How much does it cost monthly to have a built-in pool & spa?

Question

I am considering buying a pool home in Riverside County California. I would like to know how much the electricity and pool maintenance costs per month are to help me decide if I really want to buy a home with a built-in pool and spa. What are the pitfalls to pool ownership?

Answer 1

Is the pool heated?  How, gas or electric?  How big is it?  How big is the spa?

Somebody needs all those pieces before giving you a meaningful answer.

Answer 2

Hey Girl hope i can answer your Questions, It Cost more to heat by Electricity, my bill was $180.00 amonth but when i use the heater

( electric ) it goes up to about $500.00 A month now thats useing it alot almost every day out of the month, pool guys usually run about $100 to $120 a month hope this helped  

Answer 3

In Riverside County, CA.  If you are in So Cal Edison you can expect to pay about $30/month on electricity for a one pump system.  

If you have a heater that is primarily to heat the spa since using it to heat the pool too would cost around $350 for one weekend in the Winter.  Spa use is several dollars per use in WInter, less other times of the year.

Pool Maintenance is around $100 per month some chemicals included others extra.

Pool maintenance is not difficult to do.  I tell my customers that you should spend less time on the pool than the grass it replaces!  This is if you know what you are doing.  A poorly maintained pool will get out of hand in less than one weeks time particularly in the summer.

My advice, get a pool maintenance company that will show you what to do and hire them for several months to teach you.

If you bought a repo and the pool is empty you should have or should get an extended warranty to cover the pool and related expenses since leaving a pool empty for longer than one week is bad practice.  If this is the case you need to get a pool inspection service they will pressure test your pool plumbing, test equipment and check the filter for a fee.

Send me an email as I live in the area for more information.

You're welcome!!