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Default Mothballing a swimming pool

Steve Barker wrote:
Bryce wrote:
Neighboring community announced they will not be
opening their municipal swimming pool this summer
to save money. They say it costs $100,000 to operate for the season,
but they must spend $50K
to mothball it while it's idle, so only $50K saved.

Wow. What needs to be done to mothball a pool?


that's bs. All it takes is a super shocking treatment and a good cover.

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Residential pool, sure. A municipal pool is what, a quarter of an acre?
Nobody makes covers that big.

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