Pool Owners Beware

[SGB]

Our fairly new pool pump at our Seagrove rental stopped pumping this week. After taking the pump apart, the culprit was found. There were parts of balloons melted onto the impeller and in the pump. We now need a new pump. Apparently some of our renters had a water balloon fight in our pool and backyard. Our pool maintenance person tells us this is a fairly common occurrence. We will post a notice on our house bulletin board asking that guests not use balloons in the pool area. If you own a rental house with a pool, you might want to do the same.

 

[andipandi]

Sorry, to hear this. This is just one of the reasons I do not want a pool at a rental house.
Hope you can recover some of the money you have to spend for pump from the deposit.

 

[SGB]

Unfortunately, at this point, we have no way of knowing which guest was responsible. We remember finding bits of balloon in the yard a few weeks ago, but can't be sure which week it was. I do have to say though, that all things considered, we've been very lucky up till now with the lack of damage to the house and pool. The extra rentals we get because we have the pool more than makes up for what it costs us. Who would have thought that water balloons would cause such a problem?

 

[Cheering472]

I don't own rental property but my pool is frequented by people who LOVE the water balloon fights. I never thought of pump damage, not known for my farsightedness. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Beach Runner]

Thanks for the info about balloons. However, I don't think renters read the signs. But it's worth trying.

We have a sign on our pool heater that says "Please keep the backlight on heater control panel turned off." If the backlight burns out, we have to replace the entire LCD panel (to the tune of $800). Almost every time we arrive at our house, the backlight is on.

We also have a sign on the pool heater and on the inside of the front door that says, "Please turn off pool heat when not in use to avoid wasting natural resources." When we arrived at our house in June (two days after renters had left), the pool and spa were set at 95 degrees. It was so hot that no one could possibly be comfortable in the pool at that temperature as hot as the air temperature was. What a waste of money and natural resources!

We used to charge extra for pool heat, but then we decided not to nickel and dime people. However, after our experiences this year, as soon as the current brochure says "pool heat included" is replaced, we're going to charge extra for pool heat, keep it locked up, and have someone come out and unlock it prior to renters arriving and make sure it's turned off and locked after they leave.

 

[andipandi]

OMG what a nightmare--how inconsiderate can some folks be??
Beachrunner you seem so calm, Grace under pressue. I would be crying! I know it would be hard to change rental companies but if anybody ever needed to it would be you. They are the worst!!!
Sorry to hear about the dishwasher over and over again!!!!

Years ago we stayed in Melodia Grand and the pool controls were locked. We payed extra for heating and was happy to do it. We loved that house.