[dajebriza]

Is swimming pool ownership in Vegas a huge advantage of being able to survive the summer heat and get the most out of being outdoors at home during the hot months? Also, how many months out of the year can you actually use the pool before it gets too cold? With so much sun, are solar panels adequate to keep the pool heated throughout the year?

[Croce]

Originally Posted by dajebriza

Is swimming pool ownership in Vegas a huge advantage of being able to survive the summer heat and get the most out of being outdoors at home during the hot months? Also, how many months out of the year can you actually use the pool before it gets too cold? With so much sun, are solar panels adequate to keep the pool heated throughout the year?

Answers to your questions:

Yes

12 months

No

[gvc8]

Solar can extend the normal pool swimming season if you can cover your pool at night to keep the heat from escaping. A gas heater is the only way to be able to swim in colder spring /fall months.

[winter-rabbit]

A pool is a headache to maintain year round. Insurance rates go up.

If I buy a house, I'm looking for one without pool. I rather go to the YMCA.

Better to get a hot tub.

Originally Posted by dajebriza

Is swimming pool ownership in Vegas a huge advantage of being able to survive the summer heat and get the most out of being outdoors at home during the hot months? Also, how many months out of the year can you actually use the pool before it gets too cold? With so much sun, are solar panels adequate to keep the pool heated throughout the year?

[MollieW]

Have a pool and our insurance rates are very reasonable. We choose to have a pool service which is only 100.00 a month and they supply all the chemicals. Wouldn't have bought a house here without one.

[swagger]

It's not just whether the water temp is too cold, but also whether it's too hot. A swimming pool that's 90+ isn't very refreshing, no matter how high the air temp is.

[AA702]

I usually swim from about mid april - mid october. It depends on the actual temps. If you have a gas heater, then you can use it all year round (for those times during thanksgiving or X-mas that you have some family over). If you have a spa attached to your pool that is also a plus because you can heat that up at a lower cost than the entire pool.

[AA702]

Originally Posted by swagger

It's not just whether the water temp is too cold, but also whether it's too hot. A swimming pool that's 90+ isn't very refreshing, no matter how high the air temp is.

I like the water around 82 degrees. Thats just my preference. I say 50% of the people I know like it to be upper 80's to low 90's. So to each their own on that.

[Buzz123]

My grandkids have been swimming already but the water is cold. I've had two pools and will never have another one. I don't need a hole in the ground that you pour money into. But if you enjoy swimming A LOT then get a pool, then hire a pool service. Get a heated pool if you insist on using it year round. A hot tub can be nice in the cold months.

[Buzz123]

In pools I've been in I've never noticed one being too hot.