Add A Heater To An Inground Pool

Add a solar heater to your pool step 1.

Add a heater to an inground pool.

Choose a solar heating kit the main considerations when choosing a solar heating kit are the size of your pool. Natural gas usually costs between 0 80 and 1 10 per therm. While adding a pool heater requires an upfront investment it helps you maximize your investment by being able to use your pool for much more. Heat pumps pull in air from the outside and by use of coils and other instruments heats the air itself which then heats the pool water flowing through the pump.

If the answer is yes a pool heater is the way to go. Install the solar. They are also more costly to purchase up front often twice the cost of a gas fired pool heater and because they utilize a mix of technologies they are similar to an air conditioner working in reverse to add. The best way to try to simplify pool heater sizing is this calculation.

If using propane 2 to heat the pool it will cost about double that of natural gas. A natural gas pool heater is likely to use about 1 therm per hour for a 100 000 btu unit. This is not to be confused with a gas heater which burns gas or propane to create heat which is then transferred to the pool water passing through the heater. Pool gallons x 8 33 x desired temperature rise 24 hours required btus.

At air temperatures too much below 50 degrees most swimming pool heat pumps become unable to add any significant heat to your pool. If using a 400 000 btu unit it will be 4 therms per hour.