Recent content by jennmartinez1

@Woodstock1234 Thats exactly what I'm afraid of. I think it may be smarter to do the electric heater, still researching. My thought process is that I could spend $400-500 on solar heater and not be satisfied with results because I don't need help in the summer, just the solar blanket is...

@mas985 Thanks for the advice! I've been doing more research. I like what I read about electric heaters. Buying the unit and installing is expensive up front but cheaper to actually run it.

@mas985 The panel would be on the ground about 20 feet away from the rest of the system. The only reason I was thinking about the extra pump is that I wasn't sure the intex would be strong enough with the solar heater in the mix. I have done some additional reading and it sounds like it would...

Hi! I have a question about using a dedicated pump for a solar heater on my intex ultra frame 18x52 round pool. I have the saltwater system too. I know it has to be last in line to the pool. Main pump, filter, solar heater, salt system, pool. But I can't find any info on where the extra...