Is it very expensive to have a pool in your yard?

Question

I was thinking about buying a house with a pool. But I was wantint to know about the expenses involved in owning a pool. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

It depends allot on the pool size, how many features it has, waterfalls, a spa, lights etc.
Just like buying an older house with older heat and a/c units, the age and condition of the pool pump would also factor in.
A 1.5 hp pump uses about as much electricity as five 100 w light bulbs. In peak season the pump should be run about 6 to 8 hours per day.
Pool lights in older pools are typically 500w, new LED lights that change colors, last longer and use less electricity. Some places require 12v lights, these are usually 300w. Although pool lights look cool at night, they attract bugs, bugs make the pool dirty using more chlorine,driving the cost up.
Newer pools use computers to program the filter pump, the cleaner pump, the lights the spa temapture etc. Repairs to these usually require a board to be replaced for anywhere from 500.00 to 1000.00.
Pools are fun and great exercise, but like anything else they cost money.
Weigh the cost against the benefits, your probably going to have the house/pool for a long time.

Answer 2

Expensive is relative to how much you would like a pool and
how much can you afford and how much work do you want to
put into it. Always keep in the back of your mind that when you get sick of it, you cant dump it like a boat, etc. Running a pool pump is not exactly cheap and needs to be run at least 8 hours a day to keep the chemicals stirred up. If you decide to go for it, then go to http://appliancequickfix.com/ and see whats involved in pool water maintenance. If you are not really enthused about it - I would forget it.

Answer 3

Aside from the chemical and water costs, electricity is another issue. Locally our electricity is pretty expensive (approx. .11 cents/kwH) and running the pool filter motor can make a big impact on the summer electric bill. My neighbors with pools pay about 50% more in electricity costs than those that don't have pools.

Check out the attached link. It's an energy usage table and it shows how much electricity major household items use - including pool motors w/ hp. ranging from 1/2 hp to 1.5 hp.

Answer 4

Chemicals and labor are the main "downs" of owning a pool. If you maintain the pool well, and don't have major problems (mustard algae) it probably averages a couple dollars a day. Be ready for the labor of cleaning the pool though. Do not believe the promises that everyone else will help you. You will have lots of friends though. LOL.

Answer 5

Yes, but not for the reason that you think! Apparently if the neighbor's kid climbs over your fence and somehow get hurt in the pool you owe them your entire life savings. Also, if you have a guest over and their kid gets hurt in the pool you owe them your entire life savings. When you have a chance to vote for two candidates do a search to find out which one gets the most money donated by lawyers and vote for the other candidate. This is a major problem in the USA where we have more lawyers than the rest of the world.... combined!

Answer 6

Chemicals do cost quite a bit. But if you keep things running right you don't have to use a lot. It's quite a lot of work to keep it up, but if you actually USE it, it's darned well worth both the expense and the work.

Answer 7

Its like anything else in life its what you want out of it. I would suggest you run a salt water system instead of chlorine, it is cheaper and not as much maitanence involved.

Answer 8

yeah it is but if u wana ve it then go for it bcoz there is no price for passion.