We just had our pool built. We got a GPC-210 Glacier pool chiller. The pool is 15k gallons. I live in Houston. Right now it's getting up to ~100 degrees almost ever day. My pool is fully exposed to the sun -- no shade until ~5pm. Without the chiller the pool will get up to 90 degrees. If I run the chiller from 9am until 2:30pm (2:30pm is when the pool temp seems to peak), I can keep it to 88 or 89. If I don't run the chiller overnight the pool will naturally cool to 85 degrees. If I run the chiller all night the pool will get to 82 or 83.
When the chiller is on I can feel cooler water coming out of the returns, but it only lasts for ~15-30 seconds, and then I have a couple of minutes of normal temp water before cooler water returns again for another 15-30 seconds.
The pool builder did not plumb it to the bottom of the pool like you should with a new pool build. Rather, they plumbed it into the suction side of the pump, which I believe is standard for existing pools. Not sure if that choice is having any impact on the results I'm seeing.
In my opinion, the chiller isn't living up to it's name. I'm trying to figure out if my results are normal for my climate and for this time of year or if I should be holding the pool builder accountable for my lackluster results.
Any advice is very much appreciated.
When the chiller is on I can feel cooler water coming out of the returns, but it only lasts for ~15-30 seconds, and then I have a couple of minutes of normal temp water before cooler water returns again for another 15-30 seconds.
The pool builder did not plumb it to the bottom of the pool like you should with a new pool build. Rather, they plumbed it into the suction side of the pump, which I believe is standard for existing pools. Not sure if that choice is having any impact on the results I'm seeing.
In my opinion, the chiller isn't living up to it's name. I'm trying to figure out if my results are normal for my climate and for this time of year or if I should be holding the pool builder accountable for my lackluster results.
Any advice is very much appreciated.