Swimming Pools in Portugal

If you are contemplating installing a swimming pool remember there are many types of pools available, some more environmentally and economically friendly than others. Some are cheaper to install, but more expensive to maintain, others are more expensive to install though have lower maintenance costs and others are completely mobile. (see types of swimming pools available). 

There is no mistaking swimming pools are great fun, but they do have quite high running costs, a fact which should be taken into consideration when you are contemplating having a swimming pool installed.

For example a 10 metre by four metre pool, running on a Chlorine pump system can cost up to 2,000€ per year to run. These costs include electricity for the pump, which during the summer may need to run for at least four hours a day, top-ups of water (due to evaporation and usage), chemicals to ensure the water is sufficiently oxygenated and to keep nasty bacteria at bay and maintenance of the pool structure itself.

These running costs of a swimming pool are often overlooked by many people when they purchase holiday or retirement homes abroad. Unfortunately swimming pools, though enjoyable during the summer months, do require year round maintenance, which can eat into a limited budget. Properties with bore holes or wells are popular with many people as it reduces the running costs as aside from a little electricity to operate the water is free.