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Blake
09-22-2009, 01:21 PM
Was wondering costs and if the heater was worth it
ATRAIN
09-22-2009, 01:21 PM
Was wondering costs and if the heater was worth it

You fucking Richer
nuclearfm
09-22-2009, 01:23 PM
Was wondering costs and if the heater was worth it

Depends how cold it is outside... Or if you want to lower your sperm count...etc.
Cry Havoc
09-22-2009, 01:45 PM
Does anyone here own a pool with a heater?

You mean a jacuzzi? :p:
CosmicCowboy
09-22-2009, 01:47 PM
You should investigate going solar. Pool heating is probably the easiest solar application there is because of the relative low temperatures. It's got a 2-3 year payout compared to heating with a conventional heater...
mrsmaalox
09-22-2009, 02:07 PM
I'm too hot to have to add heat to my pool. ;)
mrsmaalox
09-22-2009, 02:12 PM
Seriously, I've heard a heater only extends your season by about a month. So it depends on how much you use it; my pool is closing up this weekend.
CosmicCowboy
09-22-2009, 02:30 PM
I'm planning to build a 8' X 12' hot tub at the ranch...I will probably put about 150sq ft of solar collectors and then a small wood burning supplementary heater in the loop. Nothing like playing around in a steaming hot tub when it's cold outside...
mrsmaalox
09-22-2009, 02:32 PM
I'm planning to build a 8' X 12' hot tub at the ranch...I will probably put about 150sq ft of solar collectors and then a small wood burning supplementary heater in the loop. Nothing like playing around in a steaming hot tub when it's cold outside...

You'll have to turn it down when I come over :eyebrows
CosmicCowboy
09-22-2009, 02:36 PM
You'll have to turn it down when I come over :eyebrows

True that!

The combination would be quite...
http://aaronreddin.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/old-faithful-geyser.jpg
manufan10
09-22-2009, 03:06 PM
Now that would be some serious shrinkage.
Ed Helicopter Jones
09-22-2009, 04:59 PM
An inground pool with a cover does not cost too much to heat. Mine runs about $70/month for gas during the summer. In the winter I still run the filter and keep the heater set to around 60 degrees...too cold to swim, but warm enough to prevent the pipes from freezing. I've had limited success winterizing my pool, and so keeping it running tends to be cheaper than spring spending to get things running again.
Twisted_Dawg
09-22-2009, 07:35 PM
I have a pool with a heater. And it stays off....permanetly. It is way too expensive to heat a pool in the winter with a gas heater.