The Pool Nightmare Finally Ends!

Well I finally made it back here. 

The pool has been a bear to get set right. As mentioned before, I had a new liner put in. That liner came down within hours of it's installation. The guys came back and put it up again, no problem. Started filling it that afternoon, Debbie and I decided to go out that night, so I shut off the water. 

The next morning the backyard is a swamp and 1/2 the water is out of the pool. What a hassel. I call the installer again, he comes by the next day and finds a cut along the seam. It's a new liner so I can either get it replaced or fix it, my call. I make the wrong call. I tell them go ahead and fix it so it will be ready for my daughters High School Graduation party. They put on the patch, I start filling the pool again. 

The next morning the pool water level is lower than the night before, I hit the roof, more mad at myself than anything else. I call the pool installer again, the owner comes by this time, applies another patch and tells me that he will order me a new liner. At this point it a losing proposition for both of us.

The liner finally arrives after the July 4Th weekend . The installers come by and put it in. Do you know, every 15 minutes I checked the water line to make sure I did not have any new problems. Thank goodness, it is just perfect. I finally have my pool back, it looks great and sooo relaxing! 

My advice, if you get a new liner and it leaks, don't waste one moment, have it pulled out and replaced, it is not worth the aggravation.

I want to thank Bret at Aqua Pro Pool in East Brunswick, NJ. He is a great guy, and did all the right things to make this a happy ending.

Another week in Paradise!

Hi everyone, sorry about not getting back to you for a while. Life is full of challenges and these last few weeks are no different. A quick breakdown; My above ground pool water turned black from leaves and dead animals (poor babies fell in during a storm) My kids would not go in the water unless it was replaced. First mistake, I drained the pool, power washed it, then got the liner back on the sides. Apparently it took too long, the pool liner shrank, as a result when I went to refill the pool, all the sides came down! Time for a new liner. 

Here is some free info: I called a bunch of local Pool stores in and around my town as well as the original company that installed the pool 10 years ago, to see what it will cost to replace the liner and get it installed. The price range ran from $600 to $2000 complete! Whoa that is a crazy range. I will end up using Pelican Pools on Rt.18 in East Brunswick NJ. By the way I am only mentioning them because they had the best price , expertise for installation and nice people. No other business connection here!

My 53rd birthday came and went, I think I need to start exercising more, even though I work everyday, I can tell it is not enough. I think walking will be the key here.

Our Deep Freeze Freezer went out on us the other day, what a nightmare. If you are like me, you buy what ever you can on sale and freeze it. Debbie and I stopped dancing the freak and started rearranging the kitchen freezer to fit all the food in. Good thing Memorial Day weekend is here so we cook cook a lot of this stuff! Pumpkin Pie anyone?

Well, I will send out another post shortly; this one will be on deck washing.