I’m just curious. The Canadians that bought my spec house in the Adirondacks (-25 tonight, high tomorrow -7) are intending to put a 20 x 40 heated pool in the back yard, with flagstone terrace all around.
What do you think that might cost? I ain’t doing it. As I said, I’m just curious.
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Do you know what type of construction? Gunnite?
My guess 30 min. And I'm always light.
Does the house have A/C?
I would say 30+, gunite probably 40+. I hope they don't think they'll get more than September and maybe Mid April for a start date out of it. Heat really doesn't matter when the air temp is cool or cold, that heat will leave faster than the heater can heat it.
Mid April each year, we still have lots of snow in the woods. Four years ago, we were still skiing on May 1.
Our pool season, as far as I can tell, begins about July 1, and goes to Labor Day.
Depends on what you're willing to spend on insulation. By my calculations, a pool that size and 8 feet deep, insulated to R80 on all six sides will lose less than 3000 BTU/hr. at -25F air temperature. (Assuming 40F earth temperature 8 feet down.) With no heat input at all, it would take almost a week for the water temperature to drop one degree.
But Unc, the pool at my mom's condo in Florida is heated, and that's to maintain 85 in daytime highs of 75 with nights mostly at 65.
What's going on?
You don't know Canadians, as long as the water doesn't freeze over, they'll swim. :)
I am across the lake in Toronto, Ontario. About 20 years ago friend of mine bought a house with a heated outdoor pool. After a few months of enjoying his backyard oasis he found out that the cost of heating the pool was more than his mortgage.
In this climate, if you really want a pool it'd better be indoor. The estimate on that would be around $1/4M Cdn.
>> What's going on?It's not insulated, and it's not covered when not in use.