PVC Chiller Question

[kelliea]

We live in south Louisiana. We just put our PVC water chillers in the pool to keep it from being bath water. We have the schedule running the pool from 4 am to 6 pm. I feel like it needs to be on sooner. What are your suggestions?
Thank you.

 

[PoolStored]

Adjust your chiller timing and duration to achieve your required temperature. Might take a bit of testing/experimentation. Also will change depending on the day. If you want to swim at 4 and it is too hot, start it sooner...

 

[jark87]

I didn’t have much success with the PVC misters as a means for cooling the pool. I’d get a 3-4° temp drop overnight, but by mid-afternoon, the pool would be back in the 90s. I ran my pump 3am - 8pm. Even ran it 24 hours, but it didn’t make a difference. I ended up with a Glacier chiller, which also works off of evaporation, but much better than the misters. I also run it 3am - 8pm and can keep water temp at 85° or less. Works much better when the humidity drops, but based on your climate, that probably doesn’t happen often.