Pool heating for house with solar panels on roof

[Jen E.]

We are breaking ground this week and wanted to get input from this forum on the optimal heating equipment for our saltwater pool which will be 15x32.

What is the best pool and spa heating that can leverage our solar panels on roof to reduce cost but also heat pool quickly? Our PB is recommending gas heater but seems there may be other options considering long term costs.

 

[mknauss]

This member is using a heat pump (all electric) in San Diego

Heat Pump and San Diego

Hi all, New pool owner here and after moving into my house in San Marcos in August, the old Pentair natural gas heater died. I'm leaning towards a heat pump and using my PV solar to offset the bill. I'm assuming max 6kwh draw per hour of operation with 0.5kwh for the VS pump against a 20+kw...

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