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Old 10-11-2019, 03:40 PM
 
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How long is your "pool season"? Does a solar heater extend the season?
We have a private pool in our subdivision, and is usually scheduled to open around Memorial Day; then it gets closed around September 10th or so. Are you referring to wanting a pool of your own? I doubt that solar heaters would extend the season much. Public pools close right around the time school starts.
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Old 10-11-2019, 04:56 PM
 
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How long is your "pool season"? Does a solar heater extend the season?
As I recall, there are a couple of really good threads on here re pool heating, if you can find them. When it starts getting cooler at night, a solar heater really can’t keep up. I would guess it extends the season about a month on either end. All depends on your temperature tolerance. We have a big electric heater, and we turn it off Jan-Feb; the pool doesn’t get back up to temp until dinnertime, and the electric bill is kind of a nosebleed.
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Old 10-14-2019, 10:16 AM
 
Location: Lemon Bay, Englewood, FL
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We have a private pool in our subdivision, and is usually scheduled to open around Memorial Day; then it gets closed around September 10th or so. Are you referring to wanting a pool of your own? I doubt that solar heaters would extend the season much. Public pools close right around the time school starts.
QC, are you referring to North Carolina?? Because down here, public pools don't close. Our county pools are open year-round. So are community pools (the snowbirds would be pretty upset if their pools were closed while they were here for the winter)
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Old 10-14-2019, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Lemon Bay, Englewood, FL
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For any type of heater, a good-quality pool cover is an absolute necessity. During winter months, a pool can lose 15 degrees or more uncovered. 5-7 degrees heat loss with a cover used.
Solar is not great in winter simply because of the lower angle of the sun (it's not directely overhead) and the significant loss of good daylight heating hours. BUT, if you can tolerate 78-80 degree water, solar will do fine if facing S-SW. I use my solar in the spring & fall to maintain around 88-90 degrees. Winter I turn the electric heater on for the spa occasionally, but only heat the pool if we have guests down or our son has friends over on a weekend.
We have friends that come down only occasionally and they have the pump/heater on all night so it's 98 degrees in the morning when they wake up. Steam bath on a 50 degree morning!
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Old 10-15-2019, 05:44 PM
 
Location: New Jersey/Florida
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October 15th. Pool is 87 degrees, not bad.
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Old 10-24-2019, 06:22 PM
 
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We have a private pool in our subdivision, and is usually scheduled to open around Memorial Day; then it gets closed around September 10th or so. Are you referring to wanting a pool of your own? I doubt that solar heaters would extend the season much. Public pools close right around the time school starts.
We’re having a pool heat pump installed on our new pool build. Our understanding is that you need it 3 or 4 months a year in FL and it costs about $1 a day to operate. I can live with that.
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Old 10-26-2019, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Punta Gorda Isles
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After our recent visit to Punta Gorda, talked with several home owners and builders and yes, they are using heat pumps. One owner said he turns it up to 90 at times. I'll swim as low as 74 and that is it-has to be sunny out.
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Old 10-27-2019, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Punta Gorda
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We’re having a pool heat pump installed on our new pool build. Our understanding is that you need it 3 or 4 months a year in FL and it costs about $1 a day to operate. I can live with that.
For us 2-3 months is the max, but I want to know “who” has a heat pump that only costs $1 per day ????
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Old 10-28-2019, 04:05 PM
 
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I googled this FWIW:

What would it cost to heat my pool with a standard fossil fuel heater?

There are approximately 800,000 swimming pools (including above-ground) in Florida, and most of them must be heated during the cooler months to maintain comfortable swimming conditions. An unheated pool will stay generally at about the average outdoor temperature, which may be as low as 53°F in north Florida in winter. For the typical user, comfortable pool water temperatures are 78°F to 82°F in spring and fall and 76°F to 78°F in winter.

Average yearly cost for heating a residential pool in Florida is $1,450 using electrical resistance (electricity at $0.09/kWh), $500 using an electric heat pump and $580 using natural gas. Liquid propane would cost the same as electrical resistance.

For Pools - Q&A
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Old 10-30-2019, 08:56 AM
 
Location: Lemon Bay, Englewood, FL
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For us 2-3 months is the max, but I want to know “who” has a heat pump that only costs $1 per day ????
Maybe they have a 4" thick insulated pool cover, lol
I think the $1/day claim is simply an advertisement to sell more heaters. I'ts not realistic at all
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