Monthly Cost Of An In ground Indoor Swimming Pool
by Ricky
We are allotting about $300 month for the electric for the whole house and about $100 a month for the gas heater during the winter months and about $250 a month for the summer months. Would this be enough to run and maintain the pool do you think? To be be able to know what to expect once we purchase this house. Indoor pools scare me sometimes and I want to be prepared before we take this plunge. Thanks for your help! Ricky Thanks for your question Ricky If you haven't read this page, I would encourage you to do so. Indoor Swimming Pools..Residential..Inground Cost..Prices Without knowing the size of the pool it would be difficult to give an estimate, but I will assume that the pool will be heated and used year round. If the pool has a conventional pool heating system, shop around for a high efficiency pool heater. You can find high efficiency gas heating systems with steady state efficiencies as high as 97%. Electric heat pump pool heaters are also available with coefficients of performance (COPs) in the 6.0-8.0 range when your operate them in warm weather. A COP of 6.0 is 600% more efficient than an electric resistance heater. If you give the salesman the pool size and the killowat per hour in VA. he could help out. Also consider a solar swimming pool cover when you're not using the pool. This will decrease evaporation and chemical use. Get a Taylor Reagent FAS-DPD K-2006 pool water test kit. Pool Water Testing Kit..Balance..Chemistry It's the best on the market and can be purchased here: Swimming Pool Supplies A few things about indoor pools that you need to know. Check for fresh air returns, exhaust, and dehumidification. Look for condensation everywhere in, on, and around the pool area. Look for mold in every crack, crevice, and corner. Feel the walls. Do they feel dry or soft and mushy. A soft wall might have mold behind it. Literally get down on the floor and sniff around for Clorox or other cleaners. This might be a cover-up for mold. Check up in the attic or area above the pool and the rooms adjacent to the pool. Look for condensation everywhere; under the insulation, on the wood or boards. Do they feel dry or mushy? Is the ceiling or underneath the insulation wet? If they are wet you'll have a big problem with mold later on. If there's any metal in the pool area or attic, is it rusted? All this could mean the air returns, exhaust, and/or dehumidification is not working. Find out why and what they're going to do to fix it. Listen for any abnormal humming, grinding, etc... from the dehumidifier or exhaust system. Have them turn on the system and watch it work. This is 3 years experience of being the pool operator (80,000 gallon indoor pool) at the YMCA and years of having a route of 50 residential and commercial pools in Arizona. Hope this helps and good luck with your house and indoor swimming pool. Robert |
