O.K. here are some common sense tips to help you do this yourself . First look for the obvious leaks at filter , a wrinkly liner , concrete decking moving (plumbing might be leaking underneath ) tile falling off coping stones broken rough plaster . Are all the ladders handrails diving board slide still there ? Is the equipment all there ? was a heater there and now not there .( you will see a gas line going nowhere ) is there a cover on pool .I have seen a few pools with no cover at all . No cover is a red flag you will probably have to drain pool empty and clean it out . if it is a liner pool you wont want to drain pool completely you will ruin liner . When i receive calls about pools with no cover or a cover that fell in that is a minimum of $500.00 and possibly $1000.00 to drain and clean .
Some of the things i look for on a pool are . When running the pool for 24 hours does it lose any water ? If you can run pool with pump running for 24 hours and not lose any water it is unlikely there is an underground leak . Is the pump motor rusty noisy ? do the switches all work light , pump , does heater run ?
During your walk around if there are any warning signs i recommend you call in a professional to advise you .the Realtor and owner want to sell the house use your own professional . I have had homeowners hand me letters saying everything was alright while i was standing next to leaky rusty equipment . Check out a b.b.b. or service magic pro to advise . They will be your best friend especially if this is your first pool . They can advise you on operations and what chemicals to use and what you may want to upgrade in the future .
Thanks for reading
Gari Liacopoulos
Performance Pools
5851 secor rd
Toledo OH 43623
www.swimctr.com
