One Week Later....

The pool is such a lovely color and clear and sparkling - so inviting! I just want to jump in every time I see it. I'm pretty sure I'm going to start doing yardwork in a swimsuit so I can just jump in when it's too hot.
The PB's guy, Jeff, has been stopping by to check the pool chemistry and add stuff. We can't start up the salt chlorinator for another week, and then I think they're going to give me a lesson on how to maintain the pool and hand it over.
We got a couple of bids for hooking up the gas heater, which is going to require coordinating with TECO to upgrade the meter to 2psig and then a reducing regulator for the line into the house. That'll hopefully get done next week.

The week we first started up the pool was relatively cool, with temps in the mid-80's, low humidity and cooler evenings. So, at 84 degrees, the water was a bit chilly for sunset swims (see picture of chilly kid).

But after a hot weekend, the pool has warmed up to 87 degrees which is just about perfect, especially in the evenings. The other night my nearly-16-year-old went out for a dip and swam some pretty good laps - need to get out there and take a real measurement. I did a few breast-stroke laps last night (no goggles handy) and it was wonderful. Definitely did not feel too short across that diagonal.

Boys' First Swim

First Swim...Night Lights

On Tuesday, after the pool was full, I tried out the pool lights. There's a simple on/off switch on the lanai, so I don't know how we're supposed to control the disco light programs. The first time I switched it on, it changed from blue to purple after a minute, but stayed purple. From that time on, I've only gotten it to be blue, which is fine, but I figure one of these days I'm going to have to figure out the whole program. The picture above is a hand-held photo from the first night.

Meanwhile, on that first night we managed to find a few minutes to jump into the pool just before bedtime and check everything out. I thought the temperature was nice, but it was a bit too cold for my husband - I figure it was probably in the high 70's.

I swam around and checked out all the benches and steps and wanted to see if the height of the spa seat was good. I had dropped it from the standard 18" to 21" and it's perfect. Then I "slurped" over the spillway into the pool and it was just so refreshing. Until I got out and the night temperature was only about 74 and dropping quickly.


The rest of the pictures were taken Wednesday night, after the chemicals had been added and the pumps all started up. Obviously the spa jets were on full blast, but we can't get in until Thursday evening so the chemicals have time to disperse. It's forecast to warm up starting Thursday through the weekend - perfect swimming weather!