Hey all,
I have an Intex 12' x 24' AGP here in the Bay area, California. Temperatures are now tickling the 80's, and I've been itching to get into it, but with a ~70-72deg water temperature, not sure if that's tolerable enough to wade/swim in. I do have a blue-bubble solar cover on it 24x7. I was wondering if there is any sense to my logic:
So I wait until the sun is beating down on the cover and I turn on the filter pump (this usually falls on the warmest 7-8 hours of the day coincidentally). Trees do provide some shade in the early evening when I turn the pump off. I have a roving vacuum hooked up to the return. I figure that my aftermarket Hayward skimmer pulls water in from the surface, which is the warmest layer, and the water gets redistributed to the bottom via the roving vacuum.
Not sure if this is the best method as my degree in thermodynamics is non-existent. Would it be better to not run the pump during the day so much with the solar cover on for maximum solar heating? Does the solar cover work best when the water is not in motion?
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
-elc
I have an Intex 12' x 24' AGP here in the Bay area, California. Temperatures are now tickling the 80's, and I've been itching to get into it, but with a ~70-72deg water temperature, not sure if that's tolerable enough to wade/swim in. I do have a blue-bubble solar cover on it 24x7. I was wondering if there is any sense to my logic:
So I wait until the sun is beating down on the cover and I turn on the filter pump (this usually falls on the warmest 7-8 hours of the day coincidentally). Trees do provide some shade in the early evening when I turn the pump off. I have a roving vacuum hooked up to the return. I figure that my aftermarket Hayward skimmer pulls water in from the surface, which is the warmest layer, and the water gets redistributed to the bottom via the roving vacuum.
Not sure if this is the best method as my degree in thermodynamics is non-existent. Would it be better to not run the pump during the day so much with the solar cover on for maximum solar heating? Does the solar cover work best when the water is not in motion?
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
-elc