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a shade can only reduce the temp to ambient. An evaporative cooler (what this is) can reduce it below ambient.

@@zachansen8293 no the ground is cooler than ambient and shade stops UV heat absorption

Did the same. Live in Orlando and that sun is crazy hot. The shades & fountain helps.

So, in my own personal experience, I have a pool and I live in the DFW metroplex where the summertime temperatures reach, well over, a hundred degrees and my pool reaches up to 95°F and usually hover around 93°F during the day. However, last year my neighbor’s large oak tree would shade most of my pool during the day and it took until almost the middle of June before the pool temps reached the upper 80’s and by the end of August the water temperature would be, roughly, back around 85° to 88°. Over this past winter my neighbor had the tree cut down and now this summer I haven’t had any shade, at all, over my pool, hence the constant 90°F plus degree water temperatures, and so I built a fountain that I hook up to my Polaris pool cleaner hose so that I use the water that’s already in the pool and I am not adding fresh water to the pool. With no shade and my fountain running my pool water temperature drops a good 3°F or so and that makes a very big and noticeable difference. I have two of those triangle solar shades that I am contemplating putting up over my pool, but I haven’t done so, as of, yet. Also, it’s worth noting that my pool is an in ground model and is covered with gunite with a plaster overlay that is an aqua color. It is 3.5’ deep on the shallow end and about 7.5’ in the deep end. With the shade from the tree, in years prior, and the 7.5” depth of the deep end, my pool water temperatures would take a while to creep up high enough that the water didn’t seem a bit chilly upon entering. Now, this summer and with no shade, there is no “chilly” entering and for the last 2.5 months, and still right now, it feels more like a warm bath!!! The sprinkler/fountain is an absolute must if you want somewhat enjoyable pool water for this time of the year.

I was also planning a DIY one. Hard to justify for as cheap as these are.

That is because the water is cooling the air, because the water is cooler than the air. Spraying hot water into hotter air doesn't do a whole lot.

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It would mess with your pool chemistry. Also, if you do the math you would need hundreds of pounds of ice to make any difference in a 20,000 gallon pool.

Glad it was helpful. We enjoy the sound as well.

Lol won't put a dent in 16,000 gallons.

You can put a toaster in your bathtub too and turn it into a jacuzzi

​@@BRAVITSit'll be so hot, you'll die of excitement 🤣

@@TKCLalternatively you could just buy 3,000 bags of ice every time you want to cool it down. 😂🤣✌️

​@@BRAVITSlmmfao!!! I just tried this and I feel weird af 😂

Daily? I usually add 1 inch a week with my hose.

A year later and it's very rare I fill my pool. The occasional rain takes care of that.

I put two links. Check both.

Interesting approach.

That is on my to do list.

It feels a little better after dark.

Sorry to hear about the breakdown Mack! Good to hear from you, hope you are doing well.

Yes it was after the eggs

Thank you for watching

Way ahead of you, already have that job planned out for a future video.

Yes, that will work, but 68 degree temp is at 6’ to 8’ deep. Not sure 3’ will get you there.

What country? That's crazy!

I can't afford 24/7 🤣

I add 1 inch of water a week, I don't consider that to be much loss. We don't want shade cloth because it ruins your view from the house and pool. We swam after dark last night enjoying looking at the stars.

I'm already playing with some ideas

@@TKCL Floating bilge pump even. Keep costs real cheap and avoid cutting into the pool before knowing if it's worth it.

Not perfect, but definitely helps.

Yes I bought a 20w light from Amazon called a lymle or something like that. Works very well.

Yes and I totally meant to mention evaporative cooling.

Exactly, evaporative cooling.

its so dark it makes me laugh thinking about a hot pool

Maybe later on. Only partial shade

I totally meant to say evaporate cooling could be to blame. Been thinking about that today.

As others said, the evaporative effect makes a huge difference. Here in Phoenix, when it is 115 during the day and 90 over night, our pool gets up to 95 degrees. Your pool is shallow, so it is gonna get hot and stay that way. The aerator makes a 5 degree difference and that is all it takes to make it feel less like a bath tub. For what it's worth, if your chemicals are kept proper, it won't matter if you only run the pump at night... the sun will eat your chlorine regardless, so if electricity is cheaper, run your pump from 10 pm to 6 am and save some dough, all while cooling the pool.

I'm considering doing that. Day temps really messes with the results.

Humidity (dew point) also has a major effect on the ability to evaporate and cool. The closer the wet bulb temp is to the dry bulb (outdoor air temp), the less evaporative cooling is available. You can google evaporative cooling charts that will give you the most favorable temp/humidity combo's and get an idea of what the temperature drops will be.

That's been one of my big planned projects I've hinted around to, geo thermal.

@@TKCL it works 👍

Not completely, but you can make it where it doesn't spray much at all.

For the $30 I paid, I'm impressed.

@@TKCL I would agree! As you know, that's the cheapest part of the pool! Lol! Take care down there!

After the deck 😉

Yes it does

After the deck

@@TKCL sounds good lol!

Yes, but blocks our beautiful view of the night sky

@@TKCL understandable 😆

You and I are thinking the same, that's on my to try list.

Yes, that would work very well. With enough pipe deep enough in ground. It's called geothermal and is used to heat and cool houses. The ground stays a constant 67 degrees six feet below the surface. Had it in my home in Michigan, extremely effective way to heat and cool!

That's my plan

I wonder what size pipe it would take and how many feet to drop the temp? I have a water holding tank/water softener system 100 ft from my house. The supply line is 1” pex buried 5 feet deep. In the summer you get hot water out of the cold water side of the shower 😂

Hard to say because you'll be pushing thousands of gallons through it.

Very true, but our pool is chemical free.

​@TKCL How are you sanitizing the water? Without a sanitizer, recreational water illnesses can quickly spread, with symptoms such as rashes, skin infections, diarrhea and swimmers' ear. Use of a sanitizer such as chlorine will help kill bacteria and various pathogens that can make you extremely sick. It also oxidizes organic materials. While on-topic, I should mention that many people believe that burning, itchy red eyes from swimming is caused by excess chlorine, but rather, it is in fact typically a pH problem. Get that pH right and the eyes will never burn or itch or get red from swimming. Having the pH in range will also help keep algae from forming. 30-year pool owner here. Happy swimming! Great fountain!

It sure is cheap to run, but your cooler probably does an even better job. I'd run both.

@@TKCL Anything to save money.

Yes it will

Correct, but I rarely have to add water. A few rains keeps my pool topped off.

Every pool is different, I unscrewed the jet from the inside of the pool with pliers.

Evaporative cooling

In the south we sure do, it gets miserable here.

That's great

I've not had to do anything after a year, but yes it's worth monitoring.

Welcome to the channel! Ours helps the temp tremendously.

We are already thinking the same. I've been hinting around to this. It's on my list of projects.

Would have to do a little diy temperature test to see how deep you'd need to dig in your hot and sandy soil. Generic answer is 6 feet. Two feet would about do it here in washington state. I think we've broke 90 5 days (but we did see 116 2 years ago!). You might be way deep with extended high temperatures. I'd be curious to see some of this experiment if its not silly deep you could totally pull it off on your own for not a huge expense.

It's for sure on my list of to do items.

We love the sound as well

And I think I paid $20 or 30 for this. Totally worth it.

It for sure will be hotter. Take care!

Didn't say it was new, but judging by the views and comments not many are away of them.

@@TKCL After reviewing the comments I'm surprised. I guess pool companies no longer install them as standard equipment in hot climate states. They do work well as you noted. Take care.

I do have plans to do a geothermal ground system.

I worked in industrial water treatment for over 35 years, always interested in alternate ways that are verifiable. I worked on 1 remodel of low income brick apartments, single story and they used a ground loop thermal cooling system and packed cellulose material. One ground system that was installed at a county building put the lines a couple feet down under a grass field that was watered. Sounded great and worked most of time but it worked so so when it got above 100f. When the drought hit hard and watering the grass became taboo, the whole system went to crap. The other problem was when it got overheated being low the lines would expand and then pull apart at threaded coupling location and if not glued well enough they failed as well. Going down is better unless you are deep enough horizontally. My work was with cooling towers out west, steam boilers, hydronic chill and hot lines domestic water sterilization. Each area is different, type of soil, type of wet or dry seasons. Most diy type ground loop systems tend to be in mountainous areas.

I need a ton of ice, literally.

Ph supposedly rises, mine has always been high. My alkalinity was high, but has dropped. I'm on a chemical free system (highly recommend) so I don't tend to watch that much.

Should work even better there due to the lack of humidity

Yikes! That's way too hot for me.

It for sure is when you have months of 90-100 degree days with high humidity and a lot of sun.

First pool, not a bad idea.

I don't add chemicals to my pool, so I can't comment there. Occasionally I might drop a few tablets, but there's been no need. I add about 1 inch of water a week, that's seems low to me.

My friend with an inground is running one of these as well.

In case you have not seen, we have been triple digits here for months with extreme heat warnings for weeks. It does help

Evaporative cooling, yes.

That also blocks our view, don't like that. I add about 1 inch of water per week to my pool.

@@TKCL Not so much if the sail shade is high enough and in a horizontal plane, it would be almost invisible. I've read the reviews on the device you are installing and they are pretty mediocre. Seems it's pretty low quality, cracks, just won't last long and then will end up in the landfill. I wouldn't recommend it, even if I were making money on getting people to buy in on my Amazon affiliate links. Shade sale or some sort of reflective pool cover for the days and uncover at night to allow evaporative cooling.

Your missing the point, while in the pool a sail blocks all view. We love looking at the sky and star gazing at night while swimming.

Because I don't want to ruin our sky view or see the sail right out our main windows of the house. This is cooling the pool well enough to make it comfortable.

That's one way to do it.

aaa second maybe???

@@shanefairfield938 nope

Yep!

@@TKCL I'm confused 🤔

Shane's correct Cash! Nothing to be confused about

I'm actually not using any chemicals, that chlorine despenser is empty. Occasionally I'll drop a few tablets in it to make me feel better.

@@TKCL hey love what your doing keep up they sharing of information

Might be true, but I'm chemical free so I don't tend to watch that. Our big turn off with the sails is they don't look good and block your view.

Regardless if it does use more chemicals, it's at the point for most people it's so hot you can't use the pool. I'm voting for anything that will cool it off.

Not sure what piece you are referring to.

@@TKCL you take out the outside piece and the eye inside. Then the third part that has the threads. How do you get that out?

Been miserable hot here yet our pool still feels fine.

Go turn those things off and you will see how much he of a difference it truly does make. The water has to make air contact.

@@TKCL my waterfall comes out approximately 4 inches and then drops 18 inches. That is All Air contact my deck jets shoot about 4 feet into the pool in about 5 to 6 feet high, which is All Air contact respectively.

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Exactly! But I'm not known for that. Have something much bigger planned 😉

Way too hot! This helps drop it by a couple of degrees, which is very welcomed.