I hope this is the right place to put this question. My neighborhood has a community pool. I know the testing and operating requirements can be different than a private residential pool. Are the community pools requirements the same as commercial pools? Since I own one of the few pools in the neighborhood and I'm on the HOA board, they look to me for answers.
Recently, the pool service company recommended a pool safety cover for the pool. I think one reason for the recommendation is that they don't want to clear off the leaves on the bottom drains during the winter. We got a quote for $8700. One of the questions at the board meeting this week was "will the cover allow us to shut off the pump during the winter while the pool is covered". They contacted the pool company to ask this question. Their response is yes, they can shut down the pump but they will only do that if the water temperature is consistently below 45F.
This is North Carolina. I'm not sure our water ever gets below 45F. For my pool, I shut down the pool equipment when the water temperature decreases to 60F which is usually around mid-November. Then open my pool when the pool water temperature increases to 60F which is late-March/early April. I'm under the understanding that algae doesn't grow much below 60F. Also the cover will block most light so another barrier to algae growth.
Before I go questioning the pool company on this issue, I'm looking to see if the 45F requirement is some commercial pool requirement or just this pool servce companies threshold. Also is there some water turnover requirement for commercial pools? They're running our pump on high speed 24 hours a day which I think is excessive. If we opt not to get the cover, I'd still like to reduce the amount of time the pump runs.
Recently, the pool service company recommended a pool safety cover for the pool. I think one reason for the recommendation is that they don't want to clear off the leaves on the bottom drains during the winter. We got a quote for $8700. One of the questions at the board meeting this week was "will the cover allow us to shut off the pump during the winter while the pool is covered". They contacted the pool company to ask this question. Their response is yes, they can shut down the pump but they will only do that if the water temperature is consistently below 45F.
This is North Carolina. I'm not sure our water ever gets below 45F. For my pool, I shut down the pool equipment when the water temperature decreases to 60F which is usually around mid-November. Then open my pool when the pool water temperature increases to 60F which is late-March/early April. I'm under the understanding that algae doesn't grow much below 60F. Also the cover will block most light so another barrier to algae growth.
Before I go questioning the pool company on this issue, I'm looking to see if the 45F requirement is some commercial pool requirement or just this pool servce companies threshold. Also is there some water turnover requirement for commercial pools? They're running our pump on high speed 24 hours a day which I think is excessive. If we opt not to get the cover, I'd still like to reduce the amount of time the pump runs.
