Recent content by drwinlied

with that, i think math wins the day here. Got a decent quote on the AquaCal T115...I may be pulling the trigger on that one. I'll save some $$ by plumbing everything myself (should just be one more hose, really) and having my in-law electrician run the electric for it.

Great info^ thank you very much EDIT: also thank you, NeedMoreSun. I somehow missed your post :)

Thanks CJ. when do you usually open/close your pool in CT?

:( would the 50k btu manage to keep temp with or without cover in a ~19000 gallon pool or should I up the ante and buy a 75k-100k+btu heater? Calling all wisconsinites! haha I guess the backside of that is, if I went with such a small heater, it would need to be running 24/7 to maintain...

I did see that one, but I feel the variables are too much to draw conclusions to in regards to my situation. Thank you, regardless! EDIT: I guess I should clarify that; I saw the oft recommended HP50HA/TA but really don't know if it will work for my situation (pool size, climate). Lots of good...

Haha. I was going to put something in my post about FL too. A lot of what I've read was people in FL talking about adding heaters and whatnot...which is apples to oranges to Wisconsin. Or would it be oranges to FL... I think, ultimately to justify the expense, we'd be looking to extend the swim...

Hello all, My wife and I are thinking of adding a heater to our 27ft round above ground pool with a deck surround. I want to say it's probably 4ft deep with a flat bottom (in case there are other depths/bottoms for AGP's). I have read numerous opinions on this and they vary enough to hit the...