Question: how deep should the pool be to keep best temperatures during hot summer

[lucy1227]

Thanks so much for your input. Makes sense and this is what our pool company is telling us too. Sounds like the hose may be the way to go. Courious as to the type of fountains you have. Do you find them beneficial. Getting conflicting advice on those to. Most are telling us that they are more decorative vs functional. Again. Thanks for your input.

[aylad]

The fountain I have plugs into the same return that my Polaris does. It has a center spout and 4 bubble-looking floats in a wagon-wheel sort of design. I think DH picked it up at Leslie's for around $100.

Most fountains are decorative, but this one serves two purposes--it does do some water cooling during the hottest part of the summer, and if you need to drop your alk or raise your pH, aeration is the way to do it, and it makes a fabulous aerator!

[lucy1227]

Okay. Thanks for sharing.

[PoolDoc]

In South Carolina, you're not often going to have a pool be cool in August. There are several things you can do:

1. Make sure the surface is BRIGHT white. Any colorant in the finish will add several degrees. A dark color can add 7 - 10 degrees.
2. A spray type fountain used at night. SC is humid at night, so you're not going get lots of evaporative cooling -- you'd need a fairly high volume, going more than 2 or 3' in the air, to be effective.
3. Solar HEATING panels, with controls that allow them to be enabled at NIGHT, between 3 & 7am.
4. A deeper pool.