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I understand the appeal of a swimming pool on a sweltering summer day but if you have to heat it...

• rootusrootus 5y ago
  In many places, even on a warm summer day the pool may be uncomfortably cold. Lots of thermal inertia, and if it's shaded at all it may not get enough solar energy to warm up. Without a heater the swimming season can be very short indeed. Also, it's pretty darn awesome to fire up the pool once a year in the winter, like for Christmas, and host a swimming-in-the-snow party. Wouldn't want to keep it heated, but for a couple days it's not too bad.
  • TimedToasts 5y ago
    Honestly that sounds awesome. I come from a cold climate I could absolutely see the appeal of that.
• vanilla_nut 5y ago
  Swimming in a hot spring or heated pool while it's snowing outside is really, really nice. If you haven't tried it, you should. That being said, I would never do that with my own pool because it would be far too expensive and the not great for the environment.