wait! don\'t hire that pool guy!!!
Hire or not. . . .
This is the problem.
Do it yourself-
When I purchased my first suite two years ago, I was unprepared for the mandatory responsibility to maintain my humble new residence.
My house may be a starship Enterprise because I am very familiar with all parts of it.
I lived in an apartment all my life.
There has never been a handyman at home and I can get any basic mechanical knowledge of \"common sense\" type from ithow.
This is certainly unnatural for me.
Having said that, two years after I bought a house, I was doing my yard work here, my handyman work (limited)
And my pool is clean.
Once again, it\'s not a natural thing for me.
After dealing with a few different people I hired, I realized that you can\'t blindly trust so-
Professional.
Indeed, if you want to do your job well, you have to do it yourself sometimes.
At least before you find someone who has the ability to do it for you and you can afford it.
Even so, you should still be part of the process.
Along the way, I learned not to be afraid of the unknown.
I learned how to find valuable advice and guidance.
I also saved a few bucks in the process and I want to motivate you to do the same.
First of all, we should discuss whether it makes sense to hire professionals to do the work.
It depends on the complexity, size and cost of the work, as well as your skill level, the need to save money and the value of your spare time.
There is no doubt that with practice, your ability to work by hand and find out the unknown factors of home maintenance will increase.
The more time you spend on yourself, the faster you learn.
But you should start from an early age.
If you \'ve never hung a shelf, I wouldn\'t suggest you try to build a terrace.
Some jobs should definitely be handled by professionals.
As they say, time is money.
In fact, I think time is more valuable than money.
But if your budget is as tight as mine, you might consider trading some time and grease to save a dollar or two.
If you\'re on the same boat as me, what I\'m trying to say is that there\'s a mission anyone can do well and save a little cash while doing it.
It will be to maintain your pool.
Earlier I hired a pool cleaner and charged me $100 a month for cleaning.
I think it\'s a reasonable price and it doesn\'t have to be done on its own, it also ensures that my family always has a clean pool to enjoy.
I quickly understood that $100 a month does not cover everything completely.
Pool cleaners always suggest small things and it will cost more to \"really\" clean the pool.
I ended up having this pool guy hire another one.
The next guy charges me $80 a month.
The price is a little better and the pool seems a little cleaner except for a small problem.
I discussed this with two of my pool cleaners before I let them go.
There are 90 million bugs alive on the water. It was gross.
I don\'t care how \"clean\" the water is if I swallow a bunch of bugs every time I open my mouth \".
After talking to my pool administrator a few times, his best advice to me was to overflow the pool so that the bugs would spill over to the pool deck, thereby alleviating my bug problem, flooded the entire pool deck at the same time, and probably part of the first floor of my house. . . . . NOT! !
I visited the local pool supply store in person one day and specifically asked them about my bug dilemma.
This is despite my irrational fear of the \"unknown\", and when I have to go into a strange institution and ask for advice on things I don\'t know anything about, I usually have this fear in my mind.
For some strange reason, I always feel like I should have known these things already.
It could be a man.
They recommended a $20 bottle of EZ skim drink and in two simple apps it fixed the issue in two days!
All it does is let the bugs fall on the floor of the pool, where it is easier to vacuum all the bugs.
Why can\'t two separate pool cleaners provide this advice or even this service, why do we trust so quickly the so-called \"professionals\" as they have superhuman knowledge.
That day I realized I could actually know more than a professional!
It was on that day that I started cleaning up the pool and starting to do it myself.
I now spend an average of $50 a month on the chemicals needed for a cleaner pool and relatively little work.
Here is a simple guideline to keep your pool cleansaltwater, in-
Ground pool with standard pump filtration system: handle pool every week! ! ! ! (
Even if it\'s clean).
Find a local discount pool supply venue and learn about everyone there.
It is recommended that you conduct a water test once a week.
You just bring a Koizumi water bottle full of pool water to the pool supply store and they will test it for free.
I bring one each time the chlorine runs out, every 2 to 3 weeks.
In my opinion, this is frequent enough.
It is helpful not to have to go to the pool shop for unnecessary trips.
Every time you test the water, please follow the instructions they give you for the treated water.
If you are not clear about their instructions, do not leave the store until you leave.
Let them explain to you until you understand.
Always take out the filter before you process the water and rinse it clean with a water pipe. Treat the pool.
It is recommended that you keep the pump 24 hours during treatment.
I think it will be OK after 12 hours of treatment.
I have been told by some professionals that 4 hours is enough.
In the warm weather of the year, I recommend that the filter system run for at least 10 hours a day.
The rest of the year could take six hours.
If your pool is clean, you don\'t need to keep an automatic vacuum in the pool every day.
It may increase the wear and tear of the pool floor and the vacuum itself.
Four days a week is enough.
When you take it out of the pool, try putting the hose straight instead of curled up.
Pay attention to what is valid and what is invalid.
Sometimes even professionals are wrong.
Use your best judgment.
Now, this blog won\'t give you very detailed advice on how to clean the pool.
The truth is, I can\'t.
I still don\'t know all the scientific knowledge behind it, and can\'t speak jargon like a professional.
It\'s OK because my pool is clean.
As before, go to the pool supply center every other week for advice.
Get them a sample of your water and ask them to test it for you.
Let them tell you what the pool needs.
Tell them every detail of your pool.
Ask them more questions about cleaning and maintaining the pool every time you are there.
There\'s more to know, that\'s how to clean it up, and they can help you keep abreast of what you need to follow and focus on.
Know them.
They are professionals who are willing to help you if you wish.
If there is a problem at some point that you can\'t solve, there is no reason why you can\'t hire them to come and have a look at your pool and give you advice and estimates to solve the problem.
Don\'t be discouraged, but sometimes their advice may not always work in the process.
You will even find that different people working in the same store will give you slightly different advice.
You may find that the same people sometimes give you slightly different advice on the same topic! LOL. That\'s ok.
This is part of the learning process.
The goal is for you to figure out how to keep your pool, not for them to always have magical answers that can easily solve your problem without using the old noggin.
Be educated enough that even if you deal with professionals, you have the ability to evaluate the information they give you and come to your own conclusions.
In other words, let yourself learn by this age.
The old process of trial and error.
In the end, after you get the handle of the pool, you may build up enough confidence to start dealing with other projects such as pest control and other simple, cheap items to maintain on your own.
I pay $30 a month to a well-known pest control company across the country for a basic pest control program. You guessed it. . . . . They Sucked!
After discussing my pest issues with some friends and some workers at Home Depot, I spent $50 on enough pesticides to get rid of the bugs on my entire property, the borders of my house and everything in my house.
The description of the product I bought said that the result should last for 3 months.
I haven\'t seen another bug for 6 months.
Therefore, $100 should take care of your entire property for the whole year.
Before I realize it makes more sense to buy a brand new system, don\'t let me start reaching out to 3 different air conditioning maintenance people I \'ve been exposed.
Of course, that was after spending hundreds of dollars buying parts that didn\'t solve the problem.
I\'m not trying to stop you from using professionals.
As I said, most of the work at home is best left to professionals.
If you are fortunate enough to find someone capable and you have the ability to afford it, it may not make sense to follow my path.
It\'s not, it\'s not my situation.
I am a working class person selling lunch for dinner so it makes sense to cut corners as much as I can.
There is no better place than doing relatively easy service in your spare time and can save some money
Moolah is needed in the process.
This is the problem.
Do it yourself-
When I purchased my first suite two years ago, I was unprepared for the mandatory responsibility to maintain my humble new residence.
My house may be a starship Enterprise because I am very familiar with all parts of it.
I lived in an apartment all my life.
There has never been a handyman at home and I can get any basic mechanical knowledge of \"common sense\" type from ithow.
This is certainly unnatural for me.
Having said that, two years after I bought a house, I was doing my yard work here, my handyman work (limited)
And my pool is clean.
Once again, it\'s not a natural thing for me.
After dealing with a few different people I hired, I realized that you can\'t blindly trust so-
Professional.
Indeed, if you want to do your job well, you have to do it yourself sometimes.
At least before you find someone who has the ability to do it for you and you can afford it.
Even so, you should still be part of the process.
Along the way, I learned not to be afraid of the unknown.
I learned how to find valuable advice and guidance.
I also saved a few bucks in the process and I want to motivate you to do the same.
First of all, we should discuss whether it makes sense to hire professionals to do the work.
It depends on the complexity, size and cost of the work, as well as your skill level, the need to save money and the value of your spare time.
There is no doubt that with practice, your ability to work by hand and find out the unknown factors of home maintenance will increase.
The more time you spend on yourself, the faster you learn.
But you should start from an early age.
If you \'ve never hung a shelf, I wouldn\'t suggest you try to build a terrace.
Some jobs should definitely be handled by professionals.
As they say, time is money.
In fact, I think time is more valuable than money.
But if your budget is as tight as mine, you might consider trading some time and grease to save a dollar or two.
If you\'re on the same boat as me, what I\'m trying to say is that there\'s a mission anyone can do well and save a little cash while doing it.
It will be to maintain your pool.
Earlier I hired a pool cleaner and charged me $100 a month for cleaning.
I think it\'s a reasonable price and it doesn\'t have to be done on its own, it also ensures that my family always has a clean pool to enjoy.
I quickly understood that $100 a month does not cover everything completely.
Pool cleaners always suggest small things and it will cost more to \"really\" clean the pool.
I ended up having this pool guy hire another one.
The next guy charges me $80 a month.
The price is a little better and the pool seems a little cleaner except for a small problem.
I discussed this with two of my pool cleaners before I let them go.
There are 90 million bugs alive on the water. It was gross.
I don\'t care how \"clean\" the water is if I swallow a bunch of bugs every time I open my mouth \".
After talking to my pool administrator a few times, his best advice to me was to overflow the pool so that the bugs would spill over to the pool deck, thereby alleviating my bug problem, flooded the entire pool deck at the same time, and probably part of the first floor of my house. . . . . NOT! !
I visited the local pool supply store in person one day and specifically asked them about my bug dilemma.
This is despite my irrational fear of the \"unknown\", and when I have to go into a strange institution and ask for advice on things I don\'t know anything about, I usually have this fear in my mind.
For some strange reason, I always feel like I should have known these things already.
It could be a man.
They recommended a $20 bottle of EZ skim drink and in two simple apps it fixed the issue in two days!
All it does is let the bugs fall on the floor of the pool, where it is easier to vacuum all the bugs.
Why can\'t two separate pool cleaners provide this advice or even this service, why do we trust so quickly the so-called \"professionals\" as they have superhuman knowledge.
That day I realized I could actually know more than a professional!
It was on that day that I started cleaning up the pool and starting to do it myself.
I now spend an average of $50 a month on the chemicals needed for a cleaner pool and relatively little work.
Here is a simple guideline to keep your pool cleansaltwater, in-
Ground pool with standard pump filtration system: handle pool every week! ! ! ! (
Even if it\'s clean).
Find a local discount pool supply venue and learn about everyone there.
It is recommended that you conduct a water test once a week.
You just bring a Koizumi water bottle full of pool water to the pool supply store and they will test it for free.
I bring one each time the chlorine runs out, every 2 to 3 weeks.
In my opinion, this is frequent enough.
It is helpful not to have to go to the pool shop for unnecessary trips.
Every time you test the water, please follow the instructions they give you for the treated water.
If you are not clear about their instructions, do not leave the store until you leave.
Let them explain to you until you understand.
Always take out the filter before you process the water and rinse it clean with a water pipe. Treat the pool.
It is recommended that you keep the pump 24 hours during treatment.
I think it will be OK after 12 hours of treatment.
I have been told by some professionals that 4 hours is enough.
In the warm weather of the year, I recommend that the filter system run for at least 10 hours a day.
The rest of the year could take six hours.
If your pool is clean, you don\'t need to keep an automatic vacuum in the pool every day.
It may increase the wear and tear of the pool floor and the vacuum itself.
Four days a week is enough.
When you take it out of the pool, try putting the hose straight instead of curled up.
Pay attention to what is valid and what is invalid.
Sometimes even professionals are wrong.
Use your best judgment.
Now, this blog won\'t give you very detailed advice on how to clean the pool.
The truth is, I can\'t.
I still don\'t know all the scientific knowledge behind it, and can\'t speak jargon like a professional.
It\'s OK because my pool is clean.
As before, go to the pool supply center every other week for advice.
Get them a sample of your water and ask them to test it for you.
Let them tell you what the pool needs.
Tell them every detail of your pool.
Ask them more questions about cleaning and maintaining the pool every time you are there.
There\'s more to know, that\'s how to clean it up, and they can help you keep abreast of what you need to follow and focus on.
Know them.
They are professionals who are willing to help you if you wish.
If there is a problem at some point that you can\'t solve, there is no reason why you can\'t hire them to come and have a look at your pool and give you advice and estimates to solve the problem.
Don\'t be discouraged, but sometimes their advice may not always work in the process.
You will even find that different people working in the same store will give you slightly different advice.
You may find that the same people sometimes give you slightly different advice on the same topic! LOL. That\'s ok.
This is part of the learning process.
The goal is for you to figure out how to keep your pool, not for them to always have magical answers that can easily solve your problem without using the old noggin.
Be educated enough that even if you deal with professionals, you have the ability to evaluate the information they give you and come to your own conclusions.
In other words, let yourself learn by this age.
The old process of trial and error.
In the end, after you get the handle of the pool, you may build up enough confidence to start dealing with other projects such as pest control and other simple, cheap items to maintain on your own.
I pay $30 a month to a well-known pest control company across the country for a basic pest control program. You guessed it. . . . . They Sucked!
After discussing my pest issues with some friends and some workers at Home Depot, I spent $50 on enough pesticides to get rid of the bugs on my entire property, the borders of my house and everything in my house.
The description of the product I bought said that the result should last for 3 months.
I haven\'t seen another bug for 6 months.
Therefore, $100 should take care of your entire property for the whole year.
Before I realize it makes more sense to buy a brand new system, don\'t let me start reaching out to 3 different air conditioning maintenance people I \'ve been exposed.
Of course, that was after spending hundreds of dollars buying parts that didn\'t solve the problem.
I\'m not trying to stop you from using professionals.
As I said, most of the work at home is best left to professionals.
If you are fortunate enough to find someone capable and you have the ability to afford it, it may not make sense to follow my path.
It\'s not, it\'s not my situation.
I am a working class person selling lunch for dinner so it makes sense to cut corners as much as I can.
There is no better place than doing relatively easy service in your spare time and can save some money
Moolah is needed in the process.
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