Pool Cooling??

[Andrew Herman]

So, we have had a couple weeks of sunny 95+ here in NC. Pool is perfectly balanced. Now it is just hot- rising to 90 in the full afternoon sun. I could just run well water hose into the pool for a few hours a day, but that would change chemical makeup. No "ball jet" returns as I have an in floor cleaning system. I do have two small bubblers but they don't seem to cool much even when turned up to shoot a foot in the air.

Looks like we are going to have another couple of weeks of unusually hot weather.

Any homemade cooler ideas for my situation?

Thanks!!

 

[cowboycasey]

try running your pump at night and only during the day just before getting in... It will create a layer of hot on top 6 to 12 inches and the water under that will stay cooler... Dropped my pool temps 5 to 8 degrees when I did this...

 

[Homebrewale]

I'm in NC. My pool hit 94F yesterday.

 

[cowboycasey]

Mine was hitting 92 and now between 82 to 85

 

[rphpool]

I used one of these:

Pentair 86201500 Nozzle

Pentair Aerator 86201500 Nozzle

www.poolzoom.com

Charlotte Pipe 1-1/2 in. x 3/4 in. PVC Schedule 40 Reducer Bushing PVC 02112 3000HD - The Home Depot

PVC schedule 40 pipe and pressure fittings are used in irrigation, underground sprinkler systems, swimming pools, outdoor applications and cold water supply lines. These fittings are highly resilient,

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Charlotte Pipe 3/4 in. PVC Schedule 40 MPT x S Male Adapter PVC021090800HD - The Home Depot

PVC schedule 40 pipe and pressure fittings are used in irrigation, underground sprinkler systems, swimming pools, outdoor applications and cold water supply lines. These fittings are highly resilient,

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and 3/4 inch pvc pipe to length.

Sprays a wide pattern. I am spraying 3 hours per night and seeing 3 to 3.5 degree drop. Anything is better than 92 degree pool water

 

[Oly]

Put up a sail and shade your pool from the sun.

 

[Lilypad]

I use one of these: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Pool-Centr...Fountain-for-Swimming-Pool-and-Spa/1002972258

Keeps my pool a few degrees cooler. If you’re a DIY person, search the forum for homemade versions!

 

[paokaras31]

1)get a cheap submersible dirty water pump from ebay with a top outlet
2) attach plastic pipes to the outlet so that it is higher than your pool depth
3) pierce the top cap and create a fountain
4) connect to power and throw in the pool all night

it is that black little thing in the middle. You can see the power cable on the upper right corner and a glimpse of the fountain. Just make sure the pump outlet is on the top of the pump (otherwise it will rotate and fall). The pump is IP65 so I can still swim if I want to. I have been using this system for the last 6 summers without any issues.
I live in southern Greece .The pool is hit all day by the sun. My returns are in the bottom and I could not attach anything tocreate fountains. The pool gets from 30 Celcious to 27 in 48H. I then use it accordingly.
Cheers

 

[mepcards]

The fountain works. Im in Dallas, and the water can easily get to 94 and above. When it gets that hot, I attach my fountain to the return jet, and I can get my water to cool back down below 90..Very refreshing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[paokaras31]

here is a closer look to my setup

 

[ajw22]

Cooling A Pool - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Homebrewale]

Yesterday, my pool was 93F at 6:00pm. It could possibly have been warmer earlier since my pool starts getting shade around 3:30pm and is fully shaded by 5:00pm. This morning at 8:00am, it was 89F. This is typical of my pool to lose 4 to 5 degrees overnight.

I won't be putting in a cooler because my wife likes it warm.

 

[Mdragger88]

I have the same fountain as @Lilypad
My water is now 85 degrees. Air temp has been in the mid to upper 90’s all this past week here.

 

[rubsal70]

I have the same fountain as @Lilypad
My water is now 85 degrees. Air temp has been in the mid to upper 90’s all this past week here. View attachment 154495

Hey where did you buy that and how did you set it up. Im from SATX. Its hot and its not even summer yet

 

[Mdragger88]

Hey where did you buy that and how did you set it up. Im from SATX. Its hot and its not even summer yet

It just screws into the jet. @Lilypad has the link above for lowes- best price i’ve seen

 

[rubsal70]

It just screws into the jet. @Lilypad has the link above for lowes- best price i’ve seen

Thanks. So it does help to cool down the pool?

 

[Lilypad]

So it does help to cool down the pool?

It really does!

Past few weeks we've been in high 90’s with "feel like temps" of 105-110. My pool is small and gets
very warm fast. It was at 90 and went to 87 overnight. Just depends on how much you want to run
your pump to cool the pool. It was 86 this morning....nice!

If you search the net you can find the fountains from a lot of vendors. It's an easy, inexpensive
solution and they can be adjusted to any height. You can feel the cooler water as it hits the
pool. Fun for the kids to go under the "waterfall". The fountain looks good too!

 

[rubsal70]

So what about during the day when you use it. Thanks

 

[rubsal70]

It just screws into the jet. @Lilypad has the link above for lowes- best price i’ve seen

Yours is an above pool right? So where the jet streams it goes on there? Did you have to do some modifications?

 

[Andrew Herman]

1)get a cheap submersible dirty water pump from ebay with a top outlet
2) attach plastic pipes to the outlet so that it is higher than your pool depth
3) pierce the top cap and create a fountain
4) connect to power and throw in the pool all nightView attachment 154336

it is that black little thing in the middle. You can see the power cable on the upper right corner and a glimpse of the fountain. Just make sure the pump outlet is on the top of the pump (otherwise it will rotate and fall). The pump is IP65 so I can still swim if I want to. I have been using this system for the last 6 summers without any issues.
I live in southern Greece .The pool is hit all day by the sun. My returns are in the bottom and I could not attach anything tocreate fountains. The pool gets from 30 Celcious to 27 in 48H. I then use it accordingly.
Cheers

Great idea - submersible pump!!

Thanks.