Awesome, glad to hear it! I feel like without it, given our depth, it will feel like a hot spring! Were you able to hook yours up to automation?
I have heard so many mixed opinions. It is so difficult to decide on what to do. I am a little worried about how expensive a heat pump will be to chill the pool. We are sticking with the gas heater for the spa so we do not want to do a heat/cool combo.
I just put one in. It was 97 degrees here yesterday with 84% humidity. I ran it last night and it took my water from 90 to 83 overnight. I am still figuring out run time..but the longer I run it the colder it gets. I feel like I could turn it on and 3 days later my water would be in the 70's...which I don't want. I can run it during the hottest part of the day and it will hold the temp within a degree or two of where it was when I turned it on. They work as advertised even with high humidity. They can be tricky to install, but if you know upfront that you are putting one in then you can run a dedicated line and for it and make that easier. The heat pump heater/chiller is going to cost a lot to run...like adding a 2nd AC unit to your house.
That is great to hear! Is the humidity that high even at night? We are in the 80% range even at night. This will be my pool builders first time installing a Glacier unit, so I want to make sure it is done correctly. Is this the proper way to install? I am not sure what a dedicated line means (first pool).
The humidity last night dropped from 80% to around 60% overnight. We have times of the year that it's over 90% during the day and 80% during the night...but I have not run the chiller in that environment yet. Evaporative coolers will work regardless of humidity...they are just more efficient with lower humidity. Are you a sports fan, ever seen the evaporative coolers on the sideline of college football games in Florida?
Thanks for the detailed response. I am going to take the advice from people that actually own the Glacier vs their research. I am going to go ahead and have them install the smallest one. It should also help that our pool is only about 8,000 gallons.
That's impressive! Our humidity is higher at night , so would it be better to run it during the day with the lower humidity, or will the higher temp during the day make it not as effective?BTW - this is my water temp from yesterday morning - 77°! Our air temps are hitting 100° but humidity is currently just below 50%, which is why water temp is slightly lower than normal. But I love it that way!
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I don’t know the price difference, but I recommend oversizing if you have the space (and $!). I wanted the largest size, but it wasn’t in stock, so I went with the one rated for 30k gallons. My pool is 25.5k gallons, so the Glacier rating seems to be pretty accurate since my works fine. I still would have preferred the larger unit for insurance
The key with these things is evaporation, so technically speaking, run time during lower humidity should produce better results. But as you say, the higher temp also has an effect. My sweet spot is starting when air temp is lowest (3am) and running until I shut the pump off (8pm). When you first run it, assuming you’re trying to cool down vs. maintain, you’ll go for 24 hours or more to get the temp you want. You can then play with run times to find what works best in your conditions.
That sounds like a good plan! If the 30k works well for your 25.5k then I think I will save on the money and size of the unit. The small one is rated for 20k and my pool is only 8k.I don’t know the price difference, but I recommend oversizing if you have the space (and $!). I wanted the largest size, but it wasn’t in stock, so I went with the one rated for 30k gallons. My pool is 25.5k gallons, so the Glacier rating seems to be pretty accurate since my works fine. I still would have preferred the larger unit for insurance
The key with these things is evaporation, so technically speaking, run time during lower humidity should produce better results. But as you say, the higher temp also has an effect. My sweet spot is starting when air temp is lowest (3am) and running until I shut the pump off (8pm). When you first run it, assuming you’re trying to cool down vs. maintain, you’ll go for 24 hours or more to get the temp you want. You can then play with run times to find what works best in your conditions.
This is great advice. I am still playing with mine figuring out the sweet spot to keep it where I need it. I can program it to come on/off on any schedule(s) that I want.I don’t know the price difference, but I recommend oversizing if you have the space (and $!). I wanted the largest size, but it wasn’t in stock, so I went with the one rated for 30k gallons. My pool is 25.5k gallons, so the Glacier rating seems to be pretty accurate since my works fine. I still would have preferred the larger unit for insurance
The key with these things is evaporation, so technically speaking, run time during lower humidity should produce better results. But as you say, the higher temp also has an effect. My sweet spot is starting when air temp is lowest (3am) and running until I shut the pump off (8pm). When you first run it, assuming you’re trying to cool down vs. maintain, you’ll go for 24 hours or more to get the temp you want. You can then play with run times to find what works best in your conditions.
Nothing above the unit at all. How load is the unit? It will probably be pretty close to pool just over the fence. Will I hear it from the pool you think? I will probably be 10 feet away from the once section of the pool.
You contradictded yourself. You stated in your first email it was 84% humidity but in this email you state humidity went from 80-60%? That is a big difference. When the humidity dropped over night is when you got the cooling. If you run it with 80+% humidity the cooling effect will be reduced. It can only cool to dew point. Not possible to cool below that. Now Pentair and a couple other companies have developed some very efficient heat pumps. I have a gas heater and will use it for heating the hot tub/pool and use heat pump to cool. The nice thing about a heat pump is you can set the temp and forget. You can also set it to get to a temp and have it turn off. So cool from 88F water at 8pm to 82F water overnight and once it hits 82 it will turn off and not come back on.
