Water Temp

[estonb]

I am in S. Texas - same problem.

I've often thought about what adding dry ice the pool water would do to it. It is certainly cold enough, but I can't find anything that tells me what (if any) chemical changes it might make to the water.

Any ideas?

[Tpope]

I live 20 minutes south of SA. Next week is going to get to 106 here so watch out!

[waterbear]

I am in S. Texas - same problem.

I've often thought about what adding dry ice the pool water would do to it. It is certainly cold enough, but I can't find anything that tells me what (if any) chemical changes it might make to the water.

Any ideas?

might raise the TA and/or lower the pH. The carbon dixoide will dissovle in the water and form carbonic acid which is part of the TA buffer system and also has an impact on pH

[Tpope]

Here is an idea. If you buy a hot tub air pump and plumb some pvc together with a horizontal pipe running about 10' along bottom of pool several holes drilled in it and an end cap you could cool the temp during the night possibly. I get this idea from a friend who has hooked up the same stuff to steel pipe running through his wood burning stove and the heated air then is blown into house with the hot tub pump which you can control the speed of.

[gwrace1]

Deleted as merchant has unfair business practices.

[les_smith]

My pool water is 94 degrees right now. I use our fountain when we swim and take it off when were not. It doesn't lower my pool water temprature, but it sure makes it feel a lot cooler when we are in the pool.

[tclemmer]

Anyone have any experience with one of these evaporative cooling systems?

http://www.mistcooling.com/pool_cool.htm

For $36 bucks it may be worth a try. Our water temps here in south Texas yesterday were at 96 degrees. Talk about a large hot tub...

David

Not sure it would work but it is cheaper at
http://www.poolcooler.com

Tom

[PatL34]

I would have thought that a couple of cooling fans run at night over the pool surface to help evaporate the water would work.

Advantages are:

1. Don't need to run the pool pump.

2. The air temps at night are cooler.

3. The higher water temperature helps to increase the evaporative effect.

Just make sure that the fans are connected through a GFCI outlet.

Hope this helps.

Pat

[duraleigh]

Ya'll may have missed this thread about evaporative cooling....it works.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=4243

[VOLDADDY]

Not sure it would work but it is cheaper at
http://www.poolcooler.com

Tom

I just ordered 2 of these devices. I hope they work as advertised. I will post back my experience with them and let you know if they work or are bogus.