Off-Grid Swimming Pool (lake, water, light, temperature)
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Does anyone who lives off grid have a swimming pool? Can pools be successfully run & maintained via solar power?
I would guess a small or medium above-ground pool would be more practical for off grid, though even they require their pump/filter to run several hours a day to keep the water clean.
I've seen one on TV that was a swimming pool filled by rainwater. It was small and had a black liner to keep the temperature up a bit (I forget where they lived). It was on some random eco home show, and I can't remember the title. They had various rainwater systems and the pool was kind of the highlight.
Other than that type of system, I'm not sure I'd want to buy enough solar panels to keep a traditional pool going. It seems like a waste, unless you've got $$$$.
On hawaii there are many homes with pools that are off grid. The thing that makes them different from mainland pools is the filter and pump. The pump is not a pump for pushing water through filter, it pump water into a tank that gravity feeds through filters. the filters are not the same as on the mainland, the off grid filters are biofilters. Bigger versions of the ones used in koa ponds. People with it say the biggest headache is balancing the pool and chemicals for the biofilter. Too much chemicals and the filters cant purify just remove dirt. Too little and the pool gets scummy. You can ask people on the Hawaii forum if they know of any place you can read up on this.
Does anyone who lives off grid have a swimming pool? Can pools be successfully run & maintained via solar power?
I would guess a small or medium above-ground pool would be more practical for off grid, though even they require their pump/filter to run several hours a day to keep the water clean.
Yerp, we call em stock tanks.................geeze, swimming pool for a survival thread..................
Yeah I guess this should have been under "Green living"
Though IMHO off-grid "self-sufficiency" isn't always about gung-ho end-of-the-world survival.
You are right, but a pool is a luxury that is not needed. Unless it is being filled with rain water, it is something most people off-grid, or "green" don't care for.
Yeah I guess this should have been under "Green living"
Though IMHO off-grid "self-sufficiency" isn't always about gung-ho end-of-the-world survival.
You asked and we responded.
Dont want to know the answer dont ask the question..................
A swimming pool is a luxury even in the city..............
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