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Re: Cost of running a pool..
Most of the public or HOA pools that I have used have been set to 80° but typically vary from 78°-82°. At 80° I find it OK but below that it seems too cold and above that up to 82° I find very comfortable.
I don't think I would care for a pool set at 88° or above. |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
If you do go for it make sure it has a convenient cover arrangement.
If the cover is easy to take on and off you can leave the cover in place and it'll help retain heat and cut down evaporation. I was suprised from that chart that it was more to heat the pool in LA than San Francisco. Is the gas more expensive down there? Our pool has the heater disconnected and when we moved in last August it was 78 degrees with no cover. So a cover will take it up a degree or two more. Personally I prefer it less than 80 so it's refreshing rather than a bath! If you're going to be paying your own water bill make sure the pool is leak free or get some statment in your rental regarding leakage. I work repairing them and even small ones can add up to alot. Good luck. |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by ironporer
(Post 7419515)
I doubt you would ever need to run the heat much, living in CA.
Since I got my pool heat pump last year (Thanks for the recommendation Ray!) I've realised what a mare it is to not have it heated. Especially so when you've got children who want to swim all the time. Heat pumps very economical to run too especially if you have a cover. Just set your desired temp and forget about it. |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
(Post 7416336)
WTF - who heats their pool in Miami??!!! :blink:
Florida softies, in other words...:D |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by Dan725
(Post 7422731)
WTF everyone who fancies going swimming Nov through Feb, thats who...as per my post above ;)
Florida softies, in other words...:D |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by sambapink
(Post 7416186)
Yeah, i'll wait to see if he can advise - I'm sure his cleaning bill is quite high too, considering he swims in his pool naked :D
Tell him to stop it.... I used to service the electrical side of pools and the amount of pubic hair I had to pull out of the filters was not funny...:frown: |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by ironporer
(Post 7419515)
I doubt you would ever need to run the heat much, living in CA.
I suspect that California is probably one of the more expensive states to keep a pool heated during the summer. |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 7419088)
According to my husband it's bloody expensive and he does all the mainenance...as well as opening the pool up in the spring and closing it down in the fall. We have one of those auto pool cleaners so that helps. Our monthly gas for heating the pool is about $500/600 per month June/July/August (that was a few years ago...I haven't looked at the bills since. :lol:)...I like it at 90+ degrees...plus we have a large deep pool.
SOLAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had big gas bills.... Installed solar pool eating on my roof... Next gas bill...$16.50. After a few times of coming to fill the tanks and finding them still full they told me they wanted their tanks back. :rofl: My pool is 35,000 gallons and my solar heats it to basically any temperature I want(reasonable it won’t boil) as long as there is sun. |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by cavalierhome
(Post 7422885)
My pool is 35,000 gallons and my solar heats it to basically any temperature .
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Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by Ray
(Post 7422894)
That's a big pool
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Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by Socal Local
(Post 7419599)
Depends where you are in CA and how long you want to use it - I'd be surprised if you could get away with no heating. We have a solar heated pool and have been told we should be able to use it end March through to November. I think we need a few more hot days yet though as today the temp is showing as 67 degrees which is just a bit too refreshing for me :)
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Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by Bill_S
(Post 7416264)
Growing up in Canada, I had a few friends with heated backyard pools. It probably wasn't a huge expense in 1970, but I'm sure it's ruinous to try to heat a pool in a cold climate today.
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Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by Ray
(Post 7422894)
That's a big pool
Solar works really great. My wife suggested it... I didn't really believe it would work but I figured it would help and since there was a tax credit for it I gave it a try... Fantastic. It works like a charm. My pool is very shaded so it would normally never get much above 76 or so now we can keep it at 86 and we can extend our season about one month early and one month at the end without using a pool cover. It really works. |
Re: Cost of running a pool..
Originally Posted by sambapink
(Post 7416186)
Yeah, i'll wait to see if he can advise - I'm sure his cleaning bill is quite high too, considering he swims in his pool naked :D
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Re: Cost of running a pool..
Urgh....I can't wait to get ours filled in. It's gonna cost us about $3,500 and that will be a bargain considering how much it costs to run every year, for the approx. 3 full days we get to spend in it in Maine.
Pain in the bleedin arse. and ours is a 33,000 galloner....the mosquitos love it :frown: |
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