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    me too....plan to build one "someday", and want a sunroom with a swimspa too. hope i win the lottery...lol!
    Hertford, NC
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    Grace, you STILL don't have a pool? Whatcha waitin' for???????

    We actually had an Intex 15' donut for 3 years...If you just want to float in a lounge chair with a cool drink, it's just as nice a the big pool we have now--and not at all expensive. My size has gone from $500-$600, down to around $200.

    There are some GREAT A/G alternatives that give you all or most of the features of an I/G with far less hassle. The two top-end rectangular pools are Splashpools and FantaSea. Besides, A/Gs have MAJOR tax advantages over IGs.

    If you can manage your own dig and planning there are IG kits that run around $7000.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CarlD View Post
    Grace, you STILL don't have a pool? Whatcha waitin' for???????
    $$$$$$$$$$$...

    Mortgage payment went WAAAAAYYYY up due to a miscommunication about property tax and our escrow account. Suffice it to say that there is no dough, not even for a donut!! Our yard would require leveling, and is about 1/2" of clay atop slabs of rock. Probably not a job we can handle ourselves, at least not cheaply.

    So I will patiently wait. We have a couple of community pools in the area, if I can bring myself to get in them... I know way too much about pool chemistry to blindly get into a public pool!
    ~Grace

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    but alas, no pool... yet!

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    Well Grace....i'd be happy to share mine with you. come on over and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you get your dream pool soon. I know you will be more than ready when the time comes...you have a lot of knowledge.
    Hertford, NC
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    Carl, we have FEET of ice yet. It has been unseasonably cold here for almost 2 weeks. Ugh! I can't wait for mine to thaw even though I know it means work! I'd rather work at cleaning a pool than stand around looking at a frozen pool with a pout on my face. Well, I can be busy planning the deck and shopping for drop in steps!!
    Beats driving to the lake!
    18'x33'x52" AG oval, hard plumbed system, 22" Pentair Meteor Filter 1.5hp pump, Goldline SWCG System, 2/4x20 SolarBear Panels, Biltmore Steps - 16x14' composite deck, Pool Rover Jr

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    Mine had thawed a few weeks ago, relatively eventless winter, dumped in some bleach just in case, but water looks clear, wanted to hook everything up over easter, but then we got this (not surprised) typical April snow/cold front, so everything's in a corner of the garage waiting to get hooked up so I can start to collect all the rain runoff from my roof and direct it into the pool to get this thing filled, circulating and swimmable!
    I do have to replace one hose to my solar panels since my neighbour's dog and mine decided to play tug of war with it mid winter and the dogs won.

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    I was doing yard work over the weekend and the pool looked inviting, so I dove in..... then got right back out


    soon it will be swimable
    14'x31' kidney 21K gal IG plaster pool; SWCG (Saline Generating System's SGS Breeze); Pentair FNS Plus 48 DE DE filter; Whisperflow 1 HP pump; 8 hours hrs; kit purchased from Ben; utility water; summer: none; winter: none; PF:5.7

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