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Originally Posted by Jenn218  Great pictures....I will have to post some more of ours later.
I went with the Baquacil because it is suppose to be gentle on your skin, eyes, hair, etc. So far, we like it....but we may switch to chlorine next year?? I don't know yet. This stuff is EXPENSIVE! |
Jenn,
Really, in your own swimming pool, the amount of chlorine you use is nothing like in public pools. They have to keep a certain level because of the number of people using (and peeing in) their pools. And our pool builder told us that what we're often thinking of when we think of chlorine is public pools, and you never have to use that quantity in your own pool. We NEVER have problems with the chlorine and our eyes or skin or hair. And remember how your lungs would hurt after swimming all day at a public pool? That doesn't happen at home. Plus, the chlorine is so much easier to maintain. I asked a pool chemical salesman about the baquacil, and he said when the levels get out of whack, it's not as easy to correct. With chlorine, pretty much any problem an extra gallon of chlorine will fix. We use the kind at the pool supply company. It is a stronger chlorine and costs less in the long run. It is 12%, while the stuff in the grocery store, kmart, target, etc. is only 10%.
Yes, post pics of your pool; I love to see how others have theirs done.
Gypsy,
We bought this house new and put the pool in (not us ourselves, we hired the pool company), picked out the design, tile, brick. Chloe has gone in a couple of times, and she is a natural swimmer--as dogs are. She doesn't really like it yet. I'm still waiting for a life preserver vest from Tinkerbells Closet. I'll put her in more when I feel better about it. I'm kind of afraid to take my hands off her when she's swimming.