Ways to Reduce Water Loss in the Pool

Water loss is a problem that many pool owners face. No matter how hard you try, it always seems like your swimming pool loses water over the summer. It could be a leak or splashing it out but the most common cause is evaporation. A little evaporation will always happen but there are things that you can do to help lessen the impact of water evaporation of your swimming pool.

• Because any warm water will evaporate quicker than cooler water, it is wise to lower the heater to the lowest comfortable swimming temperature. If the weather is hot, just turn off the heat and let the sun warm the water naturally.

• When building your swimming pool keep it simple. Having a waterfall or other water features can have a beautiful impact on the pool but these features can also increase the evaporation level. When you expand the surface of your swimming pool to accommodate these extra features and add more water to the pool you are also increasing how fast the water will evaporate. If you just have to have a waterfall or some other water feature turn the feature off when the pool is not being used.

• When your pool is not going to be used for several days cover it up. This is one of the best things you can do to help reduce evaporation. By doing this one simple step, manufactures feel that you can lower your evaporation level up to ninety-eight percent. In addition, keeping your pool covered when not in use can also decrease your chemical and energy consumption by up to fifty percent. You get this savings by preventing debris in the swimming pool, chemical evaporation, and minimizing the temperature changes in the pool.

• If you have a dog that loves to swim in the pool, keep them out of your pool when you are away from home. When the dog goes in and out all day can have a great influence on your water loss.

• If you are noticing that the level of the water in your swimming pool is going down by one-fourth inch or more each day you may have a leak instead of a simple problem with evaporation. Even a minor drip at any of the pool equipment could have a large impact on the water loss and can cost you as much as a thousand gallons per week of water loss. Have any water loss that is unusual investigated by a professional so the leaks can be repaired.

Following these steps will help you reduce the amount of water you lose on a weekly basis along with saving you money on your water, electric, and chemical bill.