Pools and Spas

A pool is always fun when you do not have to maintain it. It is always fun on hot summer days. A pool is always fun with a bunch of good friends. If the home you are buying doesn’t have a pool, it is an expensive investment to have fun. And they do not usually return the expense when selling a house as appraisers won’t give you near the value that you put into it.

The regulations in your City may seem restrictive when it comes to a pool. The guidelines are actually all for safety because even though your teenage son wants to have a 3 meter (10 foot) high diving platform that he saw in the Olympics and a slide off the roof, reality will sink in as soon as you review the Emergency Room statistics related to pools.

There are not really a lot of parts to a pool, but with the electrical and parts outside a pool, that is where the complications begin. Oh yeah, everything with a pool is expensive. Sorry to inform you. There are a few subjects here for pools and check out what you need.

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Air Pump

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Coping and Tile

The perimeter of the pool has a form of trim that separates the shell of the pool with the water...

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Pool Decking

There is no limit on what you can do when building a pool and the surrounding deck. Everyone hopes the...

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Pool Electrical

We think of water with a pool and spa but the electrical components are more important. Not to be gross,...

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Pool Fencing

“Last one in is a rotten egg!” Kids and pools and splashing and fun can go on all summer long....

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Pool Filter, Backwash and Gauges

There may still be some Cities that allow discharging the pool water to the street when backwashing the filter. We...

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Pool Heater

Yes, swimming is fun. For those of us that do not participate in any “Polar Bear Swim Clubs”, we have...

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Pool Pumps and Valves

Having a pool is probably the most expensive thing that can be added to a house next to a Ferrari...

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Pool Structure

  You generally have “in-ground” pools and you have “above-ground” pools. The above ground pools are not really discussed here...

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Solar Pool Heating

Nothing is exactly free but some things can be less expensive and still have benefits. Let’s take solar heating for...

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Water and Features

In the old TV show from the 1960’s in the Beverly Hillbillies, Granny used to call the swimming pool a...

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Water Filling Valves

The most common item to fill a pool is a hose. You really do not need much explanation for this....

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