What is the average rate of evaporation of an outdoor pool in Texas?

Answer 1

The evaporation rate of an indoor swimming pool has many factors to consider. 1.) How large is the pool? 2.) What temperature are you keeping the pool water at? 3.) What temperature are you keeping your poolroom at? 4.) Are you using a pool cover? An example would be..... If you have a 300 sq. ft. pool and are keeping the pool at 82 degrees and the room at 84 degrees your evaporation rate would be 10.35 pounds per hour at a static level (no activity). If you do have an indoor pool or are considering having an indoor pool you will need to use mechanical dehumidification to handle the evaporation rate of your pool to protect the structure. Please email me direct if I can further assist you in that area. Regards, Michele Environmental Pool Systems www.dry-air.com

Answer 2

I don't know, but can I assume you want to know so you can tell if your pool is leaking? That, I can answer. Perform a bucket test. ( the evaporation will be from 0 to an inch a day, depending on the weather, the pool's depth, the pool's color, it's circulation efficiency, and several other factors). The bucket test can eliminate leakage and tell you your exact evaporation. Place a 5 gallon bucket (about) that DOES NOT LEAK on a step in the pool. Fill it with pool water and a rock to keep it from floating so that the water in the pool and the water in the bucket are the same height. Shut off the filter for 48 hours. If the pool is lower than the bucket, you have a leak in the pool's shell (liner or plaster). Then try it again, but run the filter for 48 hours straight. If the difference between heights is greater than when the filter was off, you have a leak in the filter or underground lines; after the center of the pump ( if you ever have a leak before the pump, you leak air in long before you ever leak water out). To prevent evaporation, use a liquid or solid solar cover--if you can stand the temperature rise.

Answer 3

25 millicells per second