How hot does your pool get during the summer? (camper, price)

[thunderyukon]

and how do you keep it cooler?

[izzybella]

Ours has reached 100 a couple of times. We use umbrellas to shade it, but it doesn't help much. It usually stays somewhere in the 94-96 range most summers. It's 93 right now.

[fcorrales80]

Ahhh! 93? My pool is a little warm at 79-84 degrees but it is a deeper diving pool. Plus we have to add water frequently because we always have people over and they tend to splash a ton of water out of the pool. There are older trees around it that offer a ton of shade so that might have something to do with it.

[joninaz]

We get wimpy here... most of my friends wont get in a pool until it's in the 80s, closer to 90.

I'm not a fan of hot or cold, but think the perfect temp. for AZ is upper 80s.

80-85 is cool, if you are working up a sweat in 105 degree heat. 85-90 is nice and warm if you like to swim at night. Over 90 is too warm... like a soup. Deep/diving pools stay in the range.

There are products for cooling, but they seem overpriced.

[KarmaPhx]

Blocks of Ice.

Not really, but they are a fun way of cooling down your pool, they float so they are little frozen rafts until they melt.

[LBTRS]

Ours is 93 right now, it's 11:46pm and my teenage son and his friend are in the pool now. 88 is my preferred temp.

I heard someone mention dry ice for cooling the pool, anyone know about this? This is only our second summer in AZ and the pool is new to us.

[KarmaPhx]

The dry ice would put off a lot of "fog" and I was told that dry ice can crack the pool.'

Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYUUnQe2HV8

[roosevelt]

I have a large rectangular diving pool and that sucker never got warm enough for me until the weather hit 110 degrees. I cut down two large pine trees over the pool because they were so dirty, now the pool is over 85 degrees without the shade all summer and I am a happy camper. I would say over 85 degrees ( why don't keyboards have a 'degree' key?) but many of my friends will go swimming even if the water is in the 70's.

[KarmaPhx]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

I would say over 85 degrees ( why don't keyboards have a 'degree' key?) but many of my friends will go swimming even if the water is in the 70's.

Technically they do, you just have to use an "alt code".

120° <---see!

Just hold down alt, press 0176 on numpad, then release alt. There are many symbols you can do this way, just google "alt codes".

[YAZ]

Seems easier just to type "degrees".

Our pool is warm, I have no idea what the temp is. I just stick my foot in to check it out.

I've noticed something recently. I can smell the chlorine more during the hotter weather. Cl level is fine, alkalinity, etc.

I'm sure there's a "chemistry" type explanation.