New member w/ small Intex pool, looking at salt systems

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

Thanks 'mum. I clicked on "My Profile" and got blocked so quickly gave up. My Settings did get me there -- my bad, I should've known since this is vBulletin.

Hopefully this week we'll get the yard leveled and prep'd for the pool, which is due in 14 days or so. I did the test with the 2 gallons of water and 1/4 cup bleach (6%) for 15 minutes and no cloudiness. So far so good.

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

We've decided to nix the pool. Leveling the ground would put us past the $1k mark, additional pool supplies, plus the time commitment just isn't worth the short season up here in our opinion. Returned the pool for a trampoline and the kids love it just as much. When it comes to water we prefer the ocean far more. Just isn't a "gotta have" item...now, if we lived in the southern part of the USA then, yeah, a pool would be more desirable.

[PoolDoc]

Makes sense.

I actually like the ocean much better myself --thought I don't think I want to swim near Portland.

If you look at a pool again, you might want to look at getting a plastic solar panel or two to go along with it. They are not super expensive, but are moderately effective if you have a good bit of sun. Not sure what Portland weather's like -- if it's like Seattle, forget I mentioned this. The sun has to actually shine quite a bit before such panels help.