Pool care on the cheap: OT

[jeeman]

How much is your time worth?

If you convert your pool to salt water, you’ll spend around $1000-1100 up front, but then you’ll spend about $.30-40/day in electricity cost creating chlorine from the salt. So, it’s probably break even with buying bleach.

Before, I used to spend 5 mins minimum DAILY checking the pool chemistry, pouring in bleach, and hoping that algae doesn’t grow. If I missed a day or two, then algae would come back with a vengeance, and I’d spend a couple hours fixing my mistake.

Now, I go out there every two weeks for 10 minutes, check chemistry and make sure my chlorine levels are good. I might have to brush off a little bit of algae from time to time, but if you keep your chlorine levels up, you won’t have to worry about phosphates and algaecide, etc. That is just a money maker anyways.

So, do you wanna spend 20 minutes a month caring for your pool, or 3+ hours a month caring for your pool?

I haven’t regretted my salt water generator one bit since I bought it.

[ocrenter]

[quote=jeeman]How much is your time worth?

If you convert your pool to salt water, you’ll spend around $1000-1100 up front, but then you’ll spend about $.30-40/day in electricity cost creating chlorine from the salt. So, it’s probably break even with buying bleach.

Before, I used to spend 5 mins minimum DAILY checking the pool chemistry, pouring in bleach, and hoping that algae doesn’t grow. If I missed a day or two, then algae would come back with a vengeance, and I’d spend a couple hours fixing my mistake.

Now, I go out there every two weeks for 10 minutes, check chemistry and make sure my chlorine levels are good. I might have to brush off a little bit of algae from time to time, but if you keep your chlorine levels up, you won’t have to worry about phosphates and algaecide, etc. That is just a money maker anyways.

So, do you wanna spend 20 minutes a month caring for your pool, or 3+ hours a month caring for your pool?

I haven’t regretted my salt water generator one bit since I bought it.[/quote]

love my salt generator and pool cover. quite frankly, would not have even gotten the pool if not for these two options.

[ocrenter]

[quote=jeeman]How much is your time worth?

If you convert your pool to salt water, you’ll spend around $1000-1100 up front, but then you’ll spend about $.30-40/day in electricity cost creating chlorine from the salt. So, it’s probably break even with buying bleach.

Before, I used to spend 5 mins minimum DAILY checking the pool chemistry, pouring in bleach, and hoping that algae doesn’t grow. If I missed a day or two, then algae would come back with a vengeance, and I’d spend a couple hours fixing my mistake.

Now, I go out there every two weeks for 10 minutes, check chemistry and make sure my chlorine levels are good. I might have to brush off a little bit of algae from time to time, but if you keep your chlorine levels up, you won’t have to worry about phosphates and algaecide, etc. That is just a money maker anyways.

So, do you wanna spend 20 minutes a month caring for your pool, or 3+ hours a month caring for your pool?

I haven’t regretted my salt water generator one bit since I bought it.[/quote]

love my salt generator and pool cover. quite frankly, would not have even gotten the pool if not for these two options.

[ocrenter]

[quote=jeeman]How much is your time worth?

If you convert your pool to salt water, you’ll spend around $1000-1100 up front, but then you’ll spend about $.30-40/day in electricity cost creating chlorine from the salt. So, it’s probably break even with buying bleach.

Before, I used to spend 5 mins minimum DAILY checking the pool chemistry, pouring in bleach, and hoping that algae doesn’t grow. If I missed a day or two, then algae would come back with a vengeance, and I’d spend a couple hours fixing my mistake.

Now, I go out there every two weeks for 10 minutes, check chemistry and make sure my chlorine levels are good. I might have to brush off a little bit of algae from time to time, but if you keep your chlorine levels up, you won’t have to worry about phosphates and algaecide, etc. That is just a money maker anyways.

So, do you wanna spend 20 minutes a month caring for your pool, or 3+ hours a month caring for your pool?

I haven’t regretted my salt water generator one bit since I bought it.[/quote]

love my salt generator and pool cover. quite frankly, would not have even gotten the pool if not for these two options.

[ocrenter]

[quote=jeeman]How much is your time worth?

If you convert your pool to salt water, you’ll spend around $1000-1100 up front, but then you’ll spend about $.30-40/day in electricity cost creating chlorine from the salt. So, it’s probably break even with buying bleach.

Before, I used to spend 5 mins minimum DAILY checking the pool chemistry, pouring in bleach, and hoping that algae doesn’t grow. If I missed a day or two, then algae would come back with a vengeance, and I’d spend a couple hours fixing my mistake.

Now, I go out there every two weeks for 10 minutes, check chemistry and make sure my chlorine levels are good. I might have to brush off a little bit of algae from time to time, but if you keep your chlorine levels up, you won’t have to worry about phosphates and algaecide, etc. That is just a money maker anyways.

So, do you wanna spend 20 minutes a month caring for your pool, or 3+ hours a month caring for your pool?

I haven’t regretted my salt water generator one bit since I bought it.[/quote]

love my salt generator and pool cover. quite frankly, would not have even gotten the pool if not for these two options.

[ocrenter]

[quote=jeeman]How much is your time worth?

If you convert your pool to salt water, you’ll spend around $1000-1100 up front, but then you’ll spend about $.30-40/day in electricity cost creating chlorine from the salt. So, it’s probably break even with buying bleach.

Before, I used to spend 5 mins minimum DAILY checking the pool chemistry, pouring in bleach, and hoping that algae doesn’t grow. If I missed a day or two, then algae would come back with a vengeance, and I’d spend a couple hours fixing my mistake.

Now, I go out there every two weeks for 10 minutes, check chemistry and make sure my chlorine levels are good. I might have to brush off a little bit of algae from time to time, but if you keep your chlorine levels up, you won’t have to worry about phosphates and algaecide, etc. That is just a money maker anyways.

So, do you wanna spend 20 minutes a month caring for your pool, or 3+ hours a month caring for your pool?

I haven’t regretted my salt water generator one bit since I bought it.[/quote]

love my salt generator and pool cover. quite frankly, would not have even gotten the pool if not for these two options.

[scaredyclassic]

i don’t think u need to check pool chem daily. 2-3 x a week will do it. if you keep a log, you knwo where the chlorine level is. i know exactly every day. you do need to keep track of chlorine and how much bleach youadd. but thats not 5 mins a day. that’s like 3. and ph levels, muriatic acid. that you need to look at once a week. but it’s really easy once its dialed in. swg may be the same price, but you ahve the big upfront expense. i think i just like the task; but you do have to stay on it always

[scaredyclassic]

i don’t think u need to check pool chem daily. 2-3 x a week will do it. if you keep a log, you knwo where the chlorine level is. i know exactly every day. you do need to keep track of chlorine and how much bleach youadd. but thats not 5 mins a day. that’s like 3. and ph levels, muriatic acid. that you need to look at once a week. but it’s really easy once its dialed in. swg may be the same price, but you ahve the big upfront expense. i think i just like the task; but you do have to stay on it always

[scaredyclassic]

i don’t think u need to check pool chem daily. 2-3 x a week will do it. if you keep a log, you knwo where the chlorine level is. i know exactly every day. you do need to keep track of chlorine and how much bleach youadd. but thats not 5 mins a day. that’s like 3. and ph levels, muriatic acid. that you need to look at once a week. but it’s really easy once its dialed in. swg may be the same price, but you ahve the big upfront expense. i think i just like the task; but you do have to stay on it always

[scaredyclassic]

i don’t think u need to check pool chem daily. 2-3 x a week will do it. if you keep a log, you knwo where the chlorine level is. i know exactly every day. you do need to keep track of chlorine and how much bleach youadd. but thats not 5 mins a day. that’s like 3. and ph levels, muriatic acid. that you need to look at once a week. but it’s really easy once its dialed in. swg may be the same price, but you ahve the big upfront expense. i think i just like the task; but you do have to stay on it always

[scaredyclassic]

i don’t think u need to check pool chem daily. 2-3 x a week will do it. if you keep a log, you knwo where the chlorine level is. i know exactly every day. you do need to keep track of chlorine and how much bleach youadd. but thats not 5 mins a day. that’s like 3. and ph levels, muriatic acid. that you need to look at once a week. but it’s really easy once its dialed in. swg may be the same price, but you ahve the big upfront expense. i think i just like the task; but you do have to stay on it always

[jeeman]

I think my problem was that CYA levels were off the charts, reducing the effectiveness of the chlorine. I couldn’t keep enough chlorine in the pool.

[jeeman]

I think my problem was that CYA levels were off the charts, reducing the effectiveness of the chlorine. I couldn’t keep enough chlorine in the pool.

[jeeman]

I think my problem was that CYA levels were off the charts, reducing the effectiveness of the chlorine. I couldn’t keep enough chlorine in the pool.

[jeeman]

I think my problem was that CYA levels were off the charts, reducing the effectiveness of the chlorine. I couldn’t keep enough chlorine in the pool.

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