Indoor Pool in NJ

[joe8100]

i am doing an indoor pool in northern nj and it will have an automatic pool cover and is 20 by 36 rectangle. my question is do i need to do the full blown ac/heat dehumidfy system that the hvac guys are trying to sell me or can i get away with just a standard hvac unit with an heat recovery ventalation unit attached like the pool cover guy tells me. gettint the automatic cover fro safety of small children in the house no to lower the humidity that is an added bonus thanks any info would be appreciated joe

[waste]

Joe, how's it going? I grew up in Tenafly, so am familiar with the climate.
We did an indoor pool this past year that had major problems with humidity when winter (finally) started, the windows always had precipitation and the skylights and ceiling 'rained'. This was because the pool temp was 84* and though the thermostat for the heating was linked to the pool temp (+/- 10*, as per the 'it won't be a problem if you keep air/ water temp w/i 10*' engineer). What we did was to put a solar cover on the pool to keep the evaporation down (the same thing your autocover will do), however - the evaporation became very evident after 10 min of removing the cover. It's your $, but I would suggest getting the dehumidifier, you'll only need it when the pool is uncovered but you may save money by having it installed initially, rather than having to 'retro-fit' one in, as we ended up doing.