Need advice first time pool

[Gofast73]

Yea we talked with a pool store today and they said it would rust the metal top of the pool after a few years of use. We're looking at buying a professional pool now there not to expensive. Plus the cost for the saltwater system at this time will be to expensive with the cost of everything else. Thanks for all the help I do appreeviate it. We're going for a 18 foot pool since that's basically all the extra room we have without really doing some ground removing living on a good size hill does have a down fall.

[aylad]

Not to mention that the Intex SWCG system has a copper ionizer in it--you'd spend half of your time trying to treat your water for metals, or swimming in clear, green water! Good decision to postpone that purchase....

Janet

[Gofast73]

Yea were not going the Walmart route at all now just gonna get a good pool. Being a disabled Vet it would be hard on me putting it up and breaking it down this way once it's up it's up and then just have to maintain it much easier plus my wife would be much happier this way.

[aylad]

I think that's a good move on your part. When you get the pool, also PLEASE get a good test kit--see my first response above--it will save you more money in one season than any other part of the pool purchase will!!

[Gofast73]

Well the place where we are buying the chemicals from will test it for free and sells the chemicals needed to get it back on track very cheap. It's a good deal it's kind of a yearly plan we'll be buying. Our niece has a pool and uses this same place and it's much cheaper then buying all the chemicals at a different store.

[Gofast73]

Yea were going to buy a Taylor kit the k2006c one it cost slightly more but we'd get more supplies for it.

[Watermom]

You have to be careful with chemicals from the pool store. They often try and sell you things you don't need and some of those things have stuff in them that cause problems for your water. It would be a good idea for you to do a lot of reading here on the forum, especially the stickies at the tops of the different sections of the forum. Also, do some reading on our sister website www.poolsolutions.com. Lots of good information there as well.

[PoolDoc]

Finished yesterday:
Super-simple pool chemistry recipe for Intex type pools: start-up & routine care.