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Indoor Swimming Pool - Cost to maintain

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  • 25-03-2010 11:46am
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    whippet
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    I have been toying with the idea of moving house and have come across an ideal house at a decent price. But the house actually has an indoor swimming pool, it's not something that I would be too keen to have, but the price of the house seems like a bargain and as a bonus has a swimming pool.

    Has anyone have any idea what the realistic cost of maintaining a Pool, it looks about 10 meters long and 5 meters wide?


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Heating it would be the main cost, and there's the pump, chemicals and cleaning it as well.

    Not something I'd be keen to have, either, even though I love swimming.


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    ellejay
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭ellejay


    is it this house op?

    http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/lovers-leap-lane-enniskerry-co-wicklow/124090

    why not just the EA?


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    Dopey
    Registered Users Posts: 390 ✭✭Dopey


    ellejay wrote: »
    is it this house op?

    http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/lovers-leap-lane-enniskerry-co-wicklow/124090

    why not just the EA?

    Wow that's a cracker of a house.

    I saw one in Dunshaughlin at the weekend. It's interesting how it's not more prominent in the advertisement. I presume it's because it is expensive to maintain and would turn certain folk off it.


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    whippet
    Registered Users Posts: 7,675 ✭✭✭whippet


    that isn't the house but it is a cracker.

    While I don't particularly want a swimming pool, it would be nice, but I don't know if i would be bothered with all the maintenance, cost of heating etc ...

    I find it hard enough to keep the garden right !!

    Has anyone any real idea of what you would be looking at monthly for heating ?


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    Cookie_Monster
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    cost would be zero if you drained it and didn't use.


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    ellejay
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭ellejay


    sorry op, no clue how much.

    i asked because i know the owners of above house, they've moved out of house already but rent out the swimming pool for lessons etc.

    maybe try the building and constuction forum, there's a load of plumbers, electricians and builders over there.

    regards,
    lj


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    zac8
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    i'm renting a house with an indoor pool. it's too expensive to run in winter. last year we ran it for 6 months starting early may and it worked out at between €100 per month electricity and about 2000 litres of oil. i think it's about 40x20ft.

    don't know about maintenance costs as landlord looks after that - he has a service contract.


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    spockety
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    cost would be zero if you drained it and didn't use.

    Turn it into a ball pit!

    398197114_b3c605240a.jpg


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