[Villagesgal]

Originally Posted by John_W

That's not true, that means I've been washing my car with reused water. The outside water spickets are potable water, only the reused water goes to your irrigation system.

You should call and check. Yes you have been washing your car with reuse. Nothing wrong with reuse, just not potable. Call. You might be surprised by what you hear.

[RedChariot]

Originally Posted by John_W

What do you do, go in the pool? I've had two pools in two different Florida homes. It's a great idea to have access from the outside to a bathroom. To say differently is complete nonsense. You don't have the bathroom next to the pool. Many homes if properly designed will have a half bath somewhere near the living area, it only requires the addition of a second door. Sort of a Jack-n-Jill situation. Many homes built in Spring Hill where I lived a few years ago, all came with this feature.

I'm going back aways, here's my very first pool, a 16 x 32 installed in 1979 in a home I built in Pensacola Florida. This photo is 41 years old.

Our home is 8 years old here in the villages. We have a small pool. Wish we had access to a bathroom. Drying off before going into the air conditioned house is a pain!

[John_W]

Originally Posted by Villagesgal

You should call and check. Yes you have been washing your car with reuse. Nothing wrong with reuse, just not potable. Call. You might be surprised by what you hear.

I already did call, the reclaimed water is used for irrigation. That's why on your monthly statement the potable water and irrigation water have two different amounts. It doesn't say reclaimed water, it's irrigation use.

Amenity Fee $0.00
Irrigation Use $0.00
IRRIGATION BASE $0.00
Sewer Use $0.00
Sewer Base $0.00
Sanitation Collection $0.00
Water Use $0.00
Water Base

[mulligan]

Originally Posted by Villagesgal

If you live south of 466 do not use a garden hose type outdoor shower. Outside water is reuse and not potable. Call City of Wildwood water dept if you're in Fenny area and Brownwood area and they will explain what your outdoor water is, otherwise call the Villages Utility dept and ask for the water dept phone number and call them and ask about your outdoor hose water. It is all reuse, clean but not drinkable and legally can hold some bacteria so you definitely don't want to shower with this water. You get 2 separate charges on your monthly bill, potable which is inside, and nonpotable which is outside.

Absolutely not true !! The hose bibs on the outside walls of your home are connected to the potable water system inside. The Non potable water is for irrigation only and is NOT connected to the house building in any way.

[sunglow]

We have a salt water pool and have to rinse off when getting out. We have an outdoor shower and love it. We use it all the time.

[airstreamingypsy]

If I wanted a pool, to me the obvious choice is a bathroom I can access directly from the pool. IOW a door from the lanai directly into the bathroom. That way I have a toilet and a shower. Perfect for swim days, and entertaining.

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by John_W

That's not true, that means I've been washing my car with reused water. The outside water spickets are potable water, only the reused water goes to your irrigation system.

i was told the opposite! thx for info

[Alana33]

Originally Posted by Barbara Jacks

Hang a water hose

That's what I use to rinse off after swimming. I have an outdoor faucet with a hose.
Water is always very warm.
I guess I could attach a pipe with a shower 🚿 head to the faucet but really see no need.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by caberkner

We are beginning our plans to build down in The Villages and all the forums have been extremely helpful. Thank you all for the great advice. This has helped us think about things that we didn't even know we had to think about! One thing we are very certain of is that we want to have our own pool. We would love to have a shower in the lanai to rinse off before getting in and after getting out of the water. Does anyone have a shower in their lanai (if this is even allowed) and if so, anything we should consider before moving forward with this? Thanks in advance for any advice!!

I got one, called outdoor faucet with garden hose on it.

[vonbork]

We have a sink and toilet accessible off the pool area. Very handy to towel off and change clothes without going through the house. Haven’t seen need for a shower.

[caberkner]

Huge thank you to everyone sharing comments!! Has given us some great ideas. We only want to do this once so are going to do our best to nail every detail!

[chrisinva]

And remember...there is no "p" in swimming. Someone had to say it.

[fitnessrs@aol.com]

I can only tell you that we love our outdoor shower. I had it built so it is private and you can take a real shower there. We take about 80% of our showers there from April through November and about 20% from December through March. In addition access to a bathroom from the outside is great. I would definitely recommend both if you can. That said we love the pool and spa. I was told unless you are really dirty it isn't necessary to rinse off before you get into the pool. Be happy to discuss with you any questions you might have.

Rich

[KMS1946]

I had a home in Wesley Chapel and it seemed that the builder put cabanna baths in most of the homes. We had a large screen enclosure installed over a paver patio. We decided against a pool. It was nice not to have to walk through the house when we were out entertaining guests. 😎

[Carla B]

Originally Posted by mulligan

Absolutely not true !! The hose bibs on the outside walls of your home are connected to the potable water system inside. The Non potable water is for irrigation only and is NOT connected to the house building in any way.

Mulligan and John are correct. The hose-bib water is potable. It'd be nice to have a pool with access to an inside bath, but few floor plans in The Villages would allow that because the bathrooms are located in the interior.