My AGP gets uncomfortably hot in July/August here in North Carolina. I want to use PVC pipe to create a sprayer/fountain to lower the pool temperature but I only want to run it for a few hours in the middle of the night. I do not have pool automation. I was thinking about teeing off of my return line into an actuated valve ( maybe a sprinkler valve) connected to some type of timer. Has anyone done anything like this, or have any suggestions?
DIY valve automation for cooling pool
- Thread starter JoCoSteve
- Start date
- Apr 10, 2018
- 6,543
- Pool Size
- 18375
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
I'm sure it could be done. Do you have a WiFi enabled irrigation controller? You should be able to find a 1.5" irrigation valve for the sprayer line. I assume you would run the pump and just activate the cooler during the pump runtime? You could use a Jandy style valve with an actuator and control it with an irrigation timer or simple WiFi relays.
Here's an article from the Wiki section. May help out a bit...
www.troublefreepool.com
Here's an article from the Wiki section. May help out a bit...
Cooling A Pool - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
I don’t have any type of controller right now. Looking for adviceI'm sure it could be done. Do you have a WiFi enabled irrigation controller? You should be able to find a 1.5" irrigation valve for the sprayer line. I assume you would run the pump and just activate the cooler during the pump runtime? You could use a Jandy style valve with an actuator and control it with an irrigation timer or simple WiFi relays.
Here's an article from the Wiki section. May help out a bit...
Cooling A Pool - Further Reading
I currently have very little knowledge about irrigation timers, so if there is something specific that I should consider, then please let me know.