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Here goes the short version of what I hope will be the eventual end to ALL my problems (it won't, but a guy can dream)
I've got a 30 year old pool that has a leak in one of the suction side lines under ground somewhere (Pic of pool attached for reference, yes it's dirty but that's not today's concern). This leak is introducing air into the system, which we confirmed doing a pressure test a while back.
I've had 3 or 4 pool guys out, and a licensed plumber. They all confirm "Yup, you got a leak". Here's my dilemma. If I'm gonna be digging up the backyard for one line, we might as well do the whole shebang and get it over with. Piping starts just off the right of the picture, and runs under my concrete decking to 2 skimmers and 4 jets.
When I had the pool guys/plumber out, I never did get a complete price quote, but I got a ball park of $10k. I may not fully understand the complexities involved in replacing the entire plumbing, but I just can't fathom how it could be that pricey. Paying for connivence sure, but 3 guys, a ditch-witch rental, maybe a small Cat rental, and 3-4 days of labor just doesn't seem like a $10,000 job. Keep in mind, that price was not to fix any of the concrete that has to be cut, or replace my well aged marble walk way. This was straight "cut where you need to cut, dig em up, plop em down, seal it up, and back fill with dirt"
Has anyone taken on this level of renovation with a pool company? I'm almost thinking if that price range is right, it may be a better idea to subcontract out the cutting/digging, bring in a pool company/plumber to run my lines, and back fill / replace concrete myself.
It basically goes like this. If I'm gonna be replacing the pump itself with a new variable speed (mine is on its last leg, and old enough to not really mind the cost of a new pump), then I might as well replace the tank too (same age as pump, seen better days). If I'm going that far, then I might as well go with the bigger pump as I would like SWG in my future, which requires 2 inch piping. Once we get this deep down the rabbit hole, a full plumping renovation doesn't seem so bad. Keep in mind, the 10k number I threw out was ONLY for the underground plumbing replacement. Pump, tank, SWG, etc on my equipment pad would all be separate and extra
Any tips/info on pricing would be awesome. I'm not against a fair price, and a job well done. However, it needs to make sense in my brain to plop down that kind of cash
Here goes the short version of what I hope will be the eventual end to ALL my problems (it won't, but a guy can dream)
I've got a 30 year old pool that has a leak in one of the suction side lines under ground somewhere (Pic of pool attached for reference, yes it's dirty but that's not today's concern). This leak is introducing air into the system, which we confirmed doing a pressure test a while back.
I've had 3 or 4 pool guys out, and a licensed plumber. They all confirm "Yup, you got a leak". Here's my dilemma. If I'm gonna be digging up the backyard for one line, we might as well do the whole shebang and get it over with. Piping starts just off the right of the picture, and runs under my concrete decking to 2 skimmers and 4 jets.
When I had the pool guys/plumber out, I never did get a complete price quote, but I got a ball park of $10k. I may not fully understand the complexities involved in replacing the entire plumbing, but I just can't fathom how it could be that pricey. Paying for connivence sure, but 3 guys, a ditch-witch rental, maybe a small Cat rental, and 3-4 days of labor just doesn't seem like a $10,000 job. Keep in mind, that price was not to fix any of the concrete that has to be cut, or replace my well aged marble walk way. This was straight "cut where you need to cut, dig em up, plop em down, seal it up, and back fill with dirt"
Has anyone taken on this level of renovation with a pool company? I'm almost thinking if that price range is right, it may be a better idea to subcontract out the cutting/digging, bring in a pool company/plumber to run my lines, and back fill / replace concrete myself.
It basically goes like this. If I'm gonna be replacing the pump itself with a new variable speed (mine is on its last leg, and old enough to not really mind the cost of a new pump), then I might as well replace the tank too (same age as pump, seen better days). If I'm going that far, then I might as well go with the bigger pump as I would like SWG in my future, which requires 2 inch piping. Once we get this deep down the rabbit hole, a full plumping renovation doesn't seem so bad. Keep in mind, the 10k number I threw out was ONLY for the underground plumbing replacement. Pump, tank, SWG, etc on my equipment pad would all be separate and extra
Any tips/info on pricing would be awesome. I'm not against a fair price, and a job well done. However, it needs to make sense in my brain to plop down that kind of cash
