Gus

Many thanks for your advice. As this will be a holiday home for ourselves and family to use rather than commercial let, we will probably only get 4-6 weeks use during the summer. Is it quite straightforward to get the water ready at the start of a 2 week visit or does it need maintenence everey week of the year. Thanks.  

We have recently purchased a house near Cognac that came with an above ground pool ( approx 4ft high x 12ft across).Although is has a cover on it (torn in places) it doesn't look as if its been used for some while.If I shine a torch into the water I can see the bottom so its not full of algae as I expected. I am considering emptying it ,cleaning it and then refilling (local regulations permitting).My query is:  as we have a Fosse Septique could the water be pumped into it or would that be too much. Previous owner has left some equipment for the pool so we may well have filter etc so I'm not sure whether we have what we need to clean the water without emptying. If there is anyone out there with any snippets of help or info on how to look after these things I would be much obliged.

Am due to go for final signing on our house that is  10 minutes from Cognac. Would appreciate any information on garners/house minders etc in the area.Also what is the going rate for these types of services?