Dehumidifiers will heat up the space they are used in (even as they remove the humidity). Time for air conditioning.

Wasn't I lucky to be able to send something for Chance? Next time I want Janet to wrap up Chance and send her to me! The grill wipes came from Bed Bath and Beyond or Linens 'n Things. Should be easy to find them. I never been good at math -- or resisting the temptation to buy one more thing! I kept thinking of Lars' post about the swap rules but I decided rules are made to be broken. It's so much more fun to be a floozie than a virgin. Pam

If you have a hole for the air gap but use it for soap or whatever instead, you can always pull out the soap dispenser/lotion dispenser/reverse osmosis faucet etc., and put an air gap in there if you need to. It's a very simple swap. I certainly wouldn't encourage you to just opt out of the air gap if that would cause a health problem, but it doesn't. High loop and air gap are two approaches to the same issue - backflow. Air gap is the old fashioned way to deal with it, high loop is the modern way. Generally speaking, I'm a big fan (big fan!) of doing everything to code, but this is an exception. I don't know what TX is doing, but in CA I believe this code to be a remnant of older technology that's just waiting to be written out.

I see no down side to having it away from the house, esp. if you're able to put in a dressing too with a bathroom in there. The only thing I wouldn't want to run back and forth for would be ice ,since in the summer it melts so quickly. So I'd consider putting an ice maker and a little fridge out there. I think you want make sure the pool isn't noticeable from a road or a public beach or anything like that so that teenagers don't jump the fence if you're away, or at night while you're sleeping. down side of a pool being a distance from a house is that you might not hear such sounds, esp. i f you have AC and the windows are closed. Hopefully you prefer the wonderful ocean air anyway!. I have clients who have a camera installed so they can see the pool when they're away at their beach house. Something else to consider. Even just the presence of a camera will keep people who aren't supposed to be there out. I think the idea of swimming by the ocean is wonderful, while also not having to look at a closed up pool in the winter. Also, if you have a dog or dogs, you can open the door in winter and there is still lawn for him/her to play on.