[123Cookie]

Originally Posted by Uptown Girl

We are having unusually hot weather.
100 degree temperatures are not typical here in June.

What would you have The Villages do? Chill outdoor pools?

Why not - chillers for a 60,000 gallon pool run at most $6000 per pool - after all they heat it for snowbirds in the winter - why not cool it for the frogs in the summer months - only fair !!!

[Jaggy]

Originally Posted by 123Cookie

Why not - chillers for a 60,000 gallon pool run at most $6000 per pool - after all they heat it for snowbirds in the winter - why not cool it for the frogs in the summer months - only fair !!!

[KayakerNC]

Originally Posted by 123Cookie

Why not - chillers for a 60,000 gallon pool run at most $6000 per pool - after all they heat it for snowbirds in the winter - why not cool it for the frogs in the summer months - only fair !!!

Not an engineer, but wouldn't if be cheaper to just pump the pool water through a geothermal system of underground pipes? Summer and Winter?
Just thinking out loud.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by KayakerNC

Not an engineer, but wouldn't if be cheaper to just pump the pool water through a geothermal system of underground pipes? Summer and Winter?
Just thinking out loud.

or remind ourselves this is an unusually hot patch of weather? We just put in a new pool, and the air temp was 100 yesterday. The pool water was 93.

[outlaw]

The pools are heated to 83 degrees year round. The only pool I know of that has cooling capability in the villages is the Chatham? pool. They installed a solar heating system for their pool, which will also provide cooling using temp differentials at nighttime. The only problem is that the morning swimmers may find the pool too cool for their comfort. It's a tough problem to solve for everyone's ideal temp. I have a pool with special solar blocking screen in the birdcage roof that keeps the pool pretty cool during the hot sunny days.

[VirgoGirl]

Have everyone bring a bag of ice when they go to the pool.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I like the temperature of the water. I don't think I'd like it any cooler.

Besides, I don't think that there is anyway of cooling the pools short of adding refrigeration to them. How many millions of dollars would that cost to so fifty pools?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by redwitch

Personally, I like very hot baths, hot tubs around 104, pools at 84-86. Hotter than very hot and 86 is just not comfortable (I can take the hot tub hotter but know it's not good for me). Cooler is tolerable, but not enjoyable, so, I sympathize with you.

I've been told the pools are heated year round. If this is true, then adding unusually hot weather with no rain has to make the pools miserable for many of us. Try hitting the pool first thing in the morning, they're a little cooler then.

I'm sorry, but "miserable"?? Really???

In the inner cities fire departments open hydrants for the kids to play in. do you really want to use the word "miserable". To describe going to one of our beautiful pools?

[pbkmaine]

I did not really understand why DH was so insistent on us having a pool when there are so many nice pools here in TV. Now I am imagining what it would be like to be at our neighborhood pool while people are arguing about water temperature. I think I will go give DH a hug.

[redwitch]

Yes, miserable fits. I go to pools to cool off. Hate to jump in and be almost as hot as I was before I hit the water. That makes me grumpy, headachy and mildly miserable. As to opening fire hydrants, I always thought that was great fun when it occurred. There is poverty everywhere, even here. I can feel bad for these people and I help when I can but that doesn't take away from my feelings of joy, displeasure of downright miserableness. Does it yours?

Your comment reminds me too much of my mother saying to eat everything on my plate because children in China were starving. Like most children, I ultimately suggested my mother send the food to them because I didn't want it.

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by pbkmaine

I did not really understand why DH was so insistent on us having a pool when there are so many nice pools here in TV. Now I am imagining what it would be like to be at our neighborhood pool while people are arguing about water temperature. I think I will go give DH a hug.

It was probably the feces concern which is much more prevalent than you may think. Few people actually take a proper shower, including soaping the "hidden" places, prior to jumping in. Those pool side showers don't do anything but wash a little suntan lotion off. Smart person, DH.

[Happydaz]

Originally Posted by 123Cookie

Why not - chillers for a 60,000 gallon pool run at most $6000 per pool - after all they heat it for snowbirds in the winter - why not cool it for the frogs in the summer months - only fair !!!

This is the way to go! A typical adult pool in the Villages will need a chiller that can do 80,000 gallons or less. The cost of this size chiller is $5,000. Installation will cost $1,000 more.These run on 110 and cost about $40 a month to operate for the three to four months they are needed. This is much less than it costs to heat the pools in the winter. Many of us in The Villages live here full time now. It is time we solve this pool overheating issue. I have heard many people say that they no longer go to the pools because they are too hot. We can solve this problem for a low cost. The chiller unit just gets attached to all the rest of the pool equipment so it presents no installation problems. I am sure the manufacturers will give us even better pricing if we do entire CCD Districts. I have been in contact with one company and they are very anxious to do business with us. Our local pool is looking to approach our CCD about this issue.

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by KayakerNC

Not an engineer, but wouldn't if be cheaper to just pump the pool water through a geothermal system of underground pipes? Summer and Winter?
Just thinking out loud.

Yes it would, but allow the experts to continue.

[sunnyatlast]

The real problem is the sport pools that are too hot to work out in in any given summer. That and the messengers have already been shot, trashed, sliced, and diced on other threads, but I'll say this one thing.

How many people would go bowling without air conditioning here in the summer? After all, bowling has the most participants of any sport here in TV. How many people would use the TV fitness centers at regional rec centers without air conditioning? Air conditioning is very expensive, too. The sport pool schedules are full of classes and teams all day and into the evening, which to me indicates there are many participants in the aquatic fitness venues--sport pools.

Just because you don't do a particular sport doesn't mean you should trash reasonable suggestions from reasonable people, who for example, suggest commercial pool chillers:

commercial pool cooler

Commercial Swimming Pool Cooler Chiller / Glacier cooling for your pool! No more bath water in hot summer months.

So let the trashing begin..............

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[perrjojo]

I love the warm pools.