Pools - Worth the hassle or not?
Sep 3rd 2008, 11:33 pm
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Sep 4th 2008, 12:13 am
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Sep 4th 2008, 12:23 am
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Sep 4th 2008, 12:24 am
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Re: Pools - Worth the hassle or not?
Sep 4th 2008, 3:02 am
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Re: Pools - Worth the hassle or not?
The wind is the main factor for evaporation - see how quickly your cupp cools if held outside in a breeze!
Our pool in the States would have to be topped up by hundreds of gallons two or three times a week - no leaks - in warm and windy weather. With a blanket on just at night, evaporation went down to a few dozen gallons a week.
Our pool in the States would have to be topped up by hundreds of gallons two or three times a week - no leaks - in warm and windy weather. With a blanket on just at night, evaporation went down to a few dozen gallons a week.
Sep 4th 2008, 7:16 am
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Re: Pools - Worth the hassle or not?
An evaporation map of Australia. As an example, Perth area is in a band that's around 1900mm annually; much of that will be concentrated in the summer of course.
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Sep 4th 2008, 9:08 am
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Re: Pools - Worth the hassle or not?
Thank you so much for all your comments on the pros and cons of owning a pool.
I think the arguments for outweigh those against. I think it is summarized nicely by your comments:
If you want to "live the Pommie dream" a pool is compulsory.
I was not aware that pools were so expensive between costs for fencing and the pool itself. Time to relook at the finances I think. The butlers living quarters will have to go ! Thanks everybody for all your comments.
I think the arguments for outweigh those against. I think it is summarized nicely by your comments:
If you want to "live the Pommie dream" a pool is compulsory.
I was not aware that pools were so expensive between costs for fencing and the pool itself. Time to relook at the finances I think. The butlers living quarters will have to go !
Thanks everybody for all your comments.doing landscaping my self
cheep to run and about 1 hour a week to keep clean.
average temp in summer 28c with no heating.
and if you do things right you do not have to have a pool fence.
Sep 4th 2008, 2:47 pm
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Re: Pools - Worth the hassle or not?
I have another question about pool covers.....how do you put them on? I presume that as you have to use them daily that they are on some kind of roll mechanism?
Another stupid question. But this really is a new one to me...and I thought I had heard it all !
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Another stupid question. But this really is a new one to me...and I thought I had heard it all !
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Sep 4th 2008, 9:08 pm
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Re: Pools - Worth the hassle or not?
Tell you what, if i could jump into that right now I'd be a very happy man. A lovely cold Septembers day in Ireland.. Help
