or what we thought looked good), but by the second year we started developed clarity problems and algae growth. I remember swimming and not being able to see where I was going. The pool store kept telling us we needed this, we needed that, while our pockets were bleeding money.
Then, I found TFP and with this great site's help, we converted from Baquacil to chlorine and also got a SWG. The best part was being able to see where I was going when I swim, plus feeling in control and not depending on pool stores.
Oh wait, this is a thread about mistakes! Ok, well the biggest mistake we made was using Baquacil instead of chlorine. The first year the pool looked good (or what we thought looked good), but by the second year we started developed clarity problems and algae growth. I remember swimming and not being able to see where I was going. The pool store kept telling us we needed this, we needed that, while our pockets were bleeding money.
Then, I found TFP and with this great site's help, we converted from Baquacil to chlorine and also got a SWG. The best part was being able to see where I was going when I swim, plus feeling in control and not depending on pool stores.