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Just got my new gas pool heater Sta-Rite 400k BTU and was wondering what the most efficient way to heat my pool for the weekend. Is it best to heat it up to temp and then leave the heater at that setting all weekend? Or is it better to get it up to temp and then let it drop overnight a few degrees and then bring it back up to temp when you get into the pool the next day?
I recall Airics stating in another thread that he heated his pool up to 102 degrees for the weekend and it ran about $40 or so. I have a medium to small pool with a spa but wasn't planning on heating the spa any different.
Thanks for any thoughts.
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Just got my new gas pool heater Sta-Rite 400k BTU and was wondering what the most efficient way to heat my pool for the weekend. Is it best to heat it up to temp and then leave the heater at that setting all weekend? Or is it better to get it up to temp and then let it drop overnight a few degrees and then bring it back up to temp when you get into the pool the next day?
I recall Airics stating in another thread that he heated his pool up to 102 degrees for the weekend and it ran about $40 or so. I have a medium to small pool with a spa but wasn't planning on heating the spa any different.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Airic I believe was playing winter games. Normally you just leave the pool at a fixed temperature. At this time of year 90 cost almost nothing. The standard in the winter is to heat only the spa...and the system is generally set up so you can isolate the spa and heat only it. With a good siae pool heater you can get it to Spa temp in 30 minutes. To do the whole pool you are probably going to pump gas for 12 hours or more.
The big bill on a holiday weekend heat up in the winter is is the initial heat. Starting from the low 40s and taking it into the 90s or 100 will cost.
A cover will probably cut your costs more than in half if you are doing the whole pool.
Just got my new gas pool heater Sta-Rite 400k BTU and was wondering what the most efficient way to heat my pool for the weekend. Is it best to heat it up to temp and then leave the heater at that setting all weekend? Or is it better to get it up to temp and then let it drop overnight a few degrees and then bring it back up to temp when you get into the pool the next day?
I recall Airics stating in another thread that he heated his pool up to 102 degrees for the weekend and it ran about $40 or so. I have a medium to small pool with a spa but wasn't planning on heating the spa any different.
Thanks for any thoughts.
1. To save money, YES you let it drop overnight then bring it back up to the desired temperature during the day.
2 Even an inexpensive bubble cover will pay for itself very quickly. Get one, I recall getting one for around 75 dollars, they may be a little more now.
3 I find it shocking that anyone could heat a pool to 102 during the Vegas new years eve for only 40 bucks. It seems to me I spent much more, for a far lower temperature than 102, but I was in California, maybe the rates are different...or his pool is smallish.
1. To save money, YES you let it drop overnight then bring it back up to the desired temperature during the day.
2 Even an inexpensive bubble cover will pay for itself very quickly. Get one, I recall getting one for around 75 dollars, they may be a little more now.
3 I find it shocking that anyone could heat a pool to 102 during the Vegas new years eve for only 40 bucks. It seems to me I spent much more, for a far lower temperature than 102, but I was in California, maybe the rates are different...or his pool is smallish.
15,000 gallons. 2 days... Natural gas is cheap. 400k btu heater by pentair.
The previous owner of my house gave me one warning. She said they were shocked by a $300 gas bill when the house was empty. Turned out some relatives had come for the weekend, turned on the pool heater and forgot to turn it off.
Just remember to turn off the heater when you are finished!
Just got my new gas pool heater Sta-Rite 400k BTU and was wondering what the most efficient way to heat my pool for the weekend. Is it best to heat it up to temp and then leave the heater at that setting all weekend? Or is it better to get it up to temp and then let it drop overnight a few degrees and then bring it back up to temp when you get into the pool the next day?
I recall Airics stating in another thread that he heated his pool up to 102 degrees for the weekend and it ran about $40 or so. I have a medium to small pool with a spa but wasn't planning on heating the spa any different.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Was the gas line already installed that would work for the pool? We have a gas line in the back but not sure if it is the right size diameter.
....2 Even an inexpensive bubble cover will pay for itself very quickly. Get one, I recall getting one for around 75 dollars, they may be a little more now....
New pool owner and we have a crawling pool cleaner left for us by the previous owner of house. Are there any solar bubble covers that can be used without affecting the motion of the crawler hose, since the bubble covers float on top of the water and the hose does also?
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