Frank and Jacque discusss what may be causing a pool pump to be loud and how to manage heat loss in a pool.

Hated pool, pool maintenance, pool heat, pool heat loss, pool equipment, pool chemistry

00:00 – 03:30 introduction

03:30 – good pool answers and bad pool answers. Your pool is unique. Know your pool

05:30 – our pool remodel

07:25 – listener question #1, Loud pump neighbor is complaining

08:22 – your pool pump should not be loud.

08:50 – pump cavitation

09:25 – how loud should your pump be?

10:00 – many pool pumps are too big for the system they are on

11:55 – suction side pool cleaners

12:30 – pump bearings going out

13:00 – down-size pump impeller

14:00 – variable speed pump

15:40 – when should you run your pump

17:00 – break

19:10 – listener question #2, how can I keep heat in my pool

20:20 – conductive, radiation, convective and evaporation heat loss

20:30 – convective heat loss

21:30 – evaporation heat loss

22:15 – wind breaks, shrubs, fencing

23:20 – pool solar blankets, solar rings

24:35 – liquid solar blanket

25:32 – don’t run your water falls

26:00 – keep surface calm

28:00 – keep jets turned downward and around

29:05 – spillways on connected hot tubs

34:00 -recap