How Do You Cool A Swimming Pool?
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The temperature has been a
sweltering 103 degrees for a week.
Luckily, you don’t install tar and gravel
roofs for a living, your car is air
conditioned, and when you get home,
all or part of it is air conditioned.
But when you go to take that
refreshing dip in your pool, you end
up basting in 25,000 gallons of
braising liquid.
Do you try to cool the pool or use it as
a crock pot?
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Let’s try to cool it off first with these four suggestions that varying widely by price and
practicality.
Pool Heat Pump
Yes, it is possible to cool your pool with a heat pump. The Aqua Cal Heat Wave H155 can cool
as well as heat your pool with the flick of a switch. The cooling side of the heat pump
operates at 83,000 btu’s.
At that rate of cooling, it will take approximately 19 hours to cool a 25,000 gallon pool 10
degrees. This is quick cooling by any standard, and 10 degrees can be the difference
between cool and cook. If your pool heat pump needs replacing, this unit is worthy of your
consideration.
Solar Pool Heaters Can Cool The Pool Too
During the hottest part of the summer, running the solar system at night can cool a pool to a
more refreshing swimming temperature - down several degrees in one night if the conditions
are right. Also, if your pool is too warm, leave the solar blanket off at night to allow more
heat to escape.
Ice is Nice
You can cool your pool with ice if you add enough of it. Cubed ice cools quicker than blocks,
but either way you’re going to need tons of it. One of the contributors to the Myth Buster’s
forum calculated it would take 5,600 pounds of ice to cool a 25,000 gallon pool 5 degrees.
Depending on the size of your vehicle and the condition of your back, you could easily collect
560 – 10 pound bags of ice with only 6 or 7 trips to the supermarket.
The Pool Cooler
This simple and ingenious device uses evaporation to lower the temperature of your pool.
The main component is a three foot long, 1 ½ inch diameter plastic pipe with multiple holes
drilled vertically into the upper half of the pipe. Water is diverted through the holes and
creates a misting effect that produces evaporative cooling.
According to the manufacturer, "After the initial installation of the adapter to the water return
line (less than 2 minutes), The Pool Cooler connects and is fully functional in less than 30
seconds."
Over the course of a week, this nifty device will reduce the temperature of a 30,000 gallon
pool by 5 degrees when the air temperature is 94 – 99 degrees. At $29.95, you could
probably afford to install more than one.
If you live in the Northeast, like I do, "cooling the pool" is one item you’ll never have to worry
about showing up on your “to do” list.
practicality.
Pool Heat Pump
Yes, it is possible to cool your pool with a heat pump. The Aqua Cal Heat Wave H155 can cool
as well as heat your pool with the flick of a switch. The cooling side of the heat pump
operates at 83,000 btu’s.
At that rate of cooling, it will take approximately 19 hours to cool a 25,000 gallon pool 10
degrees. This is quick cooling by any standard, and 10 degrees can be the difference
between cool and cook. If your pool heat pump needs replacing, this unit is worthy of your
consideration.
Solar Pool Heaters Can Cool The Pool Too
During the hottest part of the summer, running the solar system at night can cool a pool to a
more refreshing swimming temperature - down several degrees in one night if the conditions
are right. Also, if your pool is too warm, leave the solar blanket off at night to allow more
heat to escape.
Ice is Nice
You can cool your pool with ice if you add enough of it. Cubed ice cools quicker than blocks,
but either way you’re going to need tons of it. One of the contributors to the Myth Buster’s
forum calculated it would take 5,600 pounds of ice to cool a 25,000 gallon pool 5 degrees.
Depending on the size of your vehicle and the condition of your back, you could easily collect
560 – 10 pound bags of ice with only 6 or 7 trips to the supermarket.
The Pool Cooler
This simple and ingenious device uses evaporation to lower the temperature of your pool.
The main component is a three foot long, 1 ½ inch diameter plastic pipe with multiple holes
drilled vertically into the upper half of the pipe. Water is diverted through the holes and
creates a misting effect that produces evaporative cooling.
According to the manufacturer, "After the initial installation of the adapter to the water return
line (less than 2 minutes), The Pool Cooler connects and is fully functional in less than 30
seconds."
Over the course of a week, this nifty device will reduce the temperature of a 30,000 gallon
pool by 5 degrees when the air temperature is 94 – 99 degrees. At $29.95, you could
probably afford to install more than one.
If you live in the Northeast, like I do, "cooling the pool" is one item you’ll never have to worry
about showing up on your “to do” list.
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