Too cold to swim

It is still not warm enough to swim yet, the weather is awfull this year, so erratic. We get a couple of days of decent weather at high 30's/ low 40's, then the temperature drops back down again to low to mid 20's. Therefore it is not warm enough to get the water temerature up with the solar - as there is no heat.
We have set the temperature to max 32 degrees( lol) and the system closes down at night when it is too cold, so all is working. We just need some more warm days.
We have also closed the solar valves a little as it sounded like niagra falls outside the front of the house, as the water rushed down the pipes from the roof.
Meanwhile, testing of pool water continues, with addition of pH plus and chlorine to balance the water.

Solar panels

We have had some lovely weather, made even better by the fact that our swimming pool solar panels have been put up this week. The grand 'turn on' should be Monday. Today the electrics and final piping will be completed, the rest of the day permitting the joints to cure. Of course it is cool today! Yet we had temperatures of 40 degrees a day or two ago. As where we live we are inclined to get snow in the winter, our roofs are quite steep. Hence the installation required the hire of a machine to raise the installer up to the roof. The straight up and down one was not suficient, this at a cost of approx 1000€ for 3 day hire. The panels were straightened out in the sun 2 days before use. Treated wooden planks were screwed onto the tiles, the panels were then secured onto the planks. The pipes were laid with a slight run, the drain off valves are down at the bottom of the pipes. This has taken approx 4-5 days to complete. Care being taken not to hit the electric cable! Today I will make a real start on cleaning the pool in preparation for our extended swimming season.

Still cold

The weather is really still not warm enough to stand outside cleaning out the pool. I hate the start of season clean up at the best of times. I am carrying out weekly tests on pH and chlorine to keep the pool at optimum levels. Fiddly tests that I will be glad to be rid of when we have the JEP unit up and running. I am wondering if I can persuade my husband - who never cleans out the pool - that it is time to get a pool robot.
However, as someone who retails these things, I know that the best robots are also the dearest. Normally pool users will start with the cheaper robots and gradually creep up in efficiency and cost to the dearer ones, as they find the cheaper ones do not always meet their expectations. I am wanting the Sweepy M3 at 2679€ ttc or maybe the Tiger Shark at 2900€ ttc, however, as he is Scottish - he will probably think it is better for our bank balance if I keep on with the manual cleaning!