Swissie Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Just wondering - would you have a pool again? Or is it just too much kerfaffle, hardwork and expense?We have plenty of space away from trees to put one in - but I keep reading about all the troubles people are having, and thinking - NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Well, Swissie, I think I would. I have had problems with mine from the day it was put in by the biggest rip-off artist in the SW. All the errors were corrected and paid for by the original installers insurers and it was up and running, chrystal clear a couple of days before my daughter's wedding last year. The one lesson I have learned is that it pays to get recommendations from happy clients and if chemistry is not your strong point, pay someone competent to take care of it. In any case, having a pool for visiting family with children keeps the 'I'm bored' team entertained! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Provided you can find someone to do it right who actually has a clue then it's not difficult at all. As you say it's a big outlay and certain parts are skimped on like a quality tester, without that it's guesswork and most pool shops haven't a clue except about separating you from you money in the quickest way possible [6] They don't want you to know what's what otherwise you wouldn't buy the products from them.I have been asked to start a company in my locality so I can service the pools properly inc winterising and start ups as the other and sometimes large companies are incompetent but very expensive. I have to learn the most effective way of doing this micro bic or auto entrepreneur as the tax system will swallow me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Although a pool was not a must have when house hunting since deciding to buying our modest 6m x 3m above ground jobbie and building some decking around it we'd never be without one now. I had no prior experience of pools whatsoever but I don't find it overly difficult to manage it. It turned green the first year but only because my OH (bless her) didn't follow the instructions I left her whilst I was away and I ended up refilling it simply because it was cheaper to do that then throw xx Euros worth of chemicals into it. That was the same time I threw away the useless cartridge filter/pump unit and installed a sand filter, best move ever - after buying the pool that is.[IMG]http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p123/biskitboyo/pool.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 A pool in the Jura? Indoors surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Who's in Jura ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Now the Nernie, my typing skills are notoriously bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 HelloI wouldn't have an in ground again, I like Ernie's and others I've seen above ground, a fraction of the cost which makes it a smaller investment for the amount of use you get. There are a lot of cowboys installing and maintaining pools in France and I just think a DIY above ground saves all that! P x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Yes, in-ground ones have to be installed by people who really know what they are doing. The concrete, for example, has to be a "continuous pour".Then, if you want it tiled, you have to fill it up and leave it for several days to check for leaks, before emptying the pool and then doing the tiling.Properly done, they do cost a lot of money. I have my reservations about liners but, as I guess that many people in fact have liners and I don't want to tread on toes, I will not talk about those on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Line the moat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 [quote user="Théière"]I have been asked to start a company in my locality so I can service the pools properly inc winterising and start ups as the other and sometimes large companies are incompetent but very expensive. I have to learn the most effective way of doing this micro bic or auto entrepreneur as the tax system will swallow me.[/quote]Théière, if you've got a business with low overheads then autoentrepreneur (AE) is the best option, at least to start with. If you haven't seen it yet then read this http://www.pbss-uk.com/AEGuide_March2009_EN.pdfIt's a very good translation of the government AE guide and tells you most of what you need. The good thing about AE is that you pay your dues monthly or quarterly based on your actual turnover, so it suits a seasonal business and doesn't require you to pay based on some default figure plucked out of thin air by a fonctionnaire. PM me if you want to know more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Many thanks Albert T' InfoGipsy, I shall study your link this evening after I get back from emergency callout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissie Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 [quote user="AnOther"]Who's in Jura ?[/quote]Moi Swissie (not Island - the mountains!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 He is a challenged reader! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 [quote user="Swissie"][quote user="AnOther"]Who's in Jura ?[/quote]Moi Swissie (not Island - the mountains!)[/quote]Sorry, I must have missed where you didn't say that [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Dunno if you are your hols, Ernie, but it makes you ramble, perhaps the Pastis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissie Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Your English has certainly gone to pot W. BTW here in the Jura we drink Absinthe - and Pernod was invented here, on the Swiss side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 That is a great looking and really economical set up Ernie [:)]I especially like the way you have integrated the tree stump which would have caused you no end of grief to remove and thereafter, from the photograph you would never know that it is an above ground pool and I doubt that you would either when using it, lazing around it or having a barbecue.Chapeau! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Pasties Woolie? Cornish Pastis or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 [quote user="Swissie"]Your English has certainly gone to pot W. BTW here in the Jura we drink Absinthe - and Pernod was invented here, on the Swiss side.[/quote]I always thought that absinthe makes the heart grow and grow and grow and become a very funny colour with both yer eyes on the same side of yer snout? and then sell for miwionz of quidz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I dont even think of such things! I prefer samozas made by a little man in Liberty Street in Beirut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissie Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Are we by any chance digressing just a tad? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Nah, noone can imagine a swimming pool in all that snow! We are just being polite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I have had frogs, toads, mole crickets and snakes in my pool but last week I found this creature in my pool.[IMG]http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz152/wynkindeworde/V.jpg[/IMG]I thought about shock chlorination, rhohipnol but the only thing that worked was apple sours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Is Viagra contra-indicated for Veggies then [:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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