Hello,
Newbie to pools here...I have a pool with a purex triton 250 heater. Currently in Houston the pool water temp. has been averaging about 55-58 degrees.
Is this too cold to run the heater and expect it to get up to 80 degrees or so, in the spa part of the pool? Was wondering if there was a min. temperature, and if not how long should I expect it to take to heat the water to this temperature. Its a small 3 person spa, and I had heard of rough estimates of water temp increasing 10 degrees per hour.
One other question on pump setup - if I wish to only heat the spa and not the pool, how should the pump levers be set? eg the intake and return switches.
The Triton 250 seems to have a dual on-off-on switch so I am not sure which "on" position it should be in, to heat only the spa, if that is possible.
Thanks in advance and sorry if these questions are confusing!
Aaron
Newbie to pools here...I have a pool with a purex triton 250 heater. Currently in Houston the pool water temp. has been averaging about 55-58 degrees.
Is this too cold to run the heater and expect it to get up to 80 degrees or so, in the spa part of the pool? Was wondering if there was a min. temperature, and if not how long should I expect it to take to heat the water to this temperature. Its a small 3 person spa, and I had heard of rough estimates of water temp increasing 10 degrees per hour.
One other question on pump setup - if I wish to only heat the spa and not the pool, how should the pump levers be set? eg the intake and return switches.
The Triton 250 seems to have a dual on-off-on switch so I am not sure which "on" position it should be in, to heat only the spa, if that is possible.
Thanks in advance and sorry if these questions are confusing!
Aaron