Get a pool........ and then use it.

[AllanB]

I built my pool 8 years ago, an ideal format 8m x 4m x 1.2 concrete, tiled and with a simple steel roof, but then I made a mistake. I didn't use it enough and just over a year had a heart attack age 67. Now I have done sports most of my life, but when I got to around 55 stopped playing tennis, blaming it on osteoarthritis .... pa!

 

So with the help of a couple of stents I have been given a second chance and the purpose of this posting is to say "swimming is the perfect exercise when it is 40c. Now some of you guys spend you life in bars, in front of the TV, stuffing your faces and in bed, if you get a pool your life will change for the better (long term).

 

I (try) to do about 20 lengths a day, sometimes race against my missus, if we have friends over we play water volley ball, ideally with 4 people with a simple net between the roof pillars. That is a lot of sweat-free exercise and fun. Many mornings, MrsB and me put on some music and do a bit a water aerobics, okay I look a pratt, but 1/2hr later we have had a good workout without even noticing and zero damage to my arthritic knee and foot.

 

So the money you spend on booze and bar girls, get a pool, even club together and share the cost of the build and running, plus you will save money on AC. it is so much fun, with just one or two drinks, even invite the bar girls alaong, not that Mrs would allow that and stay fit. A pool with a roof is just perfect for the Thai climate and an inherently lazy person like me, the expats do it in Spain, why not here?

 

If you keep it simple it shouldn't be that expensive, simple skimmer with cartridge filter, you will even get exercise cleaning the pool all under the shade of the roof. After 8 years I have just replaced my pump and a couple of timeswitches, a bit of top-up water, some chlorine and the leccy.

 

No problem with Covid either if it comes back, I know I would be strir cr5azy right now or on HA2.

Edited July 12, 2020 by AllanB

[alacrity]

Glad you're o.k. after your ordeal and have the P.M.A. to help yourself. Rather than sitting back and personally doing nothing to help yourself.

A salutary outlook, that others should consider before considerations of victimhood.

Live long and prosper.

[Bagwain]

Well done. However I would recommend a sand filter with "Eco Clear" media!

Less hassle & lasts 15 yrs on a domestic pool!

Best thing since sliced bread!

I know from experience!

[perconrad]

I have a pool of the same size, but 1,35 m deeb. I have sun shade over half the pool and most of the year the temp of the water is 30 C, December and january I remove the sun shade since the temp can fall to 23 C and that is cold, I live in southern Sisaket.

I have a saltwater pool with sandfilter with zelllbrite in and there is not much maintenance, vacuum a couple of times a week.

We swim often and it has been a good investment. I am 74 and beside the pool exercise I have a younger wife and a Golden Retriever and the dog and me we walk at least 1 hour almost every day around in the rice fields and along klongs and lakes since the dog likes to swim.

A healthy body needs exercise and my heart is like a younger mans the doctor tells me when I take a health exam at a hospital in Ubon every second year.

[ChipButty]

Swimming is great exercise when you get older my pool is only 10 meters in the length when Im in the mood I go to my friends hotel it's 45m up and down for an hour sometimes wear my flippers good on the legs, then a couple of beers at the bar 

[CNX69]

Would you please post some pictures.

 

This September construction will start........ i would like to have 11m x 3.5m x 1.3 concrete but the lady needs only 9m x 3.5m x1.25 (yes, she wants to save money. 

[Bagwain]

1st one 9 x 6. !.2 to 2 m deep. Nong Bua Lamphu.

Iridecant Midnight Black PebbleSupreme!

Overflow system. Australian PuraPool "Oxy Minerale UV" sanitation system using pink Himalayan salts.

 

2nd pool 6 x 3. 1.2 to 1.5 Jacuzzi 2 x 2 & 1.2 deep. Bangsaray. Just finished.

Cool Blue PebbleCrete Jacuzzi & Aqua Marine PebbleCrete pool.

Skimmer system with Australian PuraPool "Eco Low salts" sytsem.

 

 

[CNX69]

Looks good, Nong Bua Lamphu is a bit far from Chiang Mai

[tonray]

On 7/12/2020 at 12:43 PM, AllanB said:

"swimming is the perfect exercise when it is 40c.

I agree...but a shaded pool is mandatory. Swimming laps in the blazing sun is pretty much going to toast you like a piece of fish in an air fryer. I used to love my condo pool 50 meters and usually shaded between the three high rise buildings in the complex. My Moo Baan pool is completely useless in the midday (and only opens at 11 AM)...only 20 meters...and either need to wait for a cloudy day or wait until after 5 PM when the sun is not blasting it...but then all the families start showing up with the little rugrats.....but it looks nice in the brochure.

[1FinickyOne]

1 hour ago, tonray said:

I agree...but a shaded pool is mandatory. Swimming laps in the blazing sun is pretty much going to toast you like a piece of fish in an air fryer. I used to love my condo pool 50 meters and usually shaded between the three high rise buildings in the complex. My Moo Baan pool is completely useless in the midday (and only opens at 11 AM)...only 20 meters...and either need to wait for a cloudy day or wait until after 5 PM when the sun is not blasting it...but then all the families start showing up with the little rugrats.....but it looks nice in the brochure.

A good point - I have a private pool and no shade - any sort of covering would block the endless view from the house... so, I will go in during daylight if there is cloud cover but not in hot season... otherwise dusk is nice or just after dark... sometimes early morn... 

[1FinickyOne]

On 7/22/2020 at 5:13 PM, CNX69 said:

Would you please post some pictures.

 

This September construction will start........ i would like to have 11m x 3.5m x 1.3 concrete but the lady needs only 9m x 3.5m x1.25 (yes, she wants to save money. 

We bought a house recently w/a pool... ours is about 9x4 and is adequate for me - a couple of things you might consider might be depth of the pool... we are not divers and there really is no need for a deep end... I also think that tile color is important... a blue tile makes the water look clearer and cleaner... a black makes it look dirty... where in CM area are you? 

 

And yes, we have the infinity edge so any leaves and such gets filtered out w/o having to be skimmed... 

Edited July 23, 2020 by kenk24

[daveAustin]

Agree with Bagwain, get a sand filter in there, cartridge filters are really only good for private spas.

 

ChipButty: bung a Fastlane in your pool, no need for laps or hotel visitations.