Swimming Pools

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
12/04/2007 17:05

Hi



Just had my Pool commisioned, Cyprus pools say to run the pump for 8 hours a day!!, other people say 2-3 hours, any ideas?



Thanks

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
18/07/2007 10:16

Sorry for the 3month delay yes you can run for 8hrs according to our pool man

regards S

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
18/07/2007 11:39

Another question about pools.



Once you get into your property, you will need to fill the pool. How do you do that? Do you have to get loads of tankers to com and fill it up, or can you use the mains water? assuming you have mains water connected.



Also, what would the cost of filling your pool be? We will have a 10 x 5 but not too sure of the depth, so i cannot calculate a true volume yet, but if anyone has any ball park figures I would be please to hear them.



MC

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
18/07/2007 15:38

You are not supposed to use mains water for swimming pools, some people have had their supply cut for doing so.



Peter

renelapin



Joined: 19/05/2007
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
18/07/2007 15:54

Peter is comletely right. Use the tankers ! They're also much cheaper than

the mains because the more you take a monthly period, the higher is the price per ton in that month.

The pump running time is due to the relation of pool content to the volume

the pump is able to perform. The whole content should run through the

pump within 2 days.

davey


Joined: 28/06/2007
Posts: 22

Message Posted:
18/07/2007 23:53

Hi,

I agree with what has been said, and the sound advice is to get a tanker to come and fill you up, i have an 8x4mtr pool this cost me 250gbp, to fill,

when it gets to a level where it needs topping up it usually costs anything upto 30gbp max, im hardly there so just forward money to my key holder.

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
22/07/2007 22:17

Davey,



Intresting you should put a figure of £250 to fill the pool. I thought it would be alot more than that.



I've heard anything from 25ytl to 45 ytl for a tonne of water by tanker.



If the pool is 10 x 5 and say 1.75mtr deep average, that would make nearly 88 tonnes of water. If I could get the water at say 35ytl that would be over 3,000 ytl, which is somewhere nearer £1,200.



Does that sound nearer the mark?



Anyone know?



MC

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
22/07/2007 22:40

If you are out Esentepe way then try Western Water supplies,they charge 7YTL a tonne.

Bowman


Joined: 02/05/2007
Posts: 256

Message Posted:
23/07/2007 13:32

It should cost you no more than £350 to fill a 10x5 overflow pool.

Kitty1


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 683

Message Posted:
23/07/2007 14:16

Hi all,



I got 20 tonnes of water by tanker on Saturday and it worked out at just 6ytl per ton.



I requested it at 12 and it was done by 12.30! If you go to the Aysu Market (near Valerie's in Catalkoy), the gentleman in the store can help you. Brilliant.

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
23/07/2007 15:18

Hey guys, thanks alot.



I must have got the wrong price from somewhere.



Happy Days



MC

davey


Joined: 28/06/2007
Posts: 22

Message Posted:
24/07/2007 01:10

Hi McSteviet,

Sorry its awhile replying,(working away no internet access), yes £250 was all i paid to fill my pool, which i thought wasnt too bad a price, although to be honest after buying the villa and going for the pool, i naively thought it would come filled, its 8x4mtr so the price Bowman (Hello) quoted of no more than £350 for the 5x10mtr would be about right, hope this has saved you some money for other recreational indulgences.

Heres to happy days

Davey

mikedalton


Joined: 19/06/2007
Posts: 21

Message Posted:
28/07/2007 11:18

We're doing a deal with our water supplier at YTL 7 per ton. I feel that is the reasonable going rate for a reliable supplier. Incidentally, he also does our pool maintanance and tops up the home water tank if necessary.



The Bellapais Municipality is enforcing the new electronic water meter system using a smart card that recharges your account. You are supposed to only have 25 tons of water per month during the summer. The charge per ton varies on a sliding scale starting at 1 YTL per ton for the first 10 tons going up to 2.5 YTL per ton for over 20 tons.



It will mean that you will probably need to buy water from the tankers, both for pool top-ups and for the house supply at least during the summer months if you've got people in the place.



A reasonable cost to fill a 10 x 5 metre pool would be around GBP 300 depending on the pool depth. I'd be interested to know how many tons of top up water people are using in their pools. I haven't yet figured it out for ours but evaporation accounts for a fair amount. I have heard figures quoted from 300 kgs to 2 tons per day for a 10 x 5 pool. Losses from leaks are a major issue and simply using the pool will consume water that is splashed and carried out with swimmers.

pepsi


Joined: 23/05/2009
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
23/05/2009 23:18

try andy jocham

Alie121


Joined: 19/05/2009
Posts: 97

Message Posted:
24/05/2009 18:52

hi gooligin do you have the number for western water please many thanks alie121

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
25/05/2009 08:58

There has ben some sound advice and some less sound in the previous postings, so I'll give you the benefit of my modest learning.



Pump running hours.

A swimming pool should have its entire contents circulated through the filter at least once, preferably 1.5 times, in any 24 hour period, during the swimming season. Calculate the literage of your pool plus balance tank and divide this number by the duty of your pump. This will tell you how many hours you need to run it.



Evaporation.

A swimming pool will lose, through evaporation, anywhere between 30% and 50% of its water in a year.

Evaporation rates are increased in the summer over winter and are greater during breezy weather than still days. They work out at an average of about 1-2 tonnes per week, worst case, depending on the size of your pool. Balance tanks typically hold about 6-8 tonnes, so if you are re-filling it more than about every 6 weeks, you should suspect that your pool leaks.