[Happydaz]

Originally Posted by sunnyatlast

I really wasn't considering campaigning, petitioning or pushing for a particular sport pool to get a chiller or anything unique for a facility I use personally. I don't like that approach (telling the board and dept what to do/buy). I would never write our local school board, for example, and tell them to buy this, not that, HVAC system upgrade. They are the hired/elected professionals with the responsibility of doing feasibility studies and long-term planning for capital improvement and annual operating budgets. Plus I don't know what fiscal capability the board/dept. here have to implement a quick, easy system fix/upgrade if one is found.

I like to present facts when there is doubt and mockery of good people stating what they see and experience here.

I trust the developers, our CDD board reps, and the Rec. Dept. managers like Rohan know what they are doing when I write a letter to them, and when some of us present facts here that bolster our case we make to them....which I don't expect them to have fixed by next week.

I seriously doubt that the board and rec dept. would put any credence on the snide little quips, jokes and condescending insults thrown out here, or if the wise guys were to write that stuff in a letter or rant about how stupid other residents are in a phone call. These managers are professionals, busy with serious work, not kids looking for more taunts to throw out on the playground.

But I do think they would consider future sport pool pump system upgrades or pool heat pumps that reverse and chill, or whatever makes for more energy efficient and comfortable, even-temperature pool water.

After all, these mechanical and HVAC systems don't last forever. And heating from cold extremes in winter, and cooling from hot extremes in summer cost a lot more energy (and corresponding pool chemical costs in summer intense heat) than if even temperature were consistently maintained with more modern technology.

Excellent points. Your idea of writing a letter is a good one. Maybe when they go to replace a pool heater they might install a heat pump that could cool a pool as well. Another suggestion might be to present some options to a local CDD for one particular pool as an experiment. I can see now that they will be the best judge of what needs to be done. It is always good to look at all the options before making a decision.