Greetings: (To any experts or proffesionals ?)
I know this may be a bit weird or off topic but any way.........We live at a condo with a "in common pool", our board of directors have made a rule that the condo pool be kept at no more then 76 degrees.... The swimmers can live with this and once in it's not a problem...but.....we have a few dozen folks in there 60's to 90's that use the pool for exercise, are non swimmers or close to that and are just trying to beat the aches and pains of age.
I would like to point this out to the board and would like to be able to sight expert opinion, recommandations, history....whatever to make a sensible case for the higher temperture (The board is not being "mean hearted",they are thinking to keep expences down, but,a board is board and you better be prepared to defend your augarguement!!)
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Thanks for any help.........................(Pardon the little guys...trying to be cute and now can't get them off!!)
Lastrun
76 seems a bit chilly for a condo pool. I have seen a few different places and have heard many times in the past that 78 degrees is as low as you want the temperature for recreational swimming otherwise swimmers lose body heat. Our indoor pool is generally 81 which I like, but many feel is too warm and many others feel it is too cold (you can't please everyone). Personally, for a condo pool I would keep it at least 80. See the link for some support although there must be better support out there than this link, but here is something -www.usace.army.mil/.../chap14.pdf
Does the condo have a solar blanket to help keep the heat loss down at night? It might help to cut the costs in the long term.
Tim
76 seems a bit chilly for a condo pool. I have seen a few different places and have heard many times in the past that 78 degrees is as low as you want the temperature for recreational swimming otherwise swimmers lose body heat. Our indoor pool is generally 81 which I like, but many feel is too warm and many others feel it is too cold (you can't please everyone). Personally, for a condo pool I would keep it at least 80. See the link for some support although there must be better support out there than this link, but here is something -www.usace.army.mil/.../chap14.pdf
Does the condo have a solar blanket to help keep the heat loss down at night? It might help to cut the costs in the long term.
Tim
