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Originally Posted by monsegur
I have a swimming pool and would like to know how often I should have it serviced. Right now, it's being done weekly and its very expensive. I'm the only one that uses it. Any recommendations on how often and typical cost to have it serviced.
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I have a cover on my pool that looks like transparent light blue bubble wrap. It costs about $300 and lasts in our intense sunshine about 18 months. I have a salt water pool. My pool guy says it really does prevent a lot of chlorine loss and water loss. Before I had it, water had to be added every week. Since then, hardly any water has been added, and chemical use is way down.
I pay $2,000 for the year for full weekly pool cleaning and and all the chemicals. In the couple years I’ve owned the house, repairs to the pool system have added a good $1,000 a year. If you have a birdcage and a pool cover like I have, probably bi-weekly would be okay, or you could even do it yourself. But you probably won’t be able to do repairs by yourself. The man from whom I bought my house cleaned the pool himself for twenty years.