What are the operating expenses of inground pools?
Question:I am considering purchasing a new home with a 20' x 40' inground pool, the pool has 6-man hot tub that overflows into it. Both are heated. The home is in the Houston, TX area. It is gunite, 9' deep, and not salt water. How much do you think the chlorine would cost on a monthly basis? What would you think the monthly heating cost would be? It is computer-controlled, so how much could I save by only running the heater at certain times? In the Houston area, how much of the year is the heater on the pool even needed? Would it be possible to convert to a salt water system?
Answers:
If you do your own maintenance, cost of chemicals isnt much. A bigger expense is bringing in somebody to do your sweeping, skimming, ph balance, and filter care.
IF you swim 365 days a year, you will need some heater time. Depends on how you like your water, and whether you do the hottub year round.
Install a solar system for your pool water. It'll save a lot of $$'s. Just heat the spa. It may heat the pool well enough, except for the coldest months. Turn on your heater half the time, you save half the expense of heating the pool.
You could go saltwater, but why would yo uwant to. It takes a lot more time and expense to keep clean, and judging from my friends saltwater fish tank, a lot more equipment.
I don't have one, but I know various people who does, and each of them have told me the estimated cost for upkeep is about $300.00 annually.
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