FAQ's

Yes, Rockstar Pools is headquartered in Meridian, Idaho and serves all of the Treasure Valley, all of Idaho, Western Montana, and Western Wyoming.

We build concrete or “shotcrete” in-ground pools and spas. We *do not* install fiberglass or vinyl-liner pools.

Yes, having in-ground concrete swimming pools in Idaho is very common. Winters are very cold in Idaho, but summers are very hot! The swimming season in Idaho goes from May through the end of September. If you have a spa built in with your pool, or a standalone spa, they are designed and equipped to operate year-round, no matter the cold temperatures.

No. Although it is very common for swimming pools to have automatic, electric safety covers, it is not a requirement on its own. If your backyard is fully fenced so that the pool is not accessible to neighbors, you are not required to have an automatic, electric pool cover. The safety code requires that your perimeter fence meets certain dimensions and widths of pickets or mesh material. Also, any doors exiting your home and having direct access to the pool area must have safety door alarms. Of course, all these commonsense safety measures are to prevent children from gaining access to the pool without adult supervision. A Rockstar Pools designer can explain these options in more detail when meeting with you.

Not really. While there might be some small benefit in water temperature from having a pool covered, it typically isn’t enough to justify the cost of installing an automatic pool cover system.

The main benefit of an automatic pool cover, other than safety/peace of mind, is that the pool cover can prevent some of the yard debris (leaves, pollen, insect, dust, etc) from being blown into the pool water. However, all this debris that exists in your backyard does accumulate on top of the pool cover, and it must be carefully and routinely removed prior to retracting the pool cover.

Yes. Rockstar Pools will design and install the proper plumbing system and pool equipment so that the two bodies of water can be used separately from each other during winter.

In short, it means that the pool plumbing system is serviced by a pool service technician at the end of the swimming season, and the plumbing lines are blown out by air compressor. This process is often called “closing the pool”. The pool equipment (pumps, filter, heater, etc) are also emptied of any water and turned off for the winter so that water does not freeze within them and break the pipes or equipment. The water inside the pool is typically drained down below the waterline tile and the pool water returns are plugged to keep them dry for the winter. The pool water can then be allowed to freeze over the winter. In the spring, the same pool service technician will return to “open the pool”, which means that they fill the pool back to a proper level, prime the pumps and equipment, and begin balancing the pool water with the proper chemicals to achieve the required chemistry to begin swimming again.

The spa must utilize the “freeze protection” system that is built into the circulation pumps as well as the computer control system for the pool and spa. A specialized gas heater that is especially designed to operate through the winter will need to be installed that can maintain the spa water in the 65–70-degree range and then also be able to heat the spa water up to the desired temperature in an on-demand scenario. This system is the most efficient way to have a spa operating year-round.