How Warm is Your NON HEATED Pool Now in October? (Southern States)

[ShokWaveRider]

Mine is 78*F. My Pool Light died and I am debating going in to fix it. I do not normally go in our pool unless it is over 85*F. We do not heat our pool as it is warm enough most of the months we like to swim, which is not so often these days.

 

[pb4uski]

78F isn't bad at all.... but OTOH, the pool light can probably wait until the pool water gets warmer. When we had a pool we hardly ever used the pool light... in fact, I suspect it wasn't on for over 2 hours in the whole 25 years we owned the house.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

78F isn't bad at all.... but OTOH, the pool light can probably wait until the pool water gets warmer. When we had a pool we hardly ever used the pool light... in fact, I suspect it wasn't on for over 2 hours in the whole 25 years we owned the house.

Agreed, we do not use it much either, only to see if it is working. But it annoys me as it is not working.

 

[Telly]

North TX. Ours is 72. Two weeks ago, was still in the 80s. I could probably do full submersion at 78, if I was working on something and keeping busy, otherwise something like 83 is my lower end.

Going into a cold pool when well overheated from long walk or lawn mowing works for me. But 72 is too cold for me.
I don't think our pool light has been on more than 2 hours out of 25+ years. But I understand the feeling of "something not working". A fellow Engineer here

 

[Megg1141]

As long as I have been in florida(54yrs), I rarely see any adult swimming in their pool. Most adults jump in and do a few strokes before heading over to shallow end to hang out. This is why I'm on my third hot tub. I get to soak comfortably in my 7 person jacuzzi while setting my water temp with my digital temperature gauge. 24/7/365 the water is always the right temp and I get to chill in comfort with my adult beverage.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

I broke down and got in. Replaced the lamp in the light fixture, cleaned it up, all good.

 

[Potstickers]

I guess you didn't need a caffeine jolt after that.

 

[Sittinginthesun]

We keep the pool at 86-87 and the hot tub at 99-102 depending on time of year. Kids and I spend HOURS and HOURS every week in both. Pool on all the nice sunny days and hot tub 3-4 nights a week all year but mostly fall through spring. Just booked a vacation house rental in Hawaii for two weeks in March 2020 and like every house I rent unless they agree to keep the pool heater set to 86 it won't work for us.

 

[ckelly78z]

I closed our pool down 3 weeks ago when it never got over 78* from cooler night time temps in Northern Ohio. I like it over 80*...prefer 84* and up.

Yesterday, we drained the back porch hot tub (Hot Springs sovereign), and hope to get it cleaned/refilled/up to 104* by tomorrow.

 

[Dtail]

Our pool is at 80 degrees right now. Just warm enough for a dip after playing Pickleball.
It is a heated pool, but haven't used it yet, as we moved in during April.
More likely to use it for the Spa during the winter.

 

[COZICAN]

64 Yesterday in central Oklahoma. Doubt it will see 70'S again before spring. I have an 80K BTU heater but air temps are not that pleasant now.

 

[AmigaDude]

It is/was my understanding that most lights can be replaced without getting in the pool. It is supposed to have enough cord to reach in, unscrew and sit the light on the deck.

 

[38Chevy454]

I winterized and closed up my in-ground pool last week, here in Cincinnati OH area. Water temp at that time was 65F. I don't have any heater, just a solar blanket used in early part of opening up the pool, and to help extend the season a bit into fall. Usually open up around early may and close up early Oct, give or take how the weather is doing.

My winter cover is a heavy duty mesh that is essentially lightproof. No idea how cold the water gets, but it feels very cold when opening up in spring, like 30's/40's before getting some solar help. I don't think the solar cover actually causes any extra heating, what it mainly benefits is heat loss at night and minimizing evaporative cooling.


Getting into the pool when water temps are 76 is close to my limit. Prefer it in mid to high 80's. 75 and below is just too cold to be worth the shock.

 

[folivier]

Pool light? you mean those June bug attractors?
At our previous house I turned the light on once. Sounded like WW2 with all the dive bombing June bugs!

 

[Megg1141]

We use are hot tub year round. Its refreshing during the warm months only using mother earth to maintain water temp. Then when our temps dip, we use our heater to maintain a comfortable water temp. My grandson loves playing in the bubbles.

 

[misshathaway]

Mine is 78*F. My Pool Light died and I am debating going in to fix it. I do not normally go in our pool unless it is over 85*F. We do not heat our pool as it is warm enough most of the months we like to swim, which is not so often these days.

I've been debating on getting a pool thermometer, but since I don't control the local pool it seems pointless. I do know that the water is so cold now that I can't warm up during laps unless it is sunny and the air temp is in the mid 80's or above. There is one heated pool but it won't be heated until the pool temp is consistently below 84 degrees. That hasn't happened so I guess it's at least 84.

I see others swimming laps every day in the morning. Just can't do it.

 

[txtig]

It is/was my understanding that most lights can be replaced without getting in the pool. It is supposed to have enough cord to reach in, unscrew and sit the light on the deck.

You are correct. This is how I’ve replaced mine.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

It is/was my understanding that most lights can be replaced without getting in the pool. It is supposed to have enough cord to reach in, unscrew and sit the light on the deck.

Very true, but try to undo the screw without getting wet. It is 3 ft. down.

 

[ExFlyBoy5]

Ours is at 62 degrees in central Oklahoma and quite chilly. We have a heater that works pretty well and will most likely "hot tub" the pool a couple of times this winter!

 

[Dtail]

On a related note, do those that heat the pool frequently find their utility bills go up a lot?

 

[ExFlyBoy5]

On a related note, do those that heat the pool frequently find their utility bills go up a lot?

Not too bad for us, but our gas rates are pretty low. At the current rate, it costs about $1.85 an hour. Right now, it would increase the temp about 3 degrees an hour. Over the winter, the heating rate was closer to 1.9 degrees an hour...so to take it from 40 to 90 degrees cost about $50. So, we didn't do it every weekend, but it was nice to do on occasion to get a break from the cold.

 

[COZICAN]

On a related note, do those that heat the pool frequently find their utility bills go up a lot?

We only heat ours early spring and fall. We like to keep it around 85 and usually only have to bump it less than 10 degrees or we don't bother. I've never noticed it on my gas bill.

 

[ncbill]

Very true, but try to undo the screw without getting wet. It is 3 ft. down.

Lights in a pool scare me...it seems every few years there is a news story about the protective cover failing in some way and therefore electrifying the pool when the light comes on.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

Lights in a pool scare me...it seems every few years there is a news story about the protective cover failing in some way and therefore electrifying the pool when the light comes on.

Not that Simple, they are sealed units and on their own special fast acting GFI. In case of seal failure (Never had one, the lamps just blow), the GFI would kick in before any damage could be done.

 

[6miths]

On a related note, do those that heat the pool frequently find their utility bills go up a lot?

Yes definitely. Cooktop, BBQ, water heater and dryer are all gas and in summer use is very low when pool heater not on. During peak heat time in May and June use is similar to January when heating my monster house.