I like mine 82 and up. When it gets below 80 it's hard to stay in too long. We had a few hot spells this summer and it got up to 94 with the solar cover. It was so nice!
Pool Temperature
- Thread starter bigkevj
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I like in the mid 80's. My wife is in heaven when the thermometer crosses the 90 degree mark.
With the solar cover on, we get up to a 5 degree difference betwen the top and bottom of the pool (Yes, I do use two thermometers). That makes for a fun time until the pool gets well mixed.
-dave
With the solar cover on, we get up to a 5 degree difference betwen the top and bottom of the pool (Yes, I do use two thermometers). That makes for a fun time until the pool gets well mixed.
-dave
88 is preferred by the family, 90 is preferred by the wife because it allows for comfortable swims after dark. 
I'm good down to 86 during the daytime, below that is a little too chilly for the baby.
I'm good down to 86 during the daytime, below that is a little too chilly for the baby.
- Jul 16, 2012
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- Pool Size
- 27000
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- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
85-90. As above, quite sure this is higher than when I was a decade or two younger.
I am a true Gulf Coast Floridian... I like mine around 90! Anything lower than 85 makes my teeth chatter. :sun:
I prefer 77-78. I like nothing more than when it is about 85 and sunny outside and the pool is in the high 70's. Unfortunately, that only really happens in April and early October.
In mid July when the water is consistently in the 90's, I barely get in. It's about 100 degrees outside in the afternoon and humid, and the pool doesn't even cool you off. Kids still swim though. Thankfully, it's starting to cool off again.
In mid July when the water is consistently in the 90's, I barely get in. It's about 100 degrees outside in the afternoon and humid, and the pool doesn't even cool you off. Kids still swim though. Thankfully, it's starting to cool off again.
When my pool coolers are running the top few inches drops 10 degrees and the "rain water" feels so cold, it's a neat effect and would make a hot pool enjoyable.
Above 80° is useless for cooling off on a hot day. 76° is my ideal. At 84°, I start dumping in 55° well water. Yes, I'm divorced, and my GF doesn't like to swim. My kids are boys.
