Climbed—very carefully—into the pool this morning after my weights and rowing workout. Made sure to get stinky hot before I took the icy plunge. It’s always confronting, that first immersion after a long break. The worst is the dividing line between wet and dry. It feels like you’re being cut in half.
I didn’t stay in long. Just ten minutes - enough to cool down and clean out the basket in this bad boy. A robot I had on demo. My old sucky pool vac has died so I’m looking at replacing it with a newer model.
It freaks me out a little that you’ve got an electrical device muntering around under water, but apparently it’s only 12 volts.
Hasn’t killed me yet, so I guess we’ll see. It does do a good clean.
I've recently become a pool owner, and we have a robot just like this. It works an absolute treat, although the shape of the pool floor does mean it tends to show off and do a lot of wheelies.
Pool vac robot. Sheer genius. By far the biggest drawback to owning a pool was the constant maintenance, the quest to keep the water clear, as opposed to green and murky. The small risk of electrocution? Manageable.
I've been in for the past 2 months but not the last 3 weeks. The roof is being replaced and the house is surrounded by scaff. And they put a leg of the scaff on the skimmer box so I cannot clean the pool. Just keep bombing it with chlorine n(for which someone will get a bill). I have an 18 and a 20 year old pool cleaner but they can be quite temperamental.
Do you know the temperature of the water? As a year round ocean swimmer I am after chortling material...(I find 14-15C is about ice cream headache territory and time for a swim cap)
Hubby has been in our pool on & off since the end of September! Even I (less frequently admittedly) have been in since middle of last month. Hints from an old girl...walk in just up to your nads, splash water all over, continue to walk in. The pain only lasts a moment.
i have been wondering about these very compromisable investments. I have a few friends with spas and they are like boat owners . . . always complaining about them (when they arent showing off taking pics of drinks in hand on the odd occasion the spa is working)
Also living alone and being the only person to use the spa helps a lot; I check the chemicals once a week, I bought a bulk lot of replacement filters off Amazon, and it came with a lockable cover that keeps debris out and the water warm. I've replaced the water once so far; being inflatable it was just a matter of opening the plug at the bottom of the spa and letting it all drain out. Emptying a hard shell spa might be a very different kettle of fish, particularly if it's an inbuilt one.
I've found the cost/effort to enjoyment ratio on what has turned out to be a fairly robust inflatable spa is very high for me; I get enormous enjoyment for very little effort, but a fancier, more expensive spa might be more demanding in the effort/cost space.
oh no. This has moved me one more step in the direction of getting an inflatable one. Maybe i should have got it at the beginning of the multiple la nina period rather than at the end when the rain is running out.
Could not recommend the one I have more; if you look after it the water requirement should be low (refill once every 3 months or so) and the chemicals etc last you ages.
and the temperature this week in Melbourne ... Min 9 Max 15 enjoy your summer
You forgot to mention the driving rain and howling winds.
ahhh Melbourne in Summer
I've recently become a pool owner, and we have a robot just like this. It works an absolute treat, although the shape of the pool floor does mean it tends to show off and do a lot of wheelies.
Pool vac robot. Sheer genius. By far the biggest drawback to owning a pool was the constant maintenance, the quest to keep the water clear, as opposed to green and murky. The small risk of electrocution? Manageable.
Small price to pay, even.
Oh snap, we have the same pool robot. Our pool could really use a resurface though.
As long as you're nice to the robot, the robot will be nice to you.
I've been in for the past 2 months but not the last 3 weeks. The roof is being replaced and the house is surrounded by scaff. And they put a leg of the scaff on the skimmer box so I cannot clean the pool. Just keep bombing it with chlorine n(for which someone will get a bill). I have an 18 and a 20 year old pool cleaner but they can be quite temperamental.
Do you know the temperature of the water? As a year round ocean swimmer I am after chortling material...(I find 14-15C is about ice cream headache territory and time for a swim cap)
Hubby has been in our pool on & off since the end of September! Even I (less frequently admittedly) have been in since middle of last month. Hints from an old girl...walk in just up to your nads, splash water all over, continue to walk in. The pain only lasts a moment.
Just jump in and fully submerge, you milksop. It’s the less painful option anyway.
Black belt?? Maybe sook belt.
HEART ATTACK!
That certificate will come in handy then...or will it?
I bought myself an inflatable spa/hot tub this year and it has been the BEST investment ever! So easy to maintain for so much enjoyment 😍
i have been wondering about these very compromisable investments. I have a few friends with spas and they are like boat owners . . . always complaining about them (when they arent showing off taking pics of drinks in hand on the odd occasion the spa is working)
I think hard shell spas that cost you $7 - $15k are a very different beast to my $1200 inflatable jobbie (which I got for around $600 because I happened to be working for Hammer Barn at the time, and used team member discount and a bonus to halve the cost. Spa here: https://www.bunnings.com.au/bestway-1-80m-x-66cm-lay-z-spa-helsinki-airjet-inflatable-spa_p0230326).
Also living alone and being the only person to use the spa helps a lot; I check the chemicals once a week, I bought a bulk lot of replacement filters off Amazon, and it came with a lockable cover that keeps debris out and the water warm. I've replaced the water once so far; being inflatable it was just a matter of opening the plug at the bottom of the spa and letting it all drain out. Emptying a hard shell spa might be a very different kettle of fish, particularly if it's an inbuilt one.
I've found the cost/effort to enjoyment ratio on what has turned out to be a fairly robust inflatable spa is very high for me; I get enormous enjoyment for very little effort, but a fancier, more expensive spa might be more demanding in the effort/cost space.
oh no. This has moved me one more step in the direction of getting an inflatable one. Maybe i should have got it at the beginning of the multiple la nina period rather than at the end when the rain is running out.
Could not recommend the one I have more; if you look after it the water requirement should be low (refill once every 3 months or so) and the chemicals etc last you ages.
Apologies for being an enabler 😬